Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei
Tomei at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival
Born (1964-12-04) December 4, 1964 (age 59)
New York City, U.S.
EducationBoston University
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
WorksFull list
PartnerLogan Marshall-Green (2008–2012)
AwardsFull list

Marisa Tomei (/toʊˈmeɪ/ toh-MAY, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964)[1] is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).

Her early appearances were in the soap opera As the World Turns (1983–1985) and the first season of the sitcom A Different World (1987). Tomei's other notable films include Chaplin (1992), The Paper (1994), What Women Want (2000), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Wild Hogs (2007), The Wrestler (2008), The Ides of March (2011), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Parental Guidance (2012), The Big Short (2015), and The King of Staten Island (2020). She also portrayed May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Captain America: Civil War (2016) to Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

Tomei was a founding member of the Naked Angels Theater Company.[2] She appeared in John Morgan Evans' Daughters (1986) off-Broadway before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark opposite Quentin Tarantino (1998).[3] [4]She earned a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Top Girls (2008), and a special Drama Desk Award for Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses (2014).[5] She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019.[6]

  1. ^ "Marisa Tomei Biography". Biography.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Founding Members | naked angels". naked-angels. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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  4. ^ Gussow, Mel (April 4, 1986). "THEATER: 'DAUGHTERS,' BY JOHN MORGAN EVANS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Gardner, Elysa. "Keeping up with 'The Realistic Joneses' a sharp treat". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Brantley, Ben (October 16, 2019). "Review: Marisa Tomei Braves a Typhoon in 'The Rose Tattoo'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 1, 2024.