Mercedes Ruehl

Acting

Born: 1948-02-28
From: Queens, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.3

Biography

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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Awards & Nominations4 won · 3 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

2002
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1995
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

The Fisher King

1992
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Fisher King

1992
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Fisher King

1992
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Lost in Yonkers

1991
🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

Lost in Yonkers

1991

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