Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Date of Birth:

Feb 28, 1948

Place of Birth:

Queens, New York, USA

Mercedes J. Ruehl is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, two Obie Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Her most acclaimed film role was in The Fisher King; her performance in the film earned her the 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an American Comedy Award, a Boston Society of Film Critics Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden Globe.

Ruehl is known for her leading performance in the play Lost in Yonkers (1990) and supporting performance in the film The Fisher King (1991). Her other film credits include Big (1988), Married to the Mob (1988), Last Action Hero (1993), Roseanna's Grave (1997), and Hustlers (2019).  She also played the mother of main character Vincent Chase in HBO's Entourage.

filmography:

Crimes and Misdemeanors Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

What's Cooking? What's Cooking?

2000

Indictment: The McMartin Trial Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995

The Warriors The Warriors

1979

People Not Places People Not Places

1970

Gia Gia

1998

Doubt Doubt

2013

Widows Widows

2002

Loving Leah Loving Leah

2009

Mom at Sixteen Mom at Sixteen

2005

Twisted Twisted

1985

Leader of the Band Leader of the Band

1987

North Shore Fish North Shore Fish

1997

Radio Days Radio Days

1987

Subway Stories Subway Stories

1997

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976

Four Friends Four Friends

1981

Star Spangled Banners Star Spangled Banners

2013

Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors

2016

Hustlers Hustlers

2019

Spooky House Spooky House

2002

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

2015

Heartburn Heartburn

1986

Goldstar, Ohio Goldstar, Ohio

2010

Mom's On Strike Mom's On Strike

1984

The Secret of My Success The Secret of My Success

1987

Lost in Yonkers Lost in Yonkers

1993

Last Action Hero Last Action Hero

1993

More Dogs Than Bones More Dogs Than Bones

2000

84 Charing Cross Road 84 Charing Cross Road

1987

Crazy People Crazy People

1990

Another You Another You

1991

The Minus Man The Minus Man

1999

Doctors of the Dark Side Doctors of the Dark Side

2011

Big Big

1988

Married to the Mob Married to the Mob

1988

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

2006

Roseanna's Grave Roseanna's Grave

1997

Slaves of New York Slaves of New York

1989

On Hope On Hope

1994

Guilt by Association Guilt by Association

2002

The Lost Child The Lost Child

2000

Disclosure Disclosure

2020

Chu and Blossom Chu and Blossom

2014

The Amati Girls The Amati Girls

2001

The Nana Project The Nana Project

2023

Bad Apple Bad Apple

2004

Zeyda and the Hitman Zeyda and the Hitman

2004

Out of the Cold Out of the Cold

1999

All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

2000

The Fisher King The Fisher King

1991

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