Mercedes Ruehl
Birthday: 1948-02-28
Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 1992 | 44 | The Fisher King (1991) | Supporting Actress | Win | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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2023-09-14 | The Nana Project | Nana |
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2019-09-12 | Hustlers | Mother |
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2014-01-31 | Chu and Blossom | Mrs. Fefterg |
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2013-06-29 | Star Spangled Banners | Rosalind Banner |
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2013-01-01 | Doubt | Mrs. Syd Newman |
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2010-03-23 | Goldstar, Ohio | Adriana Rock |
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2009-01-25 | Loving Leah | Janice |
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2006-06-19 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Sylvia Guerrero |
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2005-03-01 | Mom at Sixteen | Terry Jeffries |
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2004-06-20 | Zeyda and the Hitman | Esther |
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2004-02-16 | Bad Apple | Lorraine Gibbons |
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2002-08-04 | Widows | Dolly Rawlins |
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2002-04-19 | Spooky House | Boss |
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2002-03-13 | Guilt by Association | Susan Walker |
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2001-01-09 | The Amati Girls | Grace |
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2000-11-19 | The Lost Child | Rebecca |
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2000-07-14 | More Dogs Than Bones | Victoria 'Vic' Galletti |
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2000-01-20 | What's Cooking? | Elizabeth Avila |
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2000-01-18 | All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | Jane Newhall |
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1999-08-28 | Out of the Cold | Tina |
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1999-02-25 | The Minus Man | Jane |
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1998-01-31 | Gia | Kathleen Carangi |
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1997-07-24 | Subway Stories | Leyla (segment "Underground") |
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1997-03-06 | Roseanna's Grave | Roseanna |
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1997-02-20 | North Shore Fish | Florence |
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1995-05-20 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Lael Rubin |
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1994-10-02 | On Hope | |
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1993-06-18 | Last Action Hero | Irene Madigan |
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1993-05-14 | Lost in Yonkers | Bella Kurnitz |
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1991-09-20 | The Fisher King | Anne |
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1991-07-26 | Another You | Elaine |
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1990-04-13 | Crazy People | Dr. Liz Baylor |
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1989-10-13 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Party Guest (uncredited) |
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1989-03-18 | Slaves of New York | Samantha |
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1988-08-19 | Married to the Mob | Connie Russo |
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1988-06-03 | Big | Mrs. Baskin |
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1987-08-07 | Leader of the Band | Miss Cooper |
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1987-04-10 | The Secret of My Success | Sheila |
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1987-02-13 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Kay |
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1987-01-30 | Radio Days | Ad Man |
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1986-07-25 | Heartburn | Eve |
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1985-08-23 | Twisted | Cybelle |
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1984-11-14 | Mom's On Strike | Sandy |
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1981-12-11 | Four Friends | Woman in Taxi |
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1979-02-01 | The Warriors | Policewoman |
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1976-11-22 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | American girl in casino |