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Mercedes Ruehl

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Actress | * 02/28/1948 (76) | Queens, New York (United States of America (USA))
Mercedes J. Ruehl (born February 28, 1948) 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. 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), Gia (1998), and Hustlers (2019). ()
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Mercedes J. Ruehl is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including anAcademy Award, aGolden Globe Award, aTony Award, aDrama Desk Award, twoObie Awards, and twoOuter Critics Circle Awards.Her most acclaimed film role was inThe Fisher King; her performance in the film earned her the 1991Academy Award for Best Supporting Actressas well as anAmerican Comedy Award, aBoston Society of Film Critics Award, aLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and aGolden Globe.Ruehl is known for her leading performance in the playLost in Yonkers(1990) and supporting performance in the filmThe Fisher King(1991). Her other film credits includeBig(1988),Married to the Mob(1988),Last Action Hero(1993),Roseanna's Grave(1997), andHustlers(2019). She also played the mother of main character Vincent Chase inHBO'sEntourage.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Mercedes Ruehl

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Mercedes Ruehl as Actress(48)

as Nana2023 The Nana Project
as Self (archive footage)2020 Disclosure
as Mother2019 Hustlers
as Mrs. Fefterg2014 Chu and Blossom
as Rosalind Banner2013 Star Spangled Banners
as Narrator2011 Doctors of the Dark Side
as Adriana Rock2010 Goldstar, Ohio
as Janice2009 Loving Leah
as Terry Jeffries2005 Mom at Sixteen
as Lorraine Gibbons2004 Bad Apple
as Esther2004 Zeyda and the Hitman
as Susan Walker2002 Guilt by Association
as Dolly Rawlins2002 Widows
as Boss2002 Spooky House
as Tina2001 Out of the Cold
as Grace2001 The Amati Girls
as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti2000 More Dogs Than Bones
as Rebecca2000 The Lost Child
as Elizabeth Avila2000 What's Cooking?
as Jane1999 The Minus Man
as Kathleen Carangi1998 Gia
as Roseanna1997 Roseanna's Grave
as Florence1997 North Shore Fish
as Leyla (segment "Underground")1997 Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground
1994 On Hope
as Bella Kurnitz1993 Lost in Yonkers
as Irene Madigan1993 Last Action Hero
as Elaine1991 Another You
as Anne Napolitano1991 The Fisher King
as Dr. Liz Baylor1990 Crazy People
as Samantha1989 Slaves of New York
as Party Guest (uncredited)1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Mrs. Baskin1988 Big
as Connie Russo1988 Married to the Mob
as Ad Man1987 Radio Days
as Miss Cooper1987 Leader of the Band
as Eve1986 Heartburn
as Cybelle1986 Twisted
as Woman in Taxi1981 Four Friends
as Policewoman1979 The Warriors
as American girl in casino1976 Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

TV Shows/Series with Mercedes Ruehl as Actress(17)

as Grace2018 New Amsterdam
as Judge Tessa Hudson2016 Bull
as Judge Hudson2016 Bull
as Mia2015 Life in Pieces
as Judge Beverly Natheson2013 Monday Mornings
as Olga2011 2 Broke Girls
as Rita Chase2004 Entourage
as Kate Costas1993 Frasier
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Zina Rybakov1990 Law & Order
as Clara Lloyd1990 Law & Order
as Rebecca1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Mercedes Ruehl
Born: Saturday, 02/28 1948 (February) in Queens, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 29 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: College of New Rochelle, HB Studio
Siblings: Peter Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl frequently works together with these people:
Adam LeFevre (14x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
Robert Turano (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Anthony Ruiz (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (10x, Crew)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (10x, Actor)
Joe Pentangelo (10x, Actor)
Woody Allen (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13103, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024