Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

1964-12-04

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.

Also appears in

Brothers

Brothers

6.1

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

8.0

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

7.4

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

8.2

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming

7.3

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

7.4

Upgraded

Upgraded

7.2

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

7.3

The First Purge

The First Purge

6.0

The Big Short

The Big Short

7.4

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

7.2

Trainwreck

Trainwreck

5.8

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

6.7

The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger

6.3

Wild Hogs

Wild Hogs

6.0

What Women Want

What Women Want

6.5

Love the Coopers

Love the Coopers

6.0

The Wrestler

The Wrestler

7.5

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

7.5

The Ides of March

The Ides of March

6.7