Mercedes Ruehl: movies and TV shows
Mercedes Ruehl has 73 credits in the archive: 50 films and 23 TV series, from 1951 to 2023. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2023 · busiest year: 1987 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Accused | Connie | TV | 6.9 | 75 |
| 2023 | The Nana Project | Nana | Film | 4.5 | 75 |
| 2020 | Disclosure | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 72 |
| 2019 | Hustlers | Mother | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Grace | TV | 8.3 | 70 |
| 2016 | Bull | Judge Tessa Hudson | TV | 7.1 | 68 |
| 2016 | Bull | Judge Hudson | TV | 7.1 | 68 |
| 2016 | Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Mia | TV | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict | Self | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Val Santiani | TV | 7.1 | 66 |
| 2014 | Chu and Blossom | Mrs. Fefterg | Film | 4.0 | 66 |
| 2013 | Monday Mornings | Judge Beverly Natheson | TV | 6.9 | 65 |
| 2013 | Doubt | Mrs. Syd Newman | Film | — | 65 |
| 2013 | Star Spangled Banners | Rosalind Banner | Film | 5.2 | 65 |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Olga | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2011 | Doctors of the Dark Side | Narrator | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2010 | Goldstar, Ohio | Adriana Rock | Film | — | 62 |
| 2009 | Loving Leah | Janice | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 2006 | Psych | Detective Goochberg | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Sylvia Guerrero | Film | 5.1 | 58 |
| 2005 | Mom at Sixteen | Terry Jeffries | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 2004 | Entourage | Rita Chase | TV | 7.4 | 56 |
| 2004 | Bad Apple | Lorraine Gibbons | Film | 4.1 | 56 |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the Hitman | Esther | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Marie Quinn | TV | 7.6 | 55 |
| 2002 | Widows | Dolly Rawlins | TV | 8.5 | 54 |
| 2002 | Guilt by Association | Susan Walker | Film | 5.1 | 54 |
| 2002 | Spooky House | Boss | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2001 | The Amati Girls | Grace | Film | 4.7 | 53 |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Elizabeth Avila | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2000 | More Dogs Than Bones | Victoria 'Vic' Galletti | Film | 4.9 | 52 |
| 2000 | All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | Jane Newhall | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 2000 | The Lost Child | Rebecca | Film | 7.1 | 52 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lucia Barba | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1999 | The Minus Man | Jane | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 1999 | Out of the Cold | Tina | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1998 | Gia | Kathleen Carangi | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1997 | Subway Stories | Leyla (segment "Underground") | Film | 5.6 | 49 |
| 1997 | North Shore Fish | Florence | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Roseanna | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Lael Rubin | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1994 | On Hope | Film | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Kate Costas | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Irene Madigan | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1993 | Lost in Yonkers | Bella Kurnitz | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1991 | The Fisher King | Anne | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1991 | Another You | Elaine | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Zina Rybakov | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Clara Lloyd | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1990 | Crazy People | Dr. Liz Baylor | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 41 |
| 1989 | Slaves of New York | Samantha | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 1988 | Big | Mrs. Baskin | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1988 | Married to the Mob | Connie Russo | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success | Sheila | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Kay | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Ad Man | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1987 | Leader of the Band | Miss Cooper | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Eve | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1985 | Twisted | Cybelle | Film | 4.9 | 37 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Bernadette Foley | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | TV | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1984 | Mom's on Strike | Sandy | Film | — | 36 |
| 1981 | Four Friends | Woman in Taxi | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1979 | The Warriors | Policewoman | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | American girl in casino | Film | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Sandy | TV | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 14 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 5 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rebecca | TV | 8.8 | 3 |
| People Not Places | Film | — | — |