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Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Acting

Born: February 28, 1948Queens, 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.

Known For
Filmography
The Nana Project

The Nana Project

Nana

2023
Disclosure

Disclosure

Self (archive footage)

2020
Hustlers

Hustlers

Mother

2019

Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors

Self

2016
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Self

2015
Chu and Blossom

Chu and Blossom

Mrs. Fefterg

2014
Star Spangled Banners

Star Spangled Banners

Rosalind Banner

2013

Doubt

Mrs. Syd Newman

2013
Doctors of the Dark Side

Doctors of the Dark Side

Narrator

2011
Goldstar, Ohio

Goldstar, Ohio

Adriana Rock

2010
Loving Leah

Loving Leah

Janice

2009
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

Sylvia Guerrero

2006
Mom at Sixteen

Mom at Sixteen

Terry Jeffries

2005
Zeyda and the Hitman

Zeyda and the Hitman

Esther

2004
Bad Apple

Bad Apple

Lorraine Gibbons

2004
Spooky House

Spooky House

Boss

2002
Guilt by Association

Guilt by Association

Susan Walker

2002
The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls

Grace

2001
The Lost Child

The Lost Child

Rebecca

2000
More Dogs Than Bones

More Dogs Than Bones

Victoria 'Vic' Galletti

2000
What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

Elizabeth Avila

2000
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

Jane Newhall

2000
The Minus Man

The Minus Man

Jane

1999
Out of the Cold

Out of the Cold

Tina

1999
Gia

Gia

Kathleen Carangi

1998
Subway Stories

Subway Stories

Leyla (segment "Underground")

1997
Roseanna's Grave

Roseanna's Grave

Roseanna

1997
North Shore Fish

North Shore Fish

Florence

1997
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Lael Rubin

1995
On Hope

On Hope

1994
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

Irene Madigan

1993
Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

Bella Kurnitz

1993
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

Anne

1991
Another You

Another You

Elaine

1991
Crazy People

Crazy People

Dr. Liz Baylor

1990
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Party Guest (uncredited)

1989
Slaves of New York

Slaves of New York

Samantha

1989
Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

Connie Russo

1988
Big

Big

Mrs. Baskin

1988
Leader of the Band

Leader of the Band

Miss Cooper

1987
The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

Sheila

1987
84 Charing Cross Road

84 Charing Cross Road

Kay

1987
Radio Days

Radio Days

Ad Man

1987
Heartburn

Heartburn

Eve

1986
Twisted

Twisted

Cybelle

1985
Mom's On Strike

Mom's On Strike

Sandy

1984
Four Friends

Four Friends

Woman in Taxi

1981
The Warriors

The Warriors

Policewoman

1979
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

American girl in casino

1976