Marisa Tomei

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-12-04 (61 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

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    Crazy, Stupid, Love.

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The First Purge

    The First Purge

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Upgraded

    Upgraded

  • The Big Short

    The Big Short

  • 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"

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

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

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • What Women Want

    What Women Want

  • 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"

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

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

  • Love the Coopers

    Love the Coopers

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

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

  • Inescapable

    Inescapable

  • Wild Hogs

    Wild Hogs

  • My Cousin Vinny

    My Cousin Vinny

  • Untamed Heart

    Untamed Heart

  • Only You

    Only You

  • The Guru

    The Guru

  • The Lincoln Lawyer

    The Lincoln Lawyer

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

  • She Came to Me

    She Came to Me

  • Laboratory Conditions

    Laboratory Conditions

  • The Ides of March

    The Ides of March

  • Zandalee

    Zandalee

  • Four Rooms

    Four Rooms

  • Trainwreck

    Trainwreck

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • Frankie

    Frankie

  • Dirk and Betty

    Dirk and Betty

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Parental Guidance

    Parental Guidance

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Cyrus

    Cyrus

  • War, Inc.

    War, Inc.

  • The Smack

    The Smack

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Mongoose

    Mongoose

  • The Wrestler

    The Wrestler

  • Only Love

    Only Love

  • Human Capital

    Human Capital

  • Today

    Today

  • The Paper

    The Paper

  • Someone Like You...

    Someone Like You...

  • After Everything

    After Everything

  • Loverboy

    Loverboy

  • Happy Accidents

    Happy Accidents

  • Equinox

    Equinox

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie

    The Wild Thornberrys Movie

  • The King of Staten Island

    The King of Staten Island

  • Danika

    Danika

  • In the Bedroom

    In the Bedroom

  • Parker Kane

    Parker Kane

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Delia's Gone

    Delia's Gone

  • Welcome to Sarajevo

    Welcome to Sarajevo

  • Since You've Been Gone

    Since You've Been Gone

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

    Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

  • Slums of Beverly Hills

    Slums of Beverly Hills

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

    Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

  • Just a Kiss

    Just a Kiss

  • Dark Was the Night

    Dark Was the Night

  • Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

    Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

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

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Leg Work

    Leg Work

  • Grace Is Gone

    Grace Is Gone

  • A Better Half

    A Better Half

  • Spare Parts

    Spare Parts

  • Loitering with Intent

    Loitering with Intent

  • The Flamingo Kid

    The Flamingo Kid

  • A Brother's Kiss

    A Brother's Kiss

  • Unhook the Stars

    Unhook the Stars

  • The Cold Open

    The Cold Open

  • F*ck Valentine's Day

    F*ck Valentine's Day

  • The Perez Family

    The Perez Family

  • You're Dating a Narcissist!

    You're Dating a Narcissist!

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • What I Want My Words to Do to You

    What I Want My Words to Do to You

  • My Own Country

    My Own Country

  • Playing for Keeps

    Playing for Keeps

  • High Tide

    High Tide

  • Supermom's Daughter

    Supermom's Daughter

  • The Rewrite

    The Rewrite

  • Love Is Strange

    Love Is Strange

  • Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

    Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • She Said, She Said

    She Said, She Said

  • I Hate Kids

    I Hate Kids

  • Factotum

    Factotum

  • Salvation Boulevard

    Salvation Boulevard

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Jenifer

    Jenifer

  • Hellhound

    Hellhound

  • She Gets It From Me

    She Gets It From Me

  • Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

    Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event