Acting
Mercedes Ruehl
Born Feb 28, 1948 · 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.
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Acting
The Nana Project
2023
Comedy
Accused
2023
Crime · Drama
Disclosure
2020
Documentary
Hustlers
2019
Drama · Comedy · Crime
New Amsterdam
2018
Drama
Bull
2016
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
2015
Documentary
Life in Pieces
2015
Comedy
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Chu and Blossom
2014
Comedy
Star Spangled Banners
2013
Comedy · Drama
Monday Mornings
2013
Drama
2 Broke Girls
2011
Comedy
Doctors of the Dark Side
2011
Documentary · Crime · History
Goldstar, Ohio
2010
Loving Leah
2009
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Psych
2006
Drama · Comedy · Crime
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
2006
Drama · TV Movie
Mom at Sixteen
2005
Drama
Entourage
2004
Comedy · Drama
Zeyda and the Hitman
2004
Action · Comedy
Bad Apple
2004
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
NCIS
2003
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Widows
2002
Crime · Drama
Spooky House
2002
Adventure · Family · Mystery
Guilt by Association
2002
Drama · TV Movie · Crime
The Amati Girls
2001
Drama · TV Movie
The Lost Child
2000
Drama · TV Movie
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
Action · Comedy · Drama
What's Cooking?
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
2000
Crime · Drama
The Minus Man
1999
Drama · Thriller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Out of the Cold
1999
Drama
Gia
1998
Romance · Drama · TV Movie
Subway Stories
1997
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
Roseanna's Grave
1997
Comedy · Romance · Drama
North Shore Fish
1997
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
TV Movie · Drama
On Hope
1994
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
Last Action Hero
1993
Fantasy · Action · Comedy
Lost in Yonkers
1993
Drama · Comedy
The Fisher King
1991
Comedy · Drama
Another You
1991
Comedy
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Crazy People
1990
Comedy · Romance
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Slaves of New York
1989
Drama
Married to the Mob
1988
Comedy · Crime
Big
1988
Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Leader of the Band
1987
Comedy
The Secret of My Success
1987
Comedy
84 Charing Cross Road
1987
Drama · Romance
Radio Days
1987
Comedy · Drama
Heartburn
1986
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Twisted
1985
Horror · Thriller
Mom's on Strike
1984
Drama · Family · TV Movie
The Cosby Show
1984
Comedy · Family
Kate & Allie
1984
Comedy · Drama · Family
Four Friends
1981
Drama · Romance · Comedy
The Warriors
1979
Action · Thriller
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Drama