Mercedes Ruehl
Born February 28, 1948 (Age: 78)
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Queens, New York, USA
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 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.
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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Filmography
Hustlers
2019
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as Mother
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Age: 71
Goldstar, Ohio
2010
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as Adriana Rock
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Age: 62
Spooky House
2002
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as Boss
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Age: 54
Guilt by Association
2002
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as Susan Walker
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Age: 54
The Lost Child
2000
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as Rebecca
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Age: 52
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
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as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
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Age: 52
What's Cooking?
2000
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as Elizabeth Avila
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Age: 51
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
2000
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as Jane Newhall
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Age: 51
The Minus Man
1999
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as Jane
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Age: 51
Gia
1998
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as Kathleen Carangi
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Age: 50
Subway Stories
1997
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as Leyla (segment "Underground")
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Age: 49
Roseanna's Grave
1997
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as Roseanna
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Age: 49
North Shore Fish
1997
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as Florence
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Age: 48
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Irene Madigan
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Age: 45
Lost in Yonkers
1993
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as Bella Kurnitz
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Age: 45
The Fisher King
1991
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as Anne
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Age: 43
Another You
1991
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as Elaine
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Age: 43
Crazy People
1990
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as Dr. Liz Baylor
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Age: 42
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 41
Slaves of New York
1989
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as Samantha
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Age: 41
Married to the Mob
1988
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as Connie Russo
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Age: 40
Big
1988
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as Mrs. Baskin
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Age: 40
Leader of the Band
1987
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as Miss Cooper
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Age: 39
The Secret of My Success
1987
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as Sheila
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Age: 39
84 Charing Cross Road
1987
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as Kay
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Age: 38
Radio Days
1987
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as Ad Man
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Age: 38
Heartburn
1986
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as Eve
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Age: 38
Twisted
1985
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as Cybelle
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Age: 37
Mom's On Strike
1984
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as Sandy
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Age: 36
Four Friends
1981
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as Woman in Taxi
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Age: 33
The Warriors
1979
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as Policewoman
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Age: 30