Mercedes Ruehl first got our motors running with
The Warriors (1979), where she turned a bit part into a memorable turn as a sexy, ass-kicking cop. The five-foot-eleven-inch goddess kept working in New York as a respected stage actress and then emerged as a mature beauty as
Dean Stockwell’s filthy-mouthed wife in
Married to the Mob (1988)--not to mention her work that year
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