Personal Info
Known Credits
50
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1948-02-28 (77 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Also Known For
Mercedes Ruehl
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
The Nana Project
| Nana
2020 --
Disclosure
| Self (archive footage)
2019 --
Hustlers
| Mother
2016 --
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
| Self
2015 --
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
| Self
2014 --
Chu and Blossom
| Mrs. Fefterg
2013 --
Star Spangled Banners
| Rosalind Banner
2013 --
Doubt
| Mrs. Syd Newman
2011 --
Doctors of the Dark Side
| Narrator
2010 --
Goldstar, Ohio
| Adriana Rock
2009 --
Loving Leah
| Janice
2006 --
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
| Sylvia Guerrero
2005 --
Mom at Sixteen
| Terry Jeffries
2004 --
Zeyda and the Hitman
| Esther
2004 --
Bad Apple
| Lorraine Gibbons
2002 --
Spooky House
| Boss
2002 --
Guilt by Association
| Susan Walker
2001 --
The Amati Girls
| Grace
2000 --
The Lost Child
| Rebecca
2000 --
More Dogs Than Bones
| Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
2000 --
What's Cooking?
| Elizabeth Avila
2000 --
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
| Jane Newhall
1999 --
Out of the Cold
| Tina
1999 --
The Minus Man
| Jane
1998 --
Gia
| Kathleen Carangi
1997 --
Subway Stories
| Leyla (segment "Underground")
1997 --
Roseanna's Grave
| Roseanna
1997 --
North Shore Fish
| Florence
1995 --
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
| Lael Rubin
1994 --
On Hope
|
1993 --
Last Action Hero
| Irene Madigan
1993 --
Lost in Yonkers
| Bella Kurnitz
1991 --
The Fisher King
| Anne
1991 --
Another You
| Elaine
1990 --
Crazy People
| Dr. Liz Baylor
1989 --
Crimes and Misdemeanors
| Party Guest (uncredited)
1989 --
Slaves of New York
| Samantha
1988 --
Married to the Mob
| Connie Russo
1988 --
Big
| Mrs. Baskin
1987 --
Leader of the Band
| Miss Cooper
1987 --
The Secret of My Success
| Sheila
1987 --
84 Charing Cross Road
| Kay
1987 --
Radio Days
| Ad Man
1986 --
Heartburn
| Eve
1985 --
Twisted
| Cybelle
1984 --
Mom's On Strike
| Sandy
1981 --
Four Friends
| Woman in Taxi
1979 --
The Warriors
| Policewoman
1976 --
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
| American girl in casino