- Films
- 63
- Avg rating
- 6.73
- Peak run
- 1937’41
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Una by the numbers
Average
6.73
30 rated films
Vote weighted
6.76
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.46
rating spread
Career
35y
1930 to 1964
Total votes
138K
across every film
Best
7.6
Destry Rides Again
Worst
7.1
The Bank Dick
Newest first
Filmography
| 1964 | A Tiger Walks | Mrs. Watkins | · | 463 |
| 1963 | Summer Magic | Mariah Popham | 6.9 | 3,023 |
| 1961 |  The Parent Trap | Verbena | 7.2 | 26,741 |
| 1961 | Summer and Smoke | Mrs. Winemiller | 6.8 | 2,280 |
| 1959 | The Mating Game | Ma Larkin | 6.9 | 2,006 |
| 1957 | The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown | Bertha | · | 799 |
| 1957 | The Girl Most Likely | Dodie's Mother | · | 497 |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy | Mrs. Dugan | 6.0 | 1,587 |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Miss Bedelia Baines | · | 413 |
| 1955 | The Kentuckian | Sophie Wakefield | 6.2 | 3,509 |
| 1953 | I Love Melvin | Mom Schneider | 6.6 | 1,229 |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow | Kitty Riley | · | 741 |
| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart | Sister Marie | 6.7 | 1,603 |
| 1951 | Golden Girl | Mary Ann Crabtree | · | 353 |
| 1951 | A Millionaire for Christy | Patsy Clifford | · | 622 |
| 1951 | Rich, Young and Pretty | Glynnie | · | 627 |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Betty Johnson | · | 670 |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven | Miss Irma Gilbert | · | 614 |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | Miss Doberly | · | 570 |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! | Magnolia Claghorn | · | 316 |
Better together?
Una Merkel's regulars
- Roy Del RuthDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.73 avg▲+0.07
- Nat PendletonCo-star · 4 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.09
- Charles ButterworthCo-star · 3 films
- Madge EvansCo-star · 3 films
- Lloyd BaconDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.51
- Edward Everett HortonCo-star · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.17
- Loretta YoungCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.22
- Andy DevineCo-star · 3 films · 6.75 avg●−0.03
- Norman TaurogDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.53
- Charles BrabinDirector and actor · 2 films
- George MarshallDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.27
- William K. HowardDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.20
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Una Merkel
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1962Una Merkel
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