American theater, television, and film actress, Mercedes Ruehl won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for "The Fisher King" and Tony Award for portraying the role of Bella Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers in 1991.
Early Life (Childhood)She was born and raised in Queens, New York along with her younger brother Peter Ruehl, who was a columnist until his death in 2011. She attended College of New Rochelle and graduated in 1969. She has not mentioned about her net worth. Some online sources say, she has a staggering net worth of $16 million.
Interesting FactsHer first starring role came in 1984's; I'm Not Rappaport. However, she earned the fame when she landed two scene-stealing supporting roles in feature films, that of Josh's mother in Big and a Mafia wife in Married to the Mob.
Personal LifeShe married American artist and painter, David Geiser in 1976. Since starting their conjugal life, they are living happily together. There is no any issue of separation between them. The couple son born who they offered to an adaption family in 1976. They later adopted a son, Jake born in 1995.
NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENTShe has several awards and nominations, Academy Awards, USA, Golden Globes USA, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, American Comedy Awards, USA, Boston Film Festival, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
RumorTo date, she has not been the part of any rumor or controversy.
