Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Acting
Born 1948-02-28Queens, 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.

Movies (50)

The Fisher King
7.3

The Fisher King

1991Movie7.3
Last Action Hero
6.5

Last Action Hero

1993Movie6.5
The Warriors
7.7

The Warriors

1979Movie7.7
Hustlers
6.5

Hustlers

2019Movie6.5
The Secret of My Success
6.5

The Secret of My Success

1987Movie6.5
Big
7.2

Big

1988Movie7.2
Married to the Mob
6.0

Married to the Mob

1988Movie6.0
Gia
7.1

Gia

1998Movie7.1
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989Movie7.4
The Minus Man
5.5

The Minus Man

1999Movie5.5
Heartburn
6.0

Heartburn

1986Movie6.0
Loving Leah
6.9

Loving Leah

2009Movie6.9
84 Charing Cross Road
7.2

84 Charing Cross Road

1987Movie7.2
Radio Days
7.0

Radio Days

1987Movie7.0
Another You
5.4

Another You

1991Movie5.4
Disclosure
7.8

Disclosure

2020Movie7.8
Crazy People
5.9

Crazy People

1990Movie5.9
North Shore Fish
9.0

North Shore Fish

1997Movie9.0
More Dogs Than Bones
4.9

More Dogs Than Bones

2000Movie4.9
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
6.9

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995Movie6.9
Roseanna's Grave
6.6

Roseanna's Grave

1997Movie6.6
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
4.8

All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

2000Movie4.8
Bad Apple
4.1

Bad Apple

2004Movie4.1
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
6.5

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

2015Movie6.5
Subway Stories
5.6

Subway Stories

1997Movie5.6
Star Spangled Banners
5.2

Star Spangled Banners

2013Movie5.2
Doubt

Doubt

2013Movie
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
6.8

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976Movie6.8
On Hope
6.5

On Hope

1994Movie6.5
What's Cooking?
5.5

What's Cooking?

2000Movie5.5
Four Friends
6.8

Four Friends

1981Movie6.8
The Amati Girls
4.7

The Amati Girls

2001Movie4.7
The Nana Project
4.5

The Nana Project

2023Movie4.5
Slaves of New York
5.4

Slaves of New York

1989Movie5.4
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
5.2

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

2006Movie5.2
Spooky House
5.9

Spooky House

2002Movie5.9
Chu and Blossom
4.0

Chu and Blossom

2014Movie4.0
The Lost Child
7.1

The Lost Child

2000Movie7.1
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors

Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors

2016Movie
Mom at Sixteen
6.5

Mom at Sixteen

2005Movie6.5
Lost in Yonkers
6.3

Lost in Yonkers

1993Movie6.3
Doctors of the Dark Side
6.8

Doctors of the Dark Side

2011Movie6.8
Goldstar, Ohio

Goldstar, Ohio

2010Movie
Guilt by Association
5.1

Guilt by Association

2002Movie5.1
People Not Places

People Not Places

Movie
Out of the Cold
6.5

Out of the Cold

1999Movie6.5
Zeyda and the Hitman
5.5

Zeyda and the Hitman

2004Movie5.5
Mom's on Strike

Mom's on Strike

1984Movie
Leader of the Band
5.0

Leader of the Band

1987Movie5.0
Twisted
4.9

Twisted

1985Movie4.9

TV Shows (21)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
NCIS
7.6

NCIS

2003Series7.6
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
2 Broke Girls
7.2

2 Broke Girls

2011Series7.2
Psych
7.9

Psych

2006Series7.9
Entourage
7.4

Entourage

2004Series7.4
Bull
7.1

Bull

2016Series7.1
Kate & Allie
6.1

Kate & Allie

1984Series6.1
New Amsterdam
8.3

New Amsterdam

2018Series8.3
The Cosby Show
7.0

The Cosby Show

1984Series7.0
Life in Pieces
7.1

Life in Pieces

2015Series7.1
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Mysteries of Laura
7.1

The Mysteries of Laura

2014Series7.1
ABC Afterschool Special
6.5

ABC Afterschool Special

1972Series6.5
Accused
6.8

Accused

2023Series6.8
Monday Mornings
6.9

Monday Mornings

2013Series6.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Widows
8.5

Widows

2002Series8.5