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May 7, 2020 · When Mercedes Ruehl roared into 1988’s “Married to the Mob” as a spitfire with olive skin, gaudy bangles and gigantic hair, a star was born. Ruehl had played small parts in “Heartburn,” “ Big ” and other hits, but this marked her true breakthrough.
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, and Alec Baldwin. Pfeiffer plays Angela de Marco, a gangster's widow from Brooklyn, opposite Modine as the undercover FBI agent assigned the task of investigating her mafia connections.
I sat down with actress Mercedes Ruehl during the 1993 press tour for "Lost in Yonkers." We talked about that movie, plus some of her early jobs, her though...
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Ruehl is known for her leading performance in the play Lost in Yonkers (1990) and supporting performance in the film The Fisher King (1991). Her other film credits include Big (1988), Married to the Mob (1988), Last Action Hero (1993), Roseanna's Grave (1997), Gia (1998), The Minus Man (1999) and Hustlers (2019).
Aug 19, 1988 · Married to the Mob: Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Paul Lazar, Alec Baldwin, Captain Haggerty, Marlene Willoughby. A mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
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- Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Jonathan Demme
- 1988-08-19
Photos 73. Known for. The Fisher King. 7.5. Anne Napolitano. 1991. Married to the Mob. 6.2. Connie Russo. 1988. Big.
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Mrs. Tony “The Tiger” Russo ( Mercedes Ruehl) is the film’s wild card: a psychotically jealous wife who will go to any length – and does – to make sure no one else is squeezing her husband.
