Marisa Tomei
American actress (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
Marisa Tomei | |
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Born | (1964-12-04) December 4, 1964 (age 59) New York City, U.S. |
Education | Boston University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Works | Full list |
Partner | Logan Marshall-Green (2008–2012) |
Awards | Full list |
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 and appeared in Daughters (1986) before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark (1998). 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 The Realistic Joneses (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019.