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Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film actress.
Una Merkel. Actress: The Parent Trap. Una Merkel began her movie career as stand-in for Lillian Gish in the movie The Wind (1928). After that, she performed on Broadway before she returned to movies for the D.W. Griffith film Abraham Lincoln (1930).
Una Merkel, a character actress of the 1930s, was usually cast in jaunty female supporting roles. Born in 1903, she was the daughter of a traveling merchant who took his entire family on the road with him; as a result, Merkel did not begin attending school until the age of nine.
Jan 5, 1986 · Una Merkel, a Hollywood veteran and a Tony Award winner, died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 82 years old. Miss Merkel won the Antoinette Perry Award for best supporting actress in ''The...
Una Merkel was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. She began her acting career in the 1920s and appeared in over 70 films. She was known for her comedic roles and her distinctive southern accent.
Una Merkel. Actress: The Parent Trap. Una Merkel began her movie career as stand-in for Lillian Gish in the movie The Wind (1928). After that, she performed on Broadway before she returned to movies for the D.W. Griffith film Abraham Lincoln (1930).
Dec 10, 2012 · Una Merkel was born December 10, 1903 in Covington, KY. Turner Classic Movies celebrates the 109th anniversary of Miss Merkel’s birth with a somewhat curious ten movie marathon that manages to miss all of her best known films.
Jan 4, 1986 · Jan. 4, 1986 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Una Merkel, whose physical resemblance to Lillian Gish enabled her to embark on a dramatic career and whose talent kept her firmly at the thick of...
LOS ANGELES -- Una Merkel, 82, a Tony Award-winning actress whose Hollywood career began in silent films and included sound comedy classics like W.C. Fields' "The Bank Dick," died here Jan....
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.
