Mercedes Ruehl

    Actor, Soundtrack

    Birthdate: Feb 28, 1948

    Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

    Ruehl received her first Academy Award nomination and win for her performance as Anne Napolitano, the emotionally driven girlfriend to fallen radio personality, (played by Jeff Bridges), in Terry Gilliam's masterpiece, The Fisher King (1991). In addition to an Oscar, and a Golden Globe, Ruehl's performance garnered several accolades. Los Angeles Times commended the performance, calling it "a bravura performance that runs from high, bantering comedy to an intense projection of pain and sorrow."

    Notable film credits include The Fisher King (1991), Lost in Yonkers (1993) and For Roseanna (1997).

    Known For

    The Fisher King
    The Fisher King

    (1991)

    Married to the Mob
    Married to the Mob

    (1988)

    Big
    Big

    (1988)

    The Secret of My Success
    The Secret of My Success

    (1987)

    Mercedes Ruehl Movies

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    • 2023 |
      The Nana Project
    • 2019 |

      Hustlers

      asMother
    • 2015 |

      Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

      asSelf
    • 2014 |
      Chu and Blossom
    • 2011 |
      Doctors of the Dark Side
    • 2001 |
      Spooky House
    • 2000 |
      The Amati Girls
    • 2000 |
      More Dogs Than Bones
    • 2000 |
      What's Cooking?
    • 1999 |
      Out of the Cold
    • 1999 |
      The Minus Man
    • 1997 |
      For Roseanna
    • 1993 |
      Last Action Hero
    • 1993 |
      Lost in Yonkers
    • 1991 |
      The Fisher King
    • 1991 |
      Another You
    • 1989 |
      Slaves of New York
    • 1988 |

      Big

      asMrs. Baskin
    • 1987 |
      Leader of the Band
    • 1987 |
      84 Charing Cross Road
    Mercedes Ruehl: Biography, Movies, Net Worth & Photos