Gia is a 1998 biographical HBO film about the life and times of one of America's first supermodels, Gia Marie Carangi.
 The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper, with Mercedes Ruehl and Elizabeth Mitchell.
 It was directed by Michael Cristofer and written by Cristofer and Jay McInerney.
 The original music score was composed by Terence Blanchard.
The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam.
 It stars Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter in supporting roles.
 The film is about a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered.
Spooky House is a 2002 American family film directed, co-produced and co-written by William Sachs, starring Ben Kingsley and Mercedes Ruehl.
 It was entered into the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, winning two awards, "Best Of Fest" and the "Children's Jury Award".
Lost in Yonkers is a 1993 film adaptation of Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, directed by Martha Coolidge.
 It stars Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Richard Dreyfuss.
 It was the first theatrical feature film to be edited on Avid Media Composer.
Another You is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips.
 It was the final film featuring the pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.
 Co-stars included Mercedes Ruehl, Vanessa Williams and Kevin Pollak.
What's Cooking?
 is a 2000 British/American comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha and starring Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, Joan Chen, Lainie Kazan, Maury Chaykin, Julianna Margulies, Alfre Woodard, and Dennis Haysbert.
Avan Tudor Jogia (born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, activist and director, perhaps best known for his role as Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon sitcom "Victorious" (2010–2013), and as Danny Desai in the ABC drama television series "Twisted" (2013–2014) – a role which earned him nominations at the 2013 and 2014 Teen Choice Awards.
The Amati Girls is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Anne De Salvo.
 It stars Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, and Edith Fields.
The following is a list of Saturn Award nominees and winners for Best Supporting Actress, which rewards the best female supporting performance in a genre film.
 Anne Ramsey and Tilda Swinton are the only actresses to win this award multiple times (twice), while only Whoopi Goldberg and Mercedes Ruehl have won both the Saturn Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same role.
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 LGBT biography television film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring J. D. Pardo, Mercedes Ruehl, and Avan Jogia.
 It premiered on Lifetime Television in the U.S. on June 19, 2006.
 The film dramatizes the events surrounding the 2002 murder of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teenager who was murdered after acquaintances discovered that she had male genitalia.

Question: What is the nationality of the actor who co-starred with J. D. Pardo and Mercedes Ruehl in "A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story"?
Answer: Canadian