Marisa Tomei
Acting

Marisa Tomei

December 4, 1964 (61 years old) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Marisa Veriga 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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989 • TV

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011 • Movie

What Women Want

What Women Want

2000 • Movie

Movie Credits (52)

Acting

2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

as Kate

2000

What Women Want

as Lola

1992

Chaplin

as Mabel Normand

2008

War, Inc.

as Natalie Hegalhuzen

2007

Wild Hogs

as Maggie

1998

Only Love

as Evie

1991

Oscar

as Lisa Provolone

1992

My Cousin Vinny

as Mona Lisa Vito

2003

Anger Management

as Linda

2002

The Guru

as Lexi

1995

Four Rooms

as Margaret

2010

Cyrus

as Molly Fawcett

2012

Parental Guidance

as Alice Simmons

2006

Danika

as Danika Merrick

2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

as Maggie McPherson

2013

Love, Marilyn

as Self

2011

The Ides of March

as Ida Horowicz

2000

Happy Accidents

as Ruby Weaver

1992

Equinox

as Rosie Rivers

The Smack

Crew

2024

High Tide

Executive Producer

2014

Loitering with Intent

Producer

TV Credits (26)

Acting

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1989

The Simpsons

as Sara Sloane (voice)

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

1989

Seinfeld

as Marisa Tomei

2 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2010

Conan

as Self

2 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

2 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2015

Empire

as Mimi Whiteman

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

2 episodes

1987

A Different World

as Maggie Lauten

22 episodes

2004

Rescue Me

as Angie

4 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1 episodes

1982

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

1 episodes

2005

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2012

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
December 4, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
6.6

Career Stats

52
Movies
26
TV Shows