Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl
Ruehl in East Hampton, New York in October 2009
Born	Mercedes J. Ruehl (1948-02-28) February 28, 1948 Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	David Geiser

Mercedes Ruehl (born February 28. 1948) is an American stage, television and motion picture actress. She was born in New York City. She is best known for her supporting role in the 1991 movie The Fisher King.

Work

Movies

Year	Movie	Role	Other notes
1976	Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands	American girl in casino
1979	The Warriors	Policewoman in Central Park
1981	Four Friends	Woman in Taxi
1986	Twisted	Cybelle
	Heartburn	Eve
1987	Leader of the Band	Miss Cooper
	Radio Days	Ad Men
	84 Charing Cross Road	Kay
	The Secret of My Success	Sheila
1988	Big	Mrs. Baskin
	Married to the Mob	Connie Russo	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
1989	Slaves of New York	Samantha
	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Party Guest	uncredited
1990	Crazy People	Dr. Liz Baylor
1991	Another You	Elaine
	The Fisher King	Anne Napolitano	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1993	Lost in Yonkers	Bella Kurnitz
	Last Action Hero	Irene Madigan
1994	On Hope	Wendy
1995	Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Lael Rubin
1997	Roseanna's Grave	Roseanna 'Rosa'
1999	The Minus Man	Jane Durwin
	Out of the Cold	Tina
2000	Spooky House	Boss
	What's Cooking?	Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Avila
	More Dogs Than Bones	Victoria 'Vic' Galletti
	The Amati Girls	Grace
2004	Zeyda and the Hitman	Esther
2007	A Happy Death	Aunt Rosa
2009	Loving Leah	Janice Lever

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Mom's on Strike	Sandy
1985	Our Family Honor	Louise Taylor	Episode: "Homecoming"
1986	Kate & Allie	Millie	Episode: "Late Bloomer"
1990	The Cosby Show	Bernadette Foley	Episode: "The Moves"
1995	Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Lael Rubin
1995–1996	Frasier	Kate Costas	5 episodes
1997	SUBWAY Stories: Tales from the Underground	Leyla	Segment: "Underground"
	North Shore Fish	Florence
1998	Gia	Kathleen Carangi
2000	All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story	Jane Newhall
	The Lost Child	Rebecca	Hallmark Hall of Fame
2001	Mr. Life
2002	Guilt by Association	Susan Walker
	Widows	Dolly Rawlins	Miniseries
2004	1-800-Missing	Emanuelle Baker	Episode: "These Dreams Before Me"
	Bad Apple	Lorraine Gibbons
	Law & Order	Zina Rybakov	Episode: "All in the Family"
2005	Mom at Sixteen	Terry Jeffries	Nominated — Prism Award Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries
2006	Entourage	Rita Chase	Episodes: "Aquamom" and "Return To Queens Blvd"
	A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story	Sylvia Guerrero	Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Actress - Television
2007	Psych	Detective Goochberg	Episode: "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast"
2009	Law & Order	Judge Clara Lloyd	Episode: "By Perjury"