Mercedes Ruehl

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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.

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Mercedes Ruehl STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Second Stage Broadway Revival Production, 2018
Mrs. Beckoff

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Revival, 2017
Ma

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2009
Lily Adler

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Stevie

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1999
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1995
Serafina Delle Rose

[Broadway]
1994
Beverly

[Broadway]
1991
Bella

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1985
Clara


Mercedes Ruehl Movies

[1979]The Warriors Policewoman

[1981]Four Friends Woman in Taxi

[1986]Twisted Cybelle

[1986]Heartburn Eve

[1987]84 Charing Cross Road Kay

[1987]The Secret of My Success Sheila

[1987]Leader of the Band Miss Cooper

[1987]Radio Days Ad Man

[1988]Big Mrs. Bkin

[1988]Married to the Mob Connie Russo

[1989]Slaves of New York Samantha

[1990]Crazy People Dr. Liz Baylor

[1991]The Fisher King Anne

[1991]Another You Elaine

[1993]Last Action Hero Mom

[1993]Lost in Yonkers Bella

[1997]Roseanna's Grave Roseanna

[1999]The Minus Man Jane

[1999]Out of the Cold Tina

[2000]The Amati Girls Grace

[2000]More Dogs Than Bones VictoriaVicGalletti

[2000]What's Cooking? Elizabeth Avila

[2002]Spooky House Boss

[2004]Zeyda and the Hitman Esther

[2014]Chu and Blossom Mrs. Fefterg

[2019]Hustlers Mother


Mercedes Ruehl TV Shows

Bull Judge Tessa Hudson

Entourage Rita Chase

Frasier Kate Costas

Law & Order Judge Clara Lloyd, Zina Rybakov

Power Connie Teresi

The Doctors Nurse Ursula

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Jeff Cohen's SQUEAKY Will Receive Developmental Readings This Month

As part of its new Building the Box Developmental Reading Series, Out of the Box Theatrics will present readings of SQUEAKY, a poignant autobiographical comedy by Drama Desk Award winner Jeff Cohen.

Playwrights' Theatre Of East Hampton to Present Concert Staging Of A MILONGA FOR GABRIEL ISSACS

Join in for a concert staging of the new comedy with music 'A Milonga for Gabriel Issacs' on October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Written by John McCaffrey and Mark Singer, directed by Paul Lincoln, and featuring music by The Oscar Feldman Trio and live tango by Sandra Antognazzi. Tickets available online.

The Hispanic Organization of Latino Actors Reveals HOLA Awards Nominees

The Hispanic Organization of Latino Actors (HOLA) announced this year’s HOLA Awards nominees. Learn more about this year's nominees here!

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts Summer Gala 2023

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts held its Summer Gala on Saturday, July 8, at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor with Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Julie Andrews, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

Jeffrey Carlson, Star of TABOO and THE GOAT, Has Passed Away at 48

According to various reports, Jeffrey Carlson, best known for originating the role of Marilyn in TABOO and Billy in Edward Albee's THE GOAT on Broadway, has passed away. He was 48.

The Ensemble Company To Present Explosive WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

The Ensemble Company, now in their fifth year in residence at Penguin Point Productions located within the Oviedo Mall, continues its 2023 season with a production of Edward Albee's masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which celebrated 60 years in 2022.  Virginia Woolf is rescheduled from The Ensemble Company's 2022 season.

¡AMERICANO! THE MUSICAL, Emilio Sosa, Caesar Samayoa & More to Receive 2022 HOLA Awards

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors has announced the 21st. Annual HOLA Awards Gala Benefit which honors top Latino and Hispanic talents who have shown excellence in film, television, and theatre.

Photos: Bay Street Honors Harris Yulin and Mercedes Ruehl at A NIGHT IN THE TROPICS

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has shared photographs from its Mini Gala Dinner and Reception, A Night In The Tropics, held Saturday, July 16, at the home of Bay Street Theater Board of Trustee Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley.

Feature: Bay Street Honors Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin with The Joel Grey Lifetime Achievement Award at Bay Street

Board Member Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley hosted the event! On Saturday, July 16, 2022, Bay Street Board Member Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley hosted a celebration at their East Hampton estate for Bay Street Theater, honoring Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin. Ruehl and Yulin were honored with Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center For The Arts's Joel Grey Lifetime Achievement Award as actors and for their many years of support for the East End's arts community.

Bay Street Theater Announces Two Mini Gala Dinners In Support Of Educational Programs

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is hosting a series of summertime Mini Gala Dinners and Cocktail Receptions honoring performers, artists, and patrons of the arts, including Harris Yulin, Mercedes Ruehl, and Jules Feiffer.

Mercedes Ruehl & Harris Yulin to Star in Suffolk Theater's LOVE LETTERS By A.R. Gurney

Suffolk Theater will present Academy Award winner Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin starring in a production of Love Letters, written by A.R. Gurney, directed by Harris Yulin, and produced by Josh Gladstone on Saturday, July 9 at 8PM and Sunday, July 10 at 3PM.

A VICIOUS CIRCLE Will Have an Industry Reading Next Week

A new play about the decades-long, tempestuous friendship between Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley will receive an industry reading on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Photos: On the Red Carpet at The Actors Fund Gala

View photos from the gala and learn about their rebrand!

The Actors Fund Changes Identity to the Entertainment Community Fund

The Actors Fund, the 140-year-old national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced at its Annual Gala yesterday that, effective immediately, they have changed their name to Entertainment Community Fund, in order to better reflect the broad scope of industry professionals they help.

The Old Opera House Theatre Company to Stage LOST IN YONKERS

The Old Opera Theatre Company is set to present the Neil Simon play, Lost in Yonkers. The production, directed by Amy Hebb, is a drama/comedy that is not recommended for children under thirteen. The show dates the weekends of March 18, 19, and 20, and March 25, 26, and 27, 2022. 

VIDEO: Happy Birthday to Broadway Legend Bernadette Peters

Happy Birthday to the one and only Bernadette Peters! Today, we're celebrating one of Broadway's favorite stars with a look back on some highlights from her career.

League of Professional Theatre Women Announces Leadership & 2022 Spring Events

The League of Professional Theatre Womenan organization which has championed women in the professional theatre for four decades, today announced the youngest, most diverse leadership in its history: co-presidents Mary E. Hodges & Katrin Hilbe, and Executive Vice President, Malini Singh McDonald.  

LOST IN YONKERS Comes to The Old Opera House Theatre Company in 2022

By America’s great comic playwright, this memory play is set in Yonkers in 1942. The hit Broadway production featured Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Kevin Spacey in award-winning performances.

Legendary Broadway Producer Liz McCann Dies at 90

ELIZABETH IRELAND McCANN, the iconoclastic Broadway producer who won nine Tony Awards during a 60-year career in theater, died after a bout with cancer on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, according to her longtime associate and friend, Kristen Luciani.  She was 90 years old. 

Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, Daphne Rubin-Vega and More Set For Fundraiser To Save LAByrinth Theatre

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to raise the needed funds and has already raised $45,000.00 of the $75,000.00 goal.

Mercedes Ruehl FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Mercedes Ruehl has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

Mercedes Ruehl has not appeared in the West End.

Mercedes Ruehl has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Woman Before a Glass," Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Goat," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Goat," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?," Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Rose Tattoo," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Shadow Box," Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Lost In Yonkers," Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," Best Actress - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lost in Yonkers."

Mercedes Ruehl has won several awards for her performances in various plays. These include Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Goat" and "Lost in Yonkers," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Goat" and "Lost in Yonkers," Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Lost In Yonkers," Best Actress - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lost in Yonkers."

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