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Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 28, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Queens, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

The Nana Project

2023

as Nana

Hustlers

Hustlers

2019

as Mother

Chu and Blossom

Chu and Blossom

2014

as Mrs. Fefterg

Star Spangled Banners

Star Spangled Banners

2013

as Rosalind Banner

Doubt

Doubt

2013

as Mrs. Syd Newman

Doctors of the Dark Side

Doctors of the Dark Side

2011

as Narrator

Goldstar, Ohio

Goldstar, Ohio

2010

as Adriana Rock

Loving Leah

Loving Leah

2009

as Janice

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

2006

as Sylvia Guerrero

Mom at Sixteen

Mom at Sixteen

2005

as Terry Jeffries

Bad Apple

Bad Apple

2004

as Lorraine Gibbons

Zeyda and the Hitman

Zeyda and the Hitman

2004

as Esther

Guilt by Association

Guilt by Association

2002

as Susan Walker

Spooky House

Spooky House

2002

as Boss

The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls

2001

as Grace

The Lost Child

The Lost Child

2000

as Rebecca

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

2000

as Elizabeth Avila

More Dogs Than Bones

More Dogs Than Bones

2000

as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

1999

as Jane

Out of the Cold

Out of the Cold

1999

as Tina

Gia

Gia

1998

as Kathleen Carangi

North Shore Fish

North Shore Fish

1997

as Florence

Roseanna's Grave

Roseanna's Grave

1997

as Roseanna

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

1997

as Leyla (segment "Underground")

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995

as Lael Rubin

Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

1993

as Bella Kurnitz

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993

as Irene Madigan

Another You

Another You

1991

as Elaine

The Fisher King

The Fisher King

1991

as Anne

Crazy People

Crazy People

1990

as Dr. Liz Baylor

Slaves of New York

Slaves of New York

1989

as Samantha

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

1988

as Connie Russo

Big

Big

1988

as Mrs. Baskin

Leader of the Band

Leader of the Band

1987

as Miss Cooper

84 Charing Cross Road

84 Charing Cross Road

1987

as Kay

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

1987

as Sheila

Radio Days

Radio Days

1987

as Ad Man

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

as Eve

Twisted

Twisted

1985

as Cybelle

Four Friends

Four Friends

1981

as Woman in Taxi

The Warriors

The Warriors

1979

as Policewoman

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Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress The Fisher King Nominated
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress The Fisher King Nominated
Television Credits

Frasier

as Kate Costas

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Widows

as Dolly Rawlins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 06, 2002

Bull

as Judge Hudson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Law & Order

as Zina Rybakov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The Cosby Show

as Bernadette Foley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Entourage

as Rita Chase

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 18, 2004

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rebecca

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Law & Order

as Clara Lloyd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

ABC Afterschool Special

as Sandy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1972

2 Broke Girls

as Olga

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lucia Barba

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Monday Mornings

as Judge Beverly Natheson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 2013

Life in Pieces

as Mia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2015

New Amsterdam

as Grace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2018

NCIS

as Marie Quinn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Bull

as Judge Tessa Hudson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Psych

as Detective Goochberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 2006

The Mysteries of Laura

as Val Santiani

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2014

Accused

as Connie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2023

Kate & Allie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1984

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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