Mercedes Ruehl
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Queens, New York, USA
American actress Mercedes Ruehl was the daughter of a much-travelled FBI agent, who finally settled in Silver Spring, Maryland. After attending Catholic College in New Rochelle, Ruehl began her career in regional theatre, taking odd jobs during the many dry spells between engagements. For several years, it looked as though she'd be a permanent employee of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. In the late 1970s, Ruehl began chalking up New York stage successes, notably I'm Not Rappaport. She won an Obie for the off-Broadway The Wedding of Betty and Boo and a Tony for Lost in Yonkers. In films since 1979's The Warriors, Ruehl worked steadily but in relative anonymity until winning the Best Supporting Actress award for The Fisher King (1992). Ruehl wasn't able to fill houses as star of the lukewarm film version of Lost in Yonkers (1993), though she still is a most welcome supporting presence in such films as The Last Action Hero (1993).
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Highest Rated Movies
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97%
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92%
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89%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87% | Hustlers |
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— | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | Star Spangled Banners |
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— | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | Running with the Hitman |
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— | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Doctors Of The Dark Side |
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— | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Loving Leah |
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— | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | A Happy Death |
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— | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Operation Lysistrata |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | A Girl like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Mom at Sixteen |
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— | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | Zeyda and the Hitman (Running with the Hitman) |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Spooky House |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Bad Apple |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Guilt by Association |
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— | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | Widows |
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— | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | Bailando con el Alma |
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— | 2001 |
| 46% | The Amati Girls |
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— | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | The Lost Child |
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— | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | More Dogs Than Bones |
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— | 2000 |
| 52% | What's Cooking? |
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$0.7M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl |
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— | 2000 |
| 58% | The Minus Man |
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— | 1999 |
| 92% | Gia |
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— | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | Subway Stories |
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— | 1997 |
| 38% | For Roseanna |
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— | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | North Shore Fish |
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— | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | Indictment: The McMartin Trial |
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— | 1995 |
| 40% | Last Action Hero |
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— | 1993 |
| 71% | Lost in Yonkers |
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— | 1993 |
| 84% | The Fisher King |
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— | 1991 |
| 5% | Another You |
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— | 1991 |
| 37% | Crazy People |
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— | 1990 |
| 22% | Slaves of New York |
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— | 1989 |
| 89% | Married to the Mob |
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— | 1988 |
| 97% | Big |
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— | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | Leader of the Band |
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— | 1987 |
| 51% | The Secret of My Success |
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— | 1987 |
| 87% | 84 Charing Cross Road |
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— | 1987 |
| 90% | Radio Days |
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— | 1987 |
| 45% | Heartburn |
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— | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Twisted |
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— | 1986 |
| 78% | Four Friends |
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— | 1981 |
| 86% | The Warriors |
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— | 1979 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| No Score Yet |
Bull
2016
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| No Score Yet |
NCIS
2003
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| No Score Yet |
2 Broke Girls
2011-2017
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| No Score Yet |
Life in Pieces
2015-2019
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| 24% |
The Mysteries of Laura
2014-2016
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| 78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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| 52% |
Monday Mornings
2013
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| 82% |
Luck
2011-2012
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| No Score Yet |
Law & Order
1990-2010
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| 89% |
Psych
2006-2014
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| 66% |
Entourage
2004-2011
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| No Score Yet |
Charlie Rose
2013-2017
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| 93% |
Frasier
1993-2004
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| No Score Yet |
The Cosby Show
1984-1992
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| No Score Yet |
Kate & Allie
1984-1989
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| No Score Yet |
Inspector George Gently
2008-2017
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Quotes from Mercedes Ruehl's Characters
| Anne Napolitano: | No! You don't get to be nice! I ain't gonna play a stupid game where we act like friends so you get to walk out feeling good about yourself. I'm not a modern woman. If this is over, let's just call it over. |
| Anne Napolitano: | Bullshit! If you're gonna hurt me, hurt me now. Not some long, drawn out hurt that takes months of my life because you don't have the balls! |
| Anne Napolitano: | Bullshit! If you're gonna hurt me, hurt me now. Not some long, drawn out hurt that takes months of my life because you don't have the balls! |
| Anne Napolitano: | I've gone out with some bums but they were beautiful. That's the only reason to go out with a bum. |