1948-02-28 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.
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The Nana Project | Nana | 2023-09-14 |
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Disclosure | Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
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Hustlers | Mother | 2019-09-12 |
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Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors | Self | 2016-08-28 |
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Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict | Self | 2015-11-06 |
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Chu and Blossom | Mrs. Fefterg | 2014-01-31 |
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Doubt | Mrs. Syd Newman | 2013-01-01 |
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Star Spangled Banners | Rosalind Banner | 2013-06-29 |
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Doctors of the Dark Side | Narrator | 2011-01-01 |
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Goldstar, Ohio | Adriana Rock | 2010-03-23 |
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Loving Leah | Janice | 2009-01-25 |
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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Sylvia Guerrero | 2006-06-19 |
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Mom at Sixteen | Terry Jeffries | 2005-03-01 |
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Bad Apple | Lorraine Gibbons | 2004-02-16 |
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Zeyda and the Hitman | Esther | 2004-06-20 |
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Guilt by Association | Susan Walker | 2002-03-13 |
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Spooky House | Boss | 2002-04-19 |
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The Amati Girls | Grace | 2001-01-09 |
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All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | Jane Newhall | 2000-01-18 |
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More Dogs Than Bones | Victoria 'Vic' Galletti | 2000-07-14 |
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The Lost Child | Rebecca | 2000-11-19 |
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What's Cooking? | Elizabeth Avila | 2000-01-20 |
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Out of the Cold | Tina | 1999-08-28 |
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The Minus Man | Jane | 1999-02-25 |
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Gia | Kathleen Carangi | 1998-01-31 |
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Roseanna's Grave | Roseanna | 1997-03-06 |
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North Shore Fish | Florence | 1997-02-20 |
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Subway Stories | Leyla (segment "Underground") | 1997-07-24 |
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Lael Rubin | 1995-05-20 |
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On Hope | 1994-10-02 | |
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Lost in Yonkers | Bella Kurnitz | 1993-05-14 |
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Last Action Hero | Irene Madigan | 1993-06-18 |
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The Fisher King | Anne | 1991-09-20 |
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Another You | Elaine | 1991-07-26 |
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Crazy People | Dr. Liz Baylor | 1990-04-13 |
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Slaves of New York | Samantha | 1989-03-18 |
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Crimes and Misdemeanors | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1989-10-13 |
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Big | Mrs. Baskin | 1988-06-03 |
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Married to the Mob | Connie Russo | 1988-08-19 |
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Radio Days | Ad Man | 1987-01-30 |
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84 Charing Cross Road | Kay | 1987-02-13 |
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The Secret of My Success | Sheila | 1987-04-10 |
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Leader of the Band | Miss Cooper | 1987-08-07 |
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Heartburn | Eve | 1986-07-25 |
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Twisted | Cybelle | 1985-08-23 |
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Mom's On Strike | Sandy | 1984-11-14 |
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Four Friends | Woman in Taxi | 1981-12-11 |
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The Warriors | Policewoman | 1979-02-01 |
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Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos | American girl in casino | 1976-11-22 |
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