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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

The Warriors
[ 1979 ] Policewoman
Four Friends
[ 1981 ] Woman in Taxi
Twisted
[ 1986 ] Cybelle
Heartburn
[ 1986 ] Eve
84 Charing Cross Road
[ 1987 ] Kay
The Secret of My Success
[ 1987 ] Sheila
Leader of the Band
[ 1987 ] Miss Cooper
Radio Days
[ 1987 ] Ad Man
Big
[ 1988 ] Mrs. Bkin
Married to the Mob
[ 1988 ] Connie Russo
Slaves of New York
[ 1989 ] Samantha
Crazy People
[ 1990 ] Dr. Liz Baylor
The Fisher King
[ 1991 ] Anne
Another You
[ 1991 ] Elaine
Last Action Hero
[ 1993 ] Mom
Lost in Yonkers
[ 1993 ] Bella
Roseanna's Grave
[ 1997 ] Roseanna
The Minus Man
[ 1999 ] Jane
Out of the Cold
[ 1999 ] Tina
The Amati Girls
[ 2000 ] Grace
More Dogs Than Bones
[ 2000 ] VictoriaVicGalletti
What's Cooking?
[ 2000 ] Elizabeth Avila
Spooky House
[ 2002 ] Boss
Zeyda and the Hitman
[ 2004 ] Esther
Chu and Blossom
[ 2014 ] Mrs. Fefterg
Hustlers
[ 2019 ] 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

Mercedes Ruehl Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Mercedes Ruehl , Woman Before a Glass


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Mercedes Ruehl, The Goat


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Mercedes Ruehl, The Goat

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Mercedes Ruehl, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Mercedes Ruehl, The Rose Tattoo

Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Mercedes Ruehl , The Shadow Box


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Mercedes RuehlLost In Yonkers


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Mercedes Ruehl, Lost in Yonkers


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1991 - Best Actress - Play

Mercedes Ruehl, Lost in Yonkers


winner
Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Mercedes Ruehl , Lost in Yonkers

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Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG to be Presented at Marin Theatre Company


Marin Theatre Company will close out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Larry Owens to Direct Sherie Rene Scott & More in THE DYING GAUL Staged Reading


Co-Founders Patrick Reilly and Tucker Aust have launched The Queer Ensemble. The collective's inaugural event will be a staged reading of Craig Lucas' The Dying Gaul. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

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.

Mercedes Ruehl FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Mercedes Ruehl been in?

Mercedes Ruehl has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Mercedes Ruehl been in?

Mercedes Ruehl has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Mercedes Ruehl been nominated for?

Mercedes Ruehl has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Solo Performance by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Woman Before a Glass," Outstanding Actress in a Play by the Drama Desk Awards for "The Goat," Outstanding Actress in a Play by 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 in a Play by 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 in a Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Lost In Yonkers," Outstanding Actress in a Play by the Drama Desk Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," Best Actress in a Play by 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."

What awards has Mercedes Ruehl won?

Mercedes Ruehl has won several awards for her performances in various plays. She won the Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Goat" and "Lost in Yonkers." Ruehl also received the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Goat" and "Lost in Yonkers." Additionally, she won the Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Lost In Yonkers." Ruehl's accolades include the Best Actress - Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards, both for her role in "Lost in Yonkers."

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