Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-12-10

Day of Death

1986-01-02 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Covington, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Una Kohnfelder

Una Merkel

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.

Known For

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Acting

The Bank Dick

1940

The Bank Dick

as

Myrtle Sousé

42nd Street

1933

42nd Street

as

Lorraine Fleming

Road to Zanzibar

1941

Road to Zanzibar

as

Julia Quimby

The Bat Whispers

1930

The Bat Whispers

as

Dale Van Gorder

The Maltese Falcon

1931

The Maltese Falcon

as

Effie Perrine

On Borrowed Time

1939

On Borrowed Time

as

Marcia Giles

The Cat's-Paw

1934

The Cat's-Paw

as

Petunia Pratt / Cobb

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

as

Aunt Margaret Wentworth

Bundle of Joy

1956

Bundle of Joy

as

Mrs. Dugan

The Mating Game

1959

The Mating Game

as

Ma Larkin

This Is the Army

1943

This Is the Army

as

Rose Dibble

Bombshell

1933

Bombshell

as

Mac

Destry Rides Again

1939

Destry Rides Again

as

Lily Belle

Born to Dance

1936

Born to Dance

as

Jenny Saks

The Merry Widow

1934

The Merry Widow

as

Queen Dolores

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Broadway Melody of 1936

as

Kitty Corbett

Saratoga

1937

Saratoga

as

Fritzi Kiffmeyer

The Kentuckian

1955

The Kentuckian

as

Sophie Wakefield

With a Song in My Heart

1952

With a Song in My Heart

as

Sister Marie

I Love Melvin

1953

I Love Melvin

as

Mom Schneider

The Parent Trap

1961

The Parent Trap

as

Verbena

Midnight Mary

1933

Midnight Mary

as

Bunny

Evelyn Prentice

1934

Evelyn Prentice

as

Amy Drexel

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956

The Kettles in the Ozarks

as

Miss Bedelia Baines

Man Wanted

1932

Man Wanted

as

Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

The Women in His Life

1933

The Women in His Life

as

Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

Summer and Smoke

1961

Summer and Smoke

as

Mrs. Winemiller

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933

The Secret of Madame Blanche

as

Ella

Red-Headed Woman

1932

Red-Headed Woman

as

Sally

They Call It Sin

1932

They Call It Sin

as

Dixie Dare

Riffraff

1936

Riffraff

as

Lil

Don't Tell the Wife

1937

Don't Tell the Wife

as

Nancy Dorsey

Private Lives

1931

Private Lives

as

Sibyl Chase

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

The Bride Goes Wild

as

Miss Doberly

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Four Girls in White

1939

Four Girls in White

as

Gertie Robbins

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951

Rich, Young and Pretty

as

Glynnie

True Confession

1937

True Confession

as

Daisy McClure

The Man from Texas

1948

The Man from Texas

as

Widow Weeks

Abraham Lincoln

1930

Abraham Lincoln

as

Ann Rutledge

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

as

Bertha

Some Like It Hot

1939

Some Like It Hot

as

Flo Saunders

The Impatient Maiden

1932

The Impatient Maiden

as

Betty Merrick

Clear All Wires!

1933

Clear All Wires!

as

Dolly Winslow

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

as

Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as

Slade Kinnicott

1933

Menu

as

Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

Day of Reckoning

1933

Day of Reckoning

as

Mamie

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as

Gwen

Wicked

1931

Wicked

as

June

The Merry Widow

1952

The Merry Widow

as

Kitty Riley

A Millionaire for Christy

1951

A Millionaire for Christy

as

Patsy Clifford

Whistling in the Dark

1933

Whistling in the Dark

as

Toby Van Buren

Beauty for Sale

1933

Beauty for Sale

as

Carol Merrick

Golden Girl

1951

Golden Girl

as

Mary Ann Crabtree

Reunion in Vienna

1933

Reunion in Vienna

as

Ilsa Hinrich

Huddle

1932

Huddle

as

Coach Malcolm

Speed

1936

Speed

as

Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

The Night Is Young

1935

The Night Is Young

as

Fanni Kerner

One New York Night

1935

One New York Night

as

Phoebe

Have a Heart

1934

Have a Heart

as

Joan O'Day

Daddy Long Legs

1931

Daddy Long Legs

as

Sally McBride

This Side of Heaven

1934

This Side of Heaven

as

Birdie

Murder in the Private Car

1934

Murder in the Private Car

as

Georgia Latham

Her First Mate

1933

Her First Mate

as

Hattie

Six Cylinder Love

1931

Six Cylinder Love

as

Margaret Rogers

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932

She Wanted a Millionaire

as

Mary Taylor

Summer Magic

1963

Summer Magic

as

Mariah Popham

We Went to College

1936

We Went to College

as

Susan Standish

My Blue Heaven

1950

My Blue Heaven

as

Miss Irma Gilbert

Murder in the Fleet

1935

Murder in the Fleet

as

'Toots' Timmons

The Girl Most Likely

1958

The Girl Most Likely

as

Mother

Baby Face Harrington

1935

Baby Face Harrington

as

Millicent

Men Are Such Fools

1932

Men Are Such Fools

as

Molly

Don't Bet on Women

1931

Don't Bet on Women

as

Tallulah Hope

Emergency Wedding

1950

Emergency Wedding

as

Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

Paris Interlude

1934

Paris Interlude

as

Cassie

Command Performance

1931

Command Performance

as

Princess Katerina

Cracked Nuts

1941

Cracked Nuts

as

Sharon Knight

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Broadway to Hollywood

as

Flirt in Audience

The Secret Witness

1931

The Secret Witness

as

Lois Martin

The Greer Case

1957

The Greer Case

as

Louise Hoagland

It's in the Air

1935

It's in the Air

as

Alice Lane Churchill

Kill the Umpire

1950

Kill the Umpire

as

Betty Johnson

The Good Old Soak

1937

The Good Old Soak

as

Nellie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

as

Patsy Wilkins

A Tiger Walks

1964

A Tiger Walks

as

Mrs. Watkins

Spinout

1966

Spinout

as

Violet Ranley

To Heir Is Human

1944

To Heir Is Human

as

Una

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Twin Beds

1942

Twin Beds

as

Lydia

Quack Service

1943

Quack Service

as

Daffy

Checkers

1937

Checkers

as

Mamie Appleby

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

as

Nan Clark

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940

Comin' Round the Mountain

as

Belinda Watters

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as

Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

1985

That's Dancing!

as

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

The Eyes of the World

1930

The Eyes of the World

as

Sybil LaGrange

The Bargain

1931

The Bargain

as

Etta

Aladdin

1958

Aladdin

as

Aladdin's Mother

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Miss Samantha Cartier

Studio One

Studio One

as

Parsis McHugh

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Secretary

Climax!

Climax!

as

Maud

The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show

as

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show

as

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Clara Lovelace

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Rose Barton

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Mrs. Thomas Barrett

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Aladdin's Mother

Production

Crew

Directing