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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disclosure (2020) | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
| 2 | Hustlers (2019) | Mother | 6.6 | |
| 3 | Star Spangled Banners (2013) | Rosalind Banner | - | - |
| 4 | Loving Leah (2009) | Janice | 5 | |
| 5 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006) | Sylvia Guerrero | 8 | |
| 6 | Mom at Sixteen (2005) | Terry Jeffries | 5.5 | |
| 7 | Bad Apple (2004) | Lorraine Gibbons | - | - |
| 8 | Guilt by Association (2002) | Susan Walker | - | - |
| 9 | Spooky House (2002) | Boss | - | - |
| 10 | Widows (2002) | Dolly Rawlins | - | - |
| 11 | More Dogs Than Bones (2000) | Victoria 'Vic' Galletti | - | - |
| 12 | All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story (2000) | Jane Newhall | - | - |
| 13 | What's Cooking? (2000) | Elizabeth Avila | 6 | |
| 14 | The Minus Man (1999) | Jane | - | - |
| 15 | Gia (1998) | Kathleen Carangi | 7.6 | |
| 16 | Subway Stories (1997) | Leyla (segment "Underground") | - | - |
| 17 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) | Lael Rubin | 9 | |
| 18 | Last Action Hero (1993) | Irene Madigan | 6.5 | |
| 19 | Lost in Yonkers (1993) | Bella Kurnitz | - | - |
| 20 | The Fisher King (1991) | Anne | 8.2 | |
| 21 | Another You (1991) | Elaine | 7 | |
| 22 | Crazy People (1990) | Dr. Liz Baylor | 5 | |
| 23 | Slaves of New York (1989) | Samantha | - | - |
| 24 | Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | Party Guest (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 25 | Married to the Mob (1988) | Connie Russo | - | - |
| 26 | Big (1988) | Mrs. Baskin | 7.8 | |
| 27 | 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) | Kay | 4 | |
| 28 | The Secret of My Success (1987) | Sheila | 6.8 | |
| 29 | Radio Days (1987) | Ad Man | 7 | |
| 30 | Heartburn (1986) | Eve | 6 | |
| 31 | Twisted (1985) | Cybelle | - | - |
| 32 | Four Friends (1981) | Woman in Taxi | 4 | |
| 33 | The Warriors (1979) | Policewoman | 7.2 | |
| 34 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) | American girl in casino | 5 |
