Mercedes Ruehl
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-02-28 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Also known As
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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 Association Award, and a Golden Globe. Ruehl is known for her leading performance in the play Lost in Yonkers (1990) and supporting performance in t...
Acting
1991
as Anne
2011
as Narrator
1988
as Mrs. Baskin
1988
as Connie Russo
2006
as Sylvia Guerrero
1999
as Jane
1991
as Elaine
1993
as Irene Madigan
1993
as Bella Kurnitz
2000
as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
1987
as Kay
1990
as Dr. Liz Baylor
1997
as Roseanna
1989
as Samantha
2004
as Lorraine Gibbons
2004
as Esther
1999
as Tina
2000
as Jane Newhall
2023
as Nana
2001
as Grace
2002
as Susan Walker
1994
2000
as Rebecca
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Mrs. Fefterg
1987
as Sheila
1984
as Sandy
2009
as Janice
2005
as Terry Jeffries
1985
as Cybelle
2013
as Mrs. Syd Newman
1998
as Kathleen Carangi
2000
as Elizabeth Avila
1989
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1995
as Lael Rubin
1979
as Policewoman
1987
as Miss Cooper
1997
as Florence
2002
as Boss
2015
as Self
1986
as Eve
2010
as Adriana Rock
2019
as Mother
2016
1997
as Leyla (segment "Underground")
1987
as Ad Man
1976
as American girl in casino
1981
as Woman in Taxi
2013
as Rosalind Banner
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