Biography
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 ing 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 ing 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.
Filmography
all 71
Movies 50
TV Shows 21
self 6
Narrator 1
Accused (2023)
Disclosure (2020)
Hustlers (2019)
Bull (2016)
The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
Chu and Blossom (2014)
Star Spangled Banners (2013)
Monday Mornings (2013)
Doubt (2013)
Goldstar, Ohio (2010)
Loving Leah (2009)
Psych (2006)
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)
Mom at Sixteen (2005)
Entourage (2004)
Bad Apple (2004)
NCIS (2003)
Widows (2002)
Guilt by Association (2002)
The Lost Child (2000)
More Dogs Than Bones (2000)
What's Cooking? (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Gia (1998)
Subway Stories (1997)
Roseanna's Grave (1997)
North Shore Fish (1997)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
Another You (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Crazy People (1990)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Slaves of New York (1989)
Married to the Mob (1988)
Big (1988)
Leader of the Band (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
Twisted (1985)
The Cosby Show (1984)
Four Friends (1981)
The Warriors (1979)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
The Oscars (1953)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-02-28 (77 years old)
Birth Place
Queens, United States
Siblings
Peter Ruehl
Citizenships
United States
Awards
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Academy Award for Best ing Actress, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Golden Globe Award for Best ing Actress – Motion Picture
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