Biography
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.
Filmography
all 110
Movies 102
TV Shows 8
self 3
(archive footage)
![That's Entertainment! III](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3554-that-s-entertainment-iii.jpg)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/186004-james-stewart-s-wonderful-life.jpg)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
![That's Dancing!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47485-that-s-dancing.jpg)
That's Dancing! (1985)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
![Hollywood: The Dream Factory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/824080-hollywood-the-dream-factory.jpg)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Movie
Violet Ranley
![Spinout](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23090-spinout.jpg)
Spinout (1966)
Movie
Mrs. Watkins
![A Tiger Walks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76387-a-tiger-walks.jpg)
A Tiger Walks (1964)
Movie
Miss Samantha Cartier / Mrs. Thomas Barrett / Clara Lovelace
![Burke's Law](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27456-burke-s-law.jpg)
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Mariah Popham
![Summer Magic](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7135-summer-magic.jpg)
Summer Magic (1963)
Movie
2.67
Mrs. Winemiller
![Summer and Smoke](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/116706-summer-and-smoke.jpg)
Summer and Smoke (1961)
Movie
1
Ma Larkin
![The Mating Game](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96477-the-mating-game.jpg)
The Mating Game (1959)
Movie
Aladdin's Mother
![Cole Porter's Aladdin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/438171-cole-porter-s-aladdin.jpg)
Cole Porter's Aladdin (1958)
Movie
Aladdin's Mother
![DuPont Show of the Month](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV
Louise Hoagland
![The Greer Case](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1044855-the-greer-case.jpg)
The Greer Case (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Dugan
![Bundle of Joy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6662-bundle-of-joy.jpg)
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Movie
Miss Bedelia Baines
![The Kettles in the Ozarks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4989-the-kettles-in-the-ozarks.jpg)
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
Movie
Sophie Wakefield
![The Kentuckian](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/56621-the-kentuckian.jpg)
The Kentuckian (1955)
Movie
Maud
![Climax!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80652-climax.jpg)
Climax! (1954)
TV
Mom Schneider
![I Love Melvin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/82590-i-love-melvin.jpg)
I Love Melvin (1953)
Movie
Rose Barton
![Four Star Playhouse](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Kitty Riley
![The Merry Widow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75437-the-merry-widow.jpg)
The Merry Widow (1952)
Movie
Sister Marie
![With a Song in My Heart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37709-with-a-song-in-my-heart.jpg)
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
Movie
Mary Ann Crabtree
![Golden Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108390-golden-girl.jpg)
Golden Girl (1951)
Movie
Secretary
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/487939-schlitz-playhouse-of-stars.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Patsy Clifford
![A Millionaire for Christy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84454-a-millionaire-for-christy.jpg)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
Movie
Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
![Emergency Wedding](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89431-emergency-wedding.jpg)
Emergency Wedding (1950)
Movie
Miss Irma Gilbert
![My Blue Heaven](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108393-my-blue-heaven.jpg)
My Blue Heaven (1950)
Movie
Betty Johnson
![Kill the Umpire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81705-kill-the-umpire.jpg)
Kill the Umpire (1950)
Movie
Parsis McHugh
![Studio One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137144-studio-one.jpg)
Studio One (1948)
TV
Widow Weeks
![The Man from Texas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76604-man-from-texas.jpg)
The Man from Texas (1948)
Movie
Miss Doberly
![The Bride Goes Wild](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48809-the-bride-goes-wild.jpg)
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
Movie
Magnolia Claghorn
![It's a Joke, Son!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99305-it-s-a-joke-son.jpg)
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
Movie
Patsy Wilkins
![Sweethearts of the U.S.A.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136537-sweethearts-of-the-u-s-a.jpg)
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
Movie
Rose Dibble
![This Is the Army](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109101-this-is-the-army.jpg)
This Is the Army (1943)
Movie
Aunt Margaret Wentworth
![The Mad Doctor of Market Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98183-the-mad-doctor-of-market-street.jpg)
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
Movie
Sharon Knight
![Cracked Nuts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103350-cracked-nuts.jpg)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
Movie
Julia Quimby
![Road to Zanzibar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4090-road-to-zanzibar.jpg)
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Movie
4.22
Aunt Elsie Kirkland
![Double Date](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Double Date (1941)
Movie
Myrtle Sousé
![The Bank Dick](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84108-the-bank-dick.jpg)
The Bank Dick (1940)
Movie
Nan Clark
![Sandy Gets Her Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135645-sandy-gets-her-man.jpg)
Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)
Movie
Belinda Watters
![Comin' Round the Mountain](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/217069-comin-round-the-mountain.jpg)
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
Movie
Lily Belle
![Destry Rides Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12157-destry-rides-again.jpg)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Movie
6
Marcia Giles
![On Borrowed Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85312-on-borrowed-time.jpg)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
Movie
Flo Saunders
![Some Like It Hot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27873-some-like-it-hot.jpg)
Some Like It Hot (1939)
Movie
Gertie Robbins
![Four Girls in White](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77088-four-girls-in-white.jpg)
Four Girls in White (1939)
Movie
Daisy McClure
![True Confession](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134976-true-confession.jpg)
True Confession (1937)
Movie
Mamie Appleby
![Checkers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134734-checkers.jpg)
Checkers (1937)
Movie
Fritzi Kiffmeyer
![Saratoga](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83190-saratoga.jpg)
Saratoga (1937)
Movie
Nancy Dorsey
![Don't Tell the Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104637-don-t-tell-the-wife.jpg)
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
Movie
Jenny Saks
![Born to Dance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49848-born-to-dance.jpg)
Born to Dance (1936)
Movie
Susan Standish
![We Went to College](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
We Went to College (1936)
Movie
Josephine Sanderson
![Speed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49823-speed.jpg)
Speed (1936)
Movie
Alice Lane Churchill
![It's in the Air](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134216-it-s-in-the-air.jpg)
It's in the Air (1935)
Movie
Kitty Corbett
![Broadway Melody of 1936](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77082-broadway-melody-of-1936.jpg)
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Movie
Toots Timmons
![Murder in the Fleet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103549-murder-in-the-fleet.jpg)
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
Movie
Millicent 'Millie' Harrington
![Baby Face Harrington](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83431-baby-face-harrington.jpg)
Baby Face Harrington (1935)
Movie
Fanni Kerner
![The Night Is Young](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/82994-the-night-is-young.jpg)
The Night Is Young (1935)
Movie
Slade Kinnicott
![Biography of a Bachelor Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83466-biography-of-a-bachelor-girl.jpg)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
Movie
Amy Drexel
![Evelyn Prentice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83202-evelyn-prentice.jpg)
Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Movie
Queen Dolores
![The Merry Widow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42150-the-merry-widow.jpg)
The Merry Widow (1934)
Movie
Joan O'Day
![Have a Heart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/116198-have-a-heart.jpg)
Have a Heart (1934)
Movie
Pet Pratt
![The Cat's-Paw](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133871-the-cat-s-paw.jpg)
The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Movie
Georgia Latham
![Murder in the Private Car](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83311-murder-in-the-private-car.jpg)
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
Movie
'Simmy' Simmons
![The Women in His Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96745-the-women-in-his-life.jpg)
The Women in His Life (1933)
Movie
Mrs. Omsk
![Menu](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104240-menu.jpg)
Menu (1933)
Movie
Flirt in Audience
![Broadway to Hollywood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62203-broadway-to-hollywood.jpg)
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
Movie
Carol Merrick
![Beauty for Sale](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96755-beauty-for-sale.jpg)
Beauty for Sale (1933)
Movie
Bunny 'Bun'
![Midnight Mary](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/114844-midnight-mary.jpg)
Midnight Mary (1933)
Movie
6
Ilsa Hinrich
![Reunion in Vienna](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83057-reunion-in-vienna.jpg)
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
Movie
Lorraine Fleming
![42nd Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11296-42nd-street.jpg)
42nd Street (1933)
Movie
4
Toby Van Buren
![Whistling in the Dark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/106809-whistling-in-the-dark.jpg)
Whistling in the Dark (1933)
Movie
Dixie Dare
![They Call It Sin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75329-they-call-it-sin.jpg)
They Call It Sin (1932)
Movie
Thelma
![Huddle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83400-huddle.jpg)
Huddle (1932)
Movie
Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
![Man Wanted](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39490-man-wanted.jpg)
Man Wanted (1932)
Movie
Betty Merrick
![The Impatient Maiden](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77853-the-impatient-maiden.jpg)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Movie
Mary Taylor
![She Wanted a Millionaire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90671-she-wanted-a-millionaire.jpg)
She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)
Movie
Lois Martin
![The Secret Witness](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108764-the-secret-witness.jpg)
The Secret Witness (1931)
Movie
Sally McBride
![Daddy Long Legs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97325-daddy-long-legs.jpg)
Daddy Long Legs (1931)
Movie
Effie Perine
![The Maltese Falcon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108863-the-maltese-falcon.jpg)
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
Movie
Margaret Rogers
![Six Cylinder Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97127-six-cylinder-love.jpg)
Six Cylinder Love (1931)
Movie
Tallulah Hope
![Don't Bet on Women](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84921-don-t-bet-on-women.jpg)
Don't Bet on Women (1931)
Movie
Princess Katerina
![Command Performance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133084-command-performance.jpg)
Command Performance (1931)
Movie
Dale Van Gorder
![The Bat Whispers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122129-the-bat-whispers.jpg)
The Bat Whispers (1930)
Movie
Ann Rutledge
![Abraham Lincoln](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17831-abraham-lincoln.jpg)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Movie
Sybil LaGrange
![The Eyes of the World](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/466716-the-eyes-of-the-world.jpg)
The Eyes of the World (1930)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1903-12-10
Deathday1986-01-02 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceKentucky, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsUna Kohnfelder
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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