Mercedes J. Ruehl (/ruË l/; born February , ) is an American screen
and stage actor. She is the recipient of several accolades, including
an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk
Award, two Obie Awardsz, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.Ruehl is
known for her leading performance in the play Lost in Yonkers () and
supporting performance in the film The Fisher King (). Her other film
credits include Big (), Married to the Mob (), Last Action Hero (),
Roseanna's Grave (), and Hustlers ().Ruehl was born in Jackson
Heights, Queens, New York City, the daughter of Mercedes J. Ruehl, a
schoolteacher, and Vincent Ruehl, an FBI agent. Her father was of
German and Irish descent and her mother was of Cuban and Irish
ancestry. The family frequently moved during her childhood due to
Vincent Ruehl's assignments with the FBI, and lived in other states
including Silver Spring, MD. Ruehl was raised Catholic.She attended
College of New Rochelle and graduated in with a BA in English.
and stage actor. She is the recipient of several accolades, including
an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk
Award, two Obie Awardsz, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.Ruehl is
known for her leading performance in the play Lost in Yonkers () and
supporting performance in the film The Fisher King (). Her other film
credits include Big (), Married to the Mob (), Last Action Hero (),
Roseanna's Grave (), and Hustlers ().Ruehl was born in Jackson
Heights, Queens, New York City, the daughter of Mercedes J. Ruehl, a
schoolteacher, and Vincent Ruehl, an FBI agent. Her father was of
German and Irish descent and her mother was of Cuban and Irish
ancestry. The family frequently moved during her childhood due to
Vincent Ruehl's assignments with the FBI, and lived in other states
including Silver Spring, MD. Ruehl was raised Catholic.She attended
College of New Rochelle and graduated in with a BA in English.
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