Mercedes Ruehl
Born
February 28, 1948 (age 77)
Birthplace
Queens, New York, USA

Mercedes Ruehl

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.

Movies

The Nana Project
The Nana Project
2023 ★ 4.5
Nana
Hustlers
Hustlers
2019 ★ 6.5
Mother
Chu and Blossom
Chu and Blossom
2014 ★ 4.0
Mrs. Fefterg
Star Spangled Banners
Star Spangled Banners
2013 ★ 5.6
Rosalind Banner
Doubt
Doubt
2013
Mrs. Syd Newman
Doctors of the Dark Side
Doctors of the Dark Side
2011 ★ 6.8
Narrator
Goldstar, Ohio
Goldstar, Ohio
2010
Adriana Rock
Loving Leah
Loving Leah
2009 ★ 6.9
Janice
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
2006 ★ 5.3
Sylvia Guerrero
Mom at Sixteen
Mom at Sixteen
2005 ★ 6.4
Terry Jeffries
Zeyda and the Hitman
Zeyda and the Hitman
2004 ★ 3.0
Esther
Bad Apple
Bad Apple
2004 ★ 3.5
Lorraine Gibbons
Spooky House
Spooky House
2002 ★ 5.9
Boss
Guilt by Association
Guilt by Association
2002 ★ 4.8
Susan Walker
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls
2001 ★ 2.5
Grace
The Lost Child
The Lost Child
2000 ★ 6.0
Rebecca
More Dogs Than Bones
More Dogs Than Bones
2000 ★ 4.6
Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
What's Cooking?
What's Cooking?
2000 ★ 5.5
Elizabeth Avila
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
2000 ★ 4.4
Jane Newhall
Out of the Cold
Out of the Cold
1999 ★ 5.0
Tina
The Minus Man
The Minus Man
1999 ★ 5.4
Jane
Gia
Gia
1998 ★ 7.1
Kathleen Carangi
Subway Stories
Subway Stories
1997 ★ 5.3
Leyla (segment "Underground")
Roseanna's Grave
Roseanna's Grave
1997 ★ 6.4
Roseanna
North Shore Fish
North Shore Fish
1997
Florence
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995 ★ 7.0
Lael Rubin
On Hope
On Hope
1994 ★ 6.0
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
1993 ★ 6.5
Irene Madigan
Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
1993 ★ 6.3
Bella Kurnitz
The Fisher King
The Fisher King
1991 ★ 7.3
Anne
Another You
Another You
1991 ★ 5.4
Elaine
Crazy People
Crazy People
1990 ★ 5.9
Dr. Liz Baylor
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989 ★ 7.4
Party Guest (uncredited)
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York
1989 ★ 5.1
Samantha
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob
1988 ★ 5.9
Connie Russo
Big
Big
1988 ★ 7.2
Mrs. Baskin
Leader of the Band
Leader of the Band
1987 ★ 3.0
Miss Cooper
The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success
1987 ★ 6.5
Sheila
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road
1987 ★ 7.2
Kay
Radio Days
Radio Days
1987 ★ 7.0
Ad Man
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 ★ 6.0
Eve
Twisted
Twisted
1985 ★ 4.9
Cybelle
Mom's On Strike
Mom's On Strike
1984
Sandy
Four Friends
Four Friends
1981 ★ 6.8
Woman in Taxi
The Warriors
The Warriors
1979 ★ 7.7
Policewoman
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 ★ 6.8
American girl in casino
People Not Places
People Not Places

TV Series