About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
NCISSeries • 2003
FrasierSeries • 1993
2 Broke GirlsSeries • 2011
PsychSeries • 2006
BullSeries • 2016
EntourageSeries • 2004
New AmsterdamSeries • 2018
The Cosby ShowSeries • 1984
Life in PiecesSeries • 2015
ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972
AccusedSeries • 2023
The Mysteries of LauraSeries • 2014
Kate & AllieSeries • 1984
GiaMovie • 1998
Last Action HeroMovie • 1993
BigMovie • 1988
The WarriorsMovie • 1979
HustlersMovie • 2019
The Fisher KingMovie • 1991
Crimes and MisdemeanorsMovie • 1989
The Secret of My SuccessMovie • 1987
Married to the MobMovie • 1988