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Una Merkel

Acting

Born: 1903-12-10
Died: 1986-01-02
From: Covington, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Una Kohnfelder

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.

Photos7

Awards & Nominations2 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Summer and Smoke

1962
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1956
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting107 titles

One New York Night
10.0
Movie

One New York Night

1935Comedy
Her First Mate
10.0
Movie

Her First Mate

1933Comedy
She Wanted a Millionaire
10.0
Movie

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932Drama
Checkers
10.0
Movie

Checkers

1937Drama
Aladdin
10.0
Movie

Aladdin

1958Comedy
The Impatient Maiden
9.0
Movie

The Impatient Maiden

1932Romance
Six Cylinder Love
9.0
Movie

Six Cylinder Love

1931Comedy
The Good Old Soak
9.0
Movie

The Good Old Soak

1937Drama
Comin' Round the Mountain
9.0
Movie

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940Comedy
The Eyes of the World
9.0
Movie

The Eyes of the World

1930Drama
The Bargain
9.0
Movie

The Bargain

1931Drama
The Man from Texas
8.0
Movie

The Man from Texas

1948Action
On Borrowed Time
7.6
Movie

On Borrowed Time

1939Comedy
Some Like It Hot
7.6
Movie

Some Like It Hot

1939Comedy
This Side of Heaven
7.5
Movie

This Side of Heaven

1934Drama
My Blue Heaven
7.5
Movie

My Blue Heaven

1950Drama
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4
Series

DuPont Show of the Month

1957-1961Drama
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3
Movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972Documentary
Have a Heart
7.3
Movie

Have a Heart

1934Drama
Destry Rides Again
7.2
Movie

Destry Rides Again

1939Action
Four Girls in White
7.2
Movie

Four Girls in White

1939Comedy
Beauty for Sale
7.2
Movie

Beauty for Sale

1933Drama
Reunion in Vienna
7.2
Movie

Reunion in Vienna

1933Romance
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
The Kettles in the Ozarks
7.1
Movie

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956Comedy
The Parent Trap
7.0
Movie

The Parent Trap

1961Comedy
A Millionaire for Christy
7.0
Movie

A Millionaire for Christy

1951Comedy
Huddle
7.0
Movie

Huddle

1932Drama
Men Are Such Fools
7.0
Movie

Men Are Such Fools

1932Drama
Cracked Nuts
7.0
Movie

Cracked Nuts

1941Comedy
To Heir Is Human
7.0
Movie

To Heir Is Human

1944Drama
That's Entertainment! III
7.0
Movie

That's Entertainment! III

1994Documentary
Hollywood Goes to Town
7.0
Movie

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938Documentary
Double Date
7.0
Movie

Double Date

1941Comedy
42nd Street
6.9
Movie

42nd Street

1933Comedy
Midnight Mary
6.9
Movie

Midnight Mary

1933Thriller
Kill the Umpire
6.9
Movie

Kill the Umpire

1950Comedy
That's Dancing!
6.9
Movie

That's Dancing!

1985Documentary
The Merry Widow
6.8
Movie

The Merry Widow

1934Comedy
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.8
Movie

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935Comedy
The Bride Goes Wild
6.7
Movie

The Bride Goes Wild

1948Comedy
Clear All Wires!
6.7
Movie

Clear All Wires!

1933Comedy
Summer Magic
6.7
Movie

Summer Magic

1963Drama
The Bat Whispers
6.6
Movie

The Bat Whispers

1930Thriller
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.6
Movie

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935Drama
Summer and Smoke
6.6
Movie

Summer and Smoke

1961Drama
Red-Headed Woman
6.6
Movie

Red-Headed Woman

1932Comedy
It's a Joke, Son!
6.6
Movie

It's a Joke, Son!

1947Comedy
Murder in the Fleet
6.6
Movie

Murder in the Fleet

1935Drama
The Bank Dick
6.5
Movie

The Bank Dick

1940Comedy
Bombshell
6.5
Movie

Bombshell

1933Comedy
Saratoga
6.5
Movie

Saratoga

1937Comedy
Evelyn Prentice
6.5
Movie

Evelyn Prentice

1934Drama
Private Lives
6.5
Movie

Private Lives

1931Comedy
Sandy Gets Her Man
6.5
Movie

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940Comedy
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5
Movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987Documentary
The Cara Williams Show
6.5
Series

The Cara Williams Show

1964-1965Comedy
Road to Zanzibar
6.4
Movie

Road to Zanzibar

1941Action
The Maltese Falcon
6.4
Movie

The Maltese Falcon

1931Thriller
Bundle of Joy
6.4
Movie

Bundle of Joy

1956Comedy
The Mating Game
6.4
Movie

The Mating Game

1959Comedy
Golden Girl
6.4
Movie

Golden Girl

1951Drama
The Cat's-Paw
6.3
Movie

The Cat's-Paw

1934Comedy
The Merry Widow
6.3
Movie

The Merry Widow

1952Drama
It's in the Air
6.3
Movie

It's in the Air

1935Comedy
Burke's Law
6.3
Series

Burke's Law

1963-1966Drama
The Bill Dana Show
6.3
Series

The Bill Dana Show

1963-1965Comedy
I Love Melvin
6.2
Movie

I Love Melvin

1953Drama
Born to Dance
6.1
Movie

Born to Dance

1936Comedy
With a Song in My Heart
6.1
Movie

With a Song in My Heart

1952Drama
True Confession
6.1
Movie

True Confession

1937Comedy
They Call It Sin
6.0
Movie

They Call It Sin

1932Drama
Don't Tell the Wife
6.0
Movie

Don't Tell the Wife

1937Comedy
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
6.0
Movie

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957Comedy
Whistling in the Dark
6.0
Movie

Whistling in the Dark

1933Comedy
The Night Is Young
6.0
Movie

The Night Is Young

1935Romance
Emergency Wedding
6.0
Movie

Emergency Wedding

1950Comedy
The Kentuckian
5.8
Movie

The Kentuckian

1955Action
Speed
5.8
Movie

Speed

1936Action
A Tiger Walks
5.8
Movie

A Tiger Walks

1964Drama
This Is the Army
5.7
Movie

This Is the Army

1943Comedy
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
5.7
Movie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944Drama
Rich, Young and Pretty
5.6
Movie

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951Drama
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.6
Movie

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934Action
Murder in the Private Car
5.6
Movie

Murder in the Private Car

1934Thriller
Spinout
5.6
Movie

Spinout

1966Comedy
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
5.5
Movie

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942Horror
Man Wanted
5.5
Movie

Man Wanted

1932Romance
Abraham Lincoln
5.5
Movie

Abraham Lincoln

1930Drama
Wicked
5.5
Movie

Wicked

1931Drama
Riffraff
5.4
Movie

Riffraff

1936Thriller
Menu
5.4
Movie

Menu

1933Comedy
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Baby Face Harrington
5.3
Movie

Baby Face Harrington

1935Comedy
Day of Reckoning
5.1
Movie

Day of Reckoning

1933Drama
Command Performance
5.1
Movie

Command Performance

1931Drama
Broadway to Hollywood
5.0
Movie

Broadway to Hollywood

1933Drama
Don't Bet on Women
4.9
Movie

Don't Bet on Women

1931Comedy
Daddy Long Legs
4.8
Movie

Daddy Long Legs

1931Comedy
The Women in His Life
4.3
Movie

The Women in His Life

1933Thriller
The Secret Witness
4.3
Movie

The Secret Witness

1931Drama
The Secret of Madame Blanche
4.2
Movie

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933Drama
Paris Interlude
4.0
Movie

Paris Interlude

1934Drama
Twin Beds
3.8
Movie

Twin Beds

1942Comedy
Climax!
3.8
Series

Climax!

1954-1958Drama
The Girl Most Likely
3.3
Movie

The Girl Most Likely

1958Comedy
The Greer Case
0
Movie

The Greer Case

1957Comedy