Luck be a lady tonight for Oscar-winner Mercedes Ruehl!
The 63-year part-Cuban actress is moving from guest star to series regular on HBO’s drama series Luck in its second season.
Ruehl, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1991 for her role in The Fisher King, plays Julietta Caligari, the mother of Renzo (Ritchie Coster). It’s a role she originates in an upcoming guest appearance on the horse racing drama series’ current freshman season.
Starring fellow Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, Luck is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of horse racing and gambling’s denizens—owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers.
Luck received a 10-episode second-season pickup last week shortly after its official premiere.
Most recently, Ruehl has appeared on Entourage, Psych and Law & Order.
HBO’s Luck may have run out of suerte… But that doesn’t mean Mercedes Ruehl’s luck has. The 63-year part-Cuban actress, who was promoted from guest star to series regular or the second season of HBO’s recently cancelled drama series, will star opposite Ryan Hansen in Fox’s comedy pilot El Jefe.…
Mercedes Ruehl has no doubt what her next television project will be… The 65-year-old part-Cuban Oscar- and Tony-winning actress has signed on to star opposite Steve Coogan and Carla Gugino in ABC’s legal drama pilot Doubt. From Sony Pictures Television, the project centers on Vincent (portrayed by Coogan), a former…
Mercedes Ruehl has landed a new project… The 73-year-old part-Puerto Rican Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actress will star in The Nana Project, a mockumentary-style comedy from actor-director Robin Givens, which is scheduled to go into production in the Atlanta area in January. Ruehl will star opposite Nolan Gould and Will Peltz in the film. Set primarily in…
