Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Date of Birth:

Dec 04, 1964

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and nominations for two further Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. After working on the television series As the World Turns, Tomei came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy, My Cousin Vinny, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received two additional Academy Award nominations for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008). Tomei has appeared in a number of successful movies, including What Women Want (2000), Anger Management (2003), Wild Hogs (2007), The Ides of March (2011), and Parental Guidance (2012). She also portrayed May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Tomei has also worked in theater. She was formerly involved with the Naked Angels Theater Company and appeared in plays, such as Daughters (1986), Wait Until Dark (1998), Top Girls (2008), for which she received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and The Realistic Joneses (2014), for which she received a special award at the Drama Desk Awards.

filmography:

Barbecue Barbecue

1970

Loverboy Loverboy

2005

Jenifer Jenifer

2001

Zandalee Zandalee

1991

Upgraded Upgraded

2024

Trainwreck Trainwreck

2015

Brothers Brothers

2024

Frankie Frankie

2019

The Paper The Paper

1994

Only You Only You

1994

The Guru The Guru

2002

War, Inc. War, Inc.

2008

Amsterdam Amsterdam

2009

Alfie Alfie

2004

Oscar Oscar

1991

Chaplin Chaplin

1992

Factotum Factotum

2005

Danika Danika

2006

Wild Hogs Wild Hogs

2007

Equinox Equinox

1992

High Tide High Tide

2024

Only Love Only Love

1998

The Smack The Smack

1970

Cyrus Cyrus

2010

Four Rooms Four Rooms

1995

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