7.7
7.7
The Warriors
1979
as Policewoman
Mercedes Ruehl
Acting
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Mercedes J. Ruehl ( ROOL; born February 28, 1948) is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. Ruehl won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as video store owner and romantic interest in Terry Gilliam's fantasy comedy drama The Fisher King (1991). She also acted in the films The Warriors (1979), Heartburn (1986), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Big (1988), Married to the Mob (1988), Last Action Hero (1993), Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), Roseanna's Grave (1997), Gia (1998), The Minus Man (1999) and Hustlers (2019). On television, she had a recurring role as a radio station manager in the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1995 to 1996. On stage, she made her Broadway debut in the Herb Gardner play I'm Not Rappaport (1985). She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in the Neil Simon drama Lost in Yonkers (1991). She reprised the role in the 1993 film of the same name. She was further Tony-nominated for her performances in Michael Cristofer's The Shadow Box (1995) and Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (2002). She has also acted in Broadway productions of The Rose Tattoo (1995), The American Plan (2009), and Torch Song (2017).
Filmography (44 movies)
7.3
7.3
The Fisher King
1991
as Anne
7.2
7.2
Big
1988
as Mrs. Baskin
7.2
7.2
84 Charing Cross Road
1987
as Kay
7.1
7.1
Gia
1998
as Kathleen Carangi
7.0
7.0
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
as Lael Rubin
6.9
6.9
Loving Leah
2009
as Janice
6.8
6.8
Doctors of the Dark Side
2011
as Narrator
6.5
6.5
The Secret of My Success
1987
as Sheila
6.5
6.5
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
2015
as Self
6.5
6.5
Last Action Hero
1993
as Irene Madigan
6.5
6.5
Hustlers
2019
as Mother
6.4
6.4
Roseanna's Grave
1997
as Roseanna
6.4
6.4
Mom at Sixteen
2005
as Terry Jeffries
6.3
6.3
Lost in Yonkers
1993
as Bella Kurnitz
6.0
6.0
The Lost Child
2000
as Rebecca
6.0
6.0
On Hope
1994
6.0
6.0
Heartburn
1986
as Eve
5.9
5.9
Spooky House
2002
as Boss
5.9
5.9
Married to the Mob
1988
as Connie Russo
5.9
5.9
Crazy People
1990
as Dr. Liz Baylor
5.6
5.6
Star Spangled Banners
2013
as Rosalind Banner
5.5
5.5
What's Cooking?
2000
as Elizabeth Avila
5.4
5.4
Another You
1991
as Elaine
5.4
5.4
The Minus Man
1999
as Jane
5.3
5.3
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
2006
as Sylvia Guerrero
5.3
5.3
Subway Stories
1997
as Leyla (segment "Underground")
5.1
5.1
Slaves of New York
1989
as Samantha
5.0
5.0
Out of the Cold
1999
as Tina
4.8
4.8
Guilt by Association
2002
as Susan Walker
4.6
4.6
More Dogs Than Bones
2000
as Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
4.5
4.5
The Nana Project
2023
as Nana
4.4
4.4
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
2000
as Jane Newhall
4.0
4.0
Chu and Blossom
2014
as Mrs. Fefterg
3.5
3.5
Bad Apple
2004
as Lorraine Gibbons
3.0
3.0
Leader of the Band
1987
as Miss Cooper
3.0
3.0
Zeyda and the Hitman
2004
as Esther
2.5
2.5
The Amati Girls
2001
as Grace
North Shore Fish
1997
as Florence
Doubt
2013
as Mrs. Syd Newman
People Not Places
TBA
Mom's On Strike
1984
as Sandy
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
2016
as Self
Goldstar, Ohio
2010
as Adriana Rock
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