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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. 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).
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...
Aug 17, 2024 · Welcome to the silver screen wonderland of Classic Hollywood, where we celebrate the incomparable Una Merkel! 🌟Through triumphs and challenges, Una Merkel's...
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.
Merkel, Una (1903–1986) American actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Summer and Smoke. Born on December 10, 1903, in Covington, Kentucky; died in 1986; daughter of a traveling merchant; married Ronald L. Burka, in 1932 (divorced 1946).
Jan 4, 1986 · Una Merkel, Movie, Stage Actress, Dies. 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 the...
Jan 4, 1986 · From the Archives: Una Merkel, Movie, Stage Actress, Dies. Una Merkel, whose physical resemblance to Lillian Gish enabled her to embark on a dramatic career and whose talent kept her firmly...
Jun 11, 2024 · In True Confession, Merkel is Daisy, best friend of irrepressible fabulist Helen (Carole Lombard), whose inability to tell the truth leads to her wrongful conviction for murder. We meet Daisy at...