Mercedes Ruehl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 28, 1948
- Birthplace
- Queens, 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.
Filmography
- People Not Places
People Not Places TBA
Actor
The Nana Project 2023
as Nana
Disclosure 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Hustlers 2019
as Mother
- Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors 2016
as Self
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict 2015
as Self
Chu and Blossom 2014
as Mrs. Fefterg
Star Spangled Banners 2013
as Rosalind Banner
- Doubt
Doubt 2013
as Mrs. Syd Newman
Doctors of the Dark Side 2011
as Narrator
Goldstar, Ohio 2010
as Adriana Rock
Loving Leah 2009
as Janice
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story 2006
as Sylvia Guerrero
Mom at Sixteen 2005
as Terry Jeffries
Zeyda and the Hitman 2004
as Esther
Bad Apple 2004
as Lorraine Gibbons
Spooky House 2002
as Boss
Guilt by Association 2002
as Susan Walker
The Amati Girls 2001
as Grace
The Lost Child 2000
as Rebecca
More Dogs Than Bones 2000
as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
What's Cooking? 2000
as Elizabeth Avila
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story 2000
as Jane Newhall
The Minus Man 1999
as Jane
Out of the Cold 1999
as Tina
Gia 1998
as Kathleen Carangi
Subway Stories 1997
as Leyla (segment "Underground")
Roseanna's Grave 1997
as Roseanna
North Shore Fish 1997
as Florence
Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1995
as Lael Rubin
On Hope 1994
Actor
Last Action Hero 1993
as Irene Madigan
Lost in Yonkers 1993
as Bella Kurnitz
The Fisher King 1991
as Anne
Another You 1991
as Elaine
Crazy People 1990
as Dr. Liz Baylor
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Slaves of New York 1989
as Samantha
Married to the Mob 1988
as Connie Russo
Big 1988
as Mrs. Baskin
Leader of the Band 1987
as Miss Cooper
The Secret of My Success 1987
as Sheila
84 Charing Cross Road 1987
as Kay
Radio Days 1987
as Ad Man
Heartburn 1986
as Eve
Twisted 1985
as Cybelle
Mom's on Strike 1984
as Sandy
Four Friends 1981
as Woman in Taxi
The Warriors 1979
as Policewoman
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 1976
as American girl in casino
Credits from TMDB.