Mercedes Ruehl

Born: 1948-02-28

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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Hustlers

as Mother
Released: 2019-09-12

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall...

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as Irene Madigan
Released: 1993-06-18

Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies...

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The Warriors

as Policewoman
Released: 1979-02-01

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and...

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as Mrs. Baskin
Released: 1988-06-03

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning...

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Gia

as Kathleen Carangi
Released: 1998-01-31

Gia Carangi travels to New York City with dreams of becoming a fashion model. Within minutes of...

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Married to the Mob

as Connie Russo
Released: 1988-08-19

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the...

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Disclosure

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-06-19

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel...

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Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1989-10-13

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married...

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as Anne
Released: 1991-09-20

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on...

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The Secret of My Success

as Sheila
Released: 1987-04-10

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New...

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Radio Days

as Ad Man
Released: 1987-01-30

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New...

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84 Charing Cross Road

as Kay
Released: 1987-02-13

When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of...

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Heartburn

as Eve
Released: 1986-07-25

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding...

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Another You

as Elaine
Released: 1991-07-26

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real...

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

as American girl in casino
Released: 1976-11-22

After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr....

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Loving Leah

as Janice
Released: 2009-01-25

A handsome Washington, D.C. doctor and a young New York woman fall in love at an unusual...

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The Minus Man

as Jane
Released: 1999-02-25

When the quiet and amiable Vann Siegert drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies...

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Crazy People

as Dr. Liz Baylor
Released: 1990-04-13

A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental...

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Indictment: The McMartin Trial

as Lael Rubin
Released: 1995-05-20

The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child...

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Mom at Sixteen

as Terry Jeffries
Released: 2005-03-01

Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and...

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Subway Stories

as Leyla (segment "Underground")
Released: 1997-07-24

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City,...

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Lost in Yonkers

as Bella Kurnitz
Released: 1993-05-14

In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and...

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Four Friends

as Woman in Taxi
Released: 1981-12-11

A young immigrant comes to America in the 60s and is caught up in the counterculture movement...

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What's Cooking?

as Elizabeth Avila
Released: 2000-01-20

Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.

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Guilt by Association

as Susan Walker
Released: 2002-03-13

Life is good for Susan, her two children and new boyfriend Russell. But life abruptly changes...

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Slaves of New York

as Samantha
Released: 1989-03-18

Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring...

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Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

as Herself
Released: 2015-11-06

Bouncing between Europe and the United States as often as she would between lovers, Peggy...

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All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

as Jane Newhall
Released: 2000-01-18

A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to...

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Spooky House

as Boss
Released: 2002-04-19

A magician with a mysterious secret lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in the Spooky House, an...

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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

as Sylvia Guerrero
Released: 2006-06-19

The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered in California in 2002.

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Chu and Blossom

as Mrs. Fefterg
Released: 2014-01-31

A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a...

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Roseanna's Grave

as Roseanna
Released: 1997-03-06

Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter,...

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The Lost Child

as Rebecca
Released: 2000-11-19

Knowing the past changes the future. Seeking a connection to her heritage, Rebecca Hoffman sets...

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The Nana Project

as Nana
Released: 2023-09-14

Follows Helen "Nana" Lewis, a feisty chess master, and her grandsons, as they embark on a road...

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More Dogs Than Bones

as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
Released: 2000-07-14

A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.

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Goldstar, Ohio

as Adriana Rock
Released: 2010-03-23

Four families and a chief of police recount the day marine casualty officers came to their...

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The Amati Girls

as Grace
Released: 2001-01-09

Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.

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Bad Apple

as Lorraine Gibbons
Released: 2004-02-16

Black Comedy about a undercover FBI agent in New York who falls for his informant's sister...

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Twisted

as Cybelle
Released: 1986-01-01

One evening the Collins find their maid Mrs. Murdock at the end of their steps: dead, neck...

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On Hope

as uncredited
Released: 1994-10-02

On Hope is a 1994 short film directed by JoBeth Williams, with Annette O'Toole, Mercedes Ruehl,...

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Mom's On Strike

as Sandy
Released: 1984-11-14

An ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Afterschool Special, about an overworked housewife, who,...

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North Shore Fish

as Florence
Released: 1997-02-20

Sal (Tony Danza) has been the foreman at North Shore Fish, a frozen fish factory, for years. He...

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Out of the Cold

as Tina
Released: 1999-08-28

An American entertainer and an Estonian woman are torn apart by hate and prejudice.

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Star Spangled Banners

as Rosalind Banner
Released: 2013-06-29

Ten years following the breakup of the family band, The Banner Project, siblings Desiree,...

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Widows

as Dolly Rawlins
Released: 2002-08-04

The widows of three men killed while trying to steal a famous painting, join forces to find...

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Doctors of the Dark Side

as Narrator
Released: 2011-01-01

Doctors of the Dark Side is the first feature length documentary about the pivotal role of...

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Zeyda and the Hitman

as Esther
Released: 2004-06-20

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Leader of the Band

as Miss Cooper
Released: 1987-08-07

Eddie is a down-on-his-luck bar pianist who has just been fired from another job. Desperate for...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lucia Barba
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Frasier

as Kate Costas
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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Law & Order

as Zina Rybakov
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Clara Lloyd
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Bull

as Judge Tessa Hudson
First aired: 2016-09-20

Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial...

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Bull

as Judge Hudson
First aired: 2016-09-20

Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial...

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NCIS

as Marie Quinn
First aired: 2003-09-23

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents...

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The Cosby Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-20

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...

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ABC Afterschool Special

as Sandy
First aired: 1972-10-04

Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers....

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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2 Broke Girls

as Olga
First aired: 2011-09-19

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who...

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New Amsterdam

as Grace
First aired: 2018-09-25

The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public...

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Life in Pieces

as Mia
First aired: 2015-09-21

Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately...

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Entourage

as Rita Chase
First aired: 2004-07-18

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends...

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The Mysteries of Laura

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-09-17

Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Kate & Allie

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-03-19

Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May...

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Monday Mornings

as Judge Beverly Natheson
First aired: 2013-02-04

Monday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rebecca
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Widows

as Dolly Rawlins
First aired: 2002-08-06

The widows of three men killed while trying to steal a famous painting, join forces to find...

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