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Mercedes Ruehl
ActorBorn February 28, 1948 (77 years)
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.
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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| 2023 | The Nana Project · as Nana |
| 2023 | Accused (US) (TV Series) · as Connie |
| 2019 | Hustlers · as Mother |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam (2018) (TV Series) · as Grace |
| 2016 | Bull (2016) (TV Series) · as Judge Hudson |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces (TV Series) · as Mia |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura (US) (TV Series) · as Val Santiani |
| 2014 | Power (TV Series) · as Connie Teresi |
| 2014 | Chu and Blossom · as Mrs. Fefterg |
| 2013 | A Family Reunion · as Rosalind Banner |
| 2013 | Monday Mornings (TV Series) · as Judge Beverly Natheson |
| 2012 | El Jefe · as Delmi Rodriguez |
| 2011 | Luck (TV Series) · as Renzo's Mother |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls (TV Series) · as Olga |
| 2011 | Doctors of the Dark Side · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Loving Leah · as Janice |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Detective Goochberg |
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story · as Sylvia Guerrero |
| 2005 | Mom at Sixteen · as Terry Jeffries |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Rita Chase |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the Hitman · as Esther |
| 2004 | Bulldog Crazy · as Kate Costas |
| 2004 | A Conversation with Art Director Roy Christopher · as Kate Costas |
| 2004 | The Crane Brothers Remember Season 3 · as Kate Costas |
| 2004 | Bad Apple · as Lorraine Gibbons |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Marie Quinn |
| 2003 | Missing (2003) (TV Series) · as Emanuelle Baker |
| 2002 | Widows (TV Series) · as Dolly Rawlins |
| 2002 | Guilt by Association · as Susan Walker |
| 2001 | Spooky House · as Boss |
| 2000 | The Lost Child · as Rebecca |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? · as Elizabeth Avila |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than Bones · as Victoria 'vic' Galletti |
| 2000 | All American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story · as Jane Newhall |
| 2000 | The Amati Girls · as Grace |
| 1999 | The Minus Man · as Jane |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Lucia Barba |
| 1999 | Out of the Cold · as Tina |
| 1998 | Gia · as Kathleen Carangi |
| 1997 | SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground · as Leyla (segment "underground") |
| 1997 | North Shore Fish · as Florence |
| 1997 | For Roseanna · as Roseanna |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial · as Lael Rubin |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Kate Costas |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero · as Irene Madigan |
| 1993 | Lost in Yonkers · as Bella Kurnitz |
| 1991 | The Fisher King · as Anne |
| 1991 | Another You · as Elaine |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Zina Rybakov |
| 1990 | Crazy People · as Dr. Liz Baylor |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Slaves of New York · as Samantha |
| 1988 | Married to the Mob · as Connie Russo |
| 1988 | Big · as Mrs. Baskin |
| 1987 | Leader of the Band · as Miss Cooper |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success · as Sheila |
| 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road · as Kay |
| 1987 | Radio Days · as Ad Man |
| 1986 | Heartburn · as Eve |
| 1985 | Our Family Honor (TV Series) · as Louise Taylor |
| 1985 | Twisted · as Cybelle |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Bernadette Foley |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Four Friends · as Woman In Taxi |
| 1979 | The Warriors · as Policewoman |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands · as American Girl In Casino |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Sandy |
| 1963 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Nurse Ursula |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Rebecca |