But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted.

Ruehl (born February 28 1948) is an American theater television and film actress. In his rave review in The New York Times Ben Brantley called Ruehl's performance "masterly". She is married to painter David Geiser with whom Mercedes Ruehl adopted a son Jake (born 1997).

Ruehl (born February 28 1948) is an American theater television and film actress. Mercedes J.