Marisa Tomei

Acting

Born: 1964-12-04
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 3.5

Also Known As

Marisa Veriga Tomei

Biography

Marisa Tomei (/toʊˈmeɪ/, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).  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), Danika (2006), 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. She appeared in John Morgan Evans' Daughters (1986) off-Broadway before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark opposite Quentin Tarantino (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 Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marisa Tomei, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations11 won · 26 nominated

🏆 Won

Drama Desk Special Award

The Realistic Joneses

2014
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

The Ides of March

2011
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Cyrus

2010
🏆 Won

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2009
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

The Wrestler

2009
Nominated

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2009
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2009
🏆 Won

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
🏆 Won

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
🏆 Won

San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
🏆 Won

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
🏆 Won

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

2008
Nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2008
Nominated

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Wrestler

2008
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

In the Bedroom

2002
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

In the Bedroom

2002
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

In the Bedroom

2001
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

In the Bedroom

2001
Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

In the Bedroom

2001
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Unhook the Stars

1997
Nominated

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host

1997
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

My Cousin Vinny

1993
🏆 Won

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

My Cousin Vinny

1993
🏆 Won

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

Untamed Heart

1993
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

My Cousin Vinny

1993
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

Untamed Heart

1993
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

My Cousin Vinny

1993
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

Oscar

1992
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1986

Acting122 titles

Production3 titles