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 | Herself | 2015-11-06 |
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Chu and Blossom | Mrs. Fefterg | 2014-01-31 |
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Star Spangled Banners | Rosalind Banner | 2013-06-29 |
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Doubt | Mrs. Syd Newman | 2013-01-01 |
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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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Zeyda and the Hitman | Esther | 2004-06-20 |
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Bad Apple | Lorraine Gibbons | 2004-02-16 |
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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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Widows | Dolly Rawlins | 2002-08-04 |
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The Amati Girls | Grace | 2001-01-09 |
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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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More Dogs Than Bones | Victoria 'Vic' Galletti | 2000-07-14 |
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All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | Jane Newhall | 2000-01-18 |
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The Minus Man | Jane | 1999-02-25 |
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Out of the Cold | Tina | 1999-08-28 |
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Gia | Kathleen Carangi | 1998-01-31 |
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Subway Stories | Leyla (segment "Underground") | 1997-07-24 |
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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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Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Lael Rubin | 1995-05-20 |
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On Hope | 1994-10-02 | |
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Last Action Hero | Irene Madigan | 1993-06-18 |
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Lost in Yonkers | Bella Kurnitz | 1993-05-14 |
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Another You | Elaine | 1991-07-26 |
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The Fisher King | Anne | 1991-09-20 |
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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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Married to the Mob | Connie Russo | 1988-08-19 |
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Big | Mrs. Baskin | 1988-06-03 |
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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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Radio Days | Ad Man | 1987-01-30 |
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84 Charing Cross Road | Kay | 1987-02-13 |
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Heartburn | Eve | 1986-07-25 |
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Twisted | Cybelle | 1986-01-01 |
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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 |
