Marisa Tomei

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-12-04 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Marisa Tomei

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Upgraded

    Upgraded

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The First Purge

    The First Purge

  • Today

    Today

  • Wild Hogs

    Wild Hogs

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

  • The Ides of March

    The Ides of March

  • What Women Want

    What Women Want

  • Laboratory Conditions

    Laboratory Conditions

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • The Big Short

    The Big Short

  • My Cousin Vinny

    My Cousin Vinny

  • The Wrestler

    The Wrestler

  • The Lincoln Lawyer

    The Lincoln Lawyer

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • The King of Staten Island

    The King of Staten Island

  • War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

  • Trainwreck

    Trainwreck

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Slums of Beverly Hills

    Slums of Beverly Hills

  • The Paper

    The Paper

  • Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

    Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

  • Zandalee

    Zandalee

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • Love the Coopers

    Love the Coopers

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • She Came to Me

    She Came to Me

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Frankie

    Frankie

  • Someone Like You...

    Someone Like You...

  • F*ck Valentine's Day

    F*ck Valentine's Day

  • After Everything

    After Everything

  • Parental Guidance

    Parental Guidance

  • Playing for Keeps

    Playing for Keeps

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • The Cold Open

    The Cold Open

  • King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Grace Is Gone

    Grace Is Gone

  • Loitering with Intent

    Loitering with Intent

  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

  • Four Rooms

    Four Rooms

  • Dark Was the Night

    Dark Was the Night

  • Cyrus

    Cyrus

  • What I Want My Words to Do to You

    What I Want My Words to Do to You

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

    Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie

    The Wild Thornberrys Movie

  • Leg Work

    Leg Work

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • The Rewrite

    The Rewrite

  • Untamed Heart

    Untamed Heart

  • Unhook the Stars

    Unhook the Stars

  • Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

    Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

  • The Smack

    The Smack

  • Just a Kiss

    Just a Kiss

  • The Guru

    The Guru

  • Inescapable

    Inescapable

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Since You've Been Gone

    Since You've Been Gone

  • Welcome to Sarajevo

    Welcome to Sarajevo

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Danika

    Danika

  • Delia's Gone

    Delia's Gone

  • A Better Half

    A Better Half

  • Equinox

    Equinox

  • My Own Country

    My Own Country

  • Factotum

    Factotum

  • The Flamingo Kid

    The Flamingo Kid

  • Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

    Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

  • Mongoose

    Mongoose

  • Human Capital

    Human Capital

  • You're Dating a Narcissist!

    You're Dating a Narcissist!

  • Happy Accidents

    Happy Accidents

  • In the Bedroom

    In the Bedroom

  • Loverboy

    Loverboy

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • A Brother's Kiss

    A Brother's Kiss

  • Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

    Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

  • Only Love

    Only Love

  • The Perez Family

    The Perez Family

  • Supermom's Daughter

    Supermom's Daughter

  • Love Is Strange

    Love Is Strange

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Dirk and Betty

    Dirk and Betty

  • Parker Kane

    Parker Kane

  • Spare Parts

    Spare Parts

  • She Said, She Said

    She Said, She Said

  • High Tide

    High Tide

  • We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

  • Salvation Boulevard

    Salvation Boulevard

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

    Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

  • I Hate Kids

    I Hate Kids

  • Jenifer

    Jenifer

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

    Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • She Gets It From Me

    She Gets It From Me

  • Hellhound

    Hellhound

  • Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

    Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event