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Mercedes, Dizzy and Bill

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Marc Myers
Oct 14, 2017
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The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed actress Mercedes Ruehl for my "House Call" column on growing up around the country with her F.B.I. agent dad and her mom (go here). Mercedes caught the acting bug after her mother and aunt gave her a trunk of old scarves, shoes and hats. Perfect for role-playing when friends came over for play-dates. M…

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