Marisa Tomei
Born: 1964-12-04 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- She Came to Me as Katrina Trento
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022
- Delia's Gone as Fran
- A Better Half as (voice)
2021
- Spider-Man: No Way Home as May Parker
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
- The King of Staten Island as Margie Carlin
- Human Capital as Carrie Manning
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Satan
- Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event as Blue
2019
- Avengers: Endgame as Aunt May
- Spider-Man: Far From Home as May Parker
- Frankie as Ilene
- This Changes Everything as Self
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Edith Bunker
- The Cold Open
- I Hate Kids as Christine Hurley
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Edith Bunker
2018
- The First Purge as Dr. May Updale / Architect
- Laboratory Conditions as Emma Holloway
- After Everything as Dr. Lisa Harden
- Dark Was the Night as Margaret Lang
2017
- Spider-Man: Homecoming as May Parker
- Citizen Jane: Battle for the City as Jane Jacobs (voice)
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as May Parker
- Seed: The Untold Story ... (Co-Producer)
2015
- Empire as Mimi Whiteman
- The Big Short as Cynthia Baum
- Love the Coopers as Emma Newport
- Trainwreck as The Dog Owner
- Spare Parts as Gwen Kolinsky
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Loitering with Intent as Gigi
- Love Is Strange as Kate
- The Rewrite as Holly Carpenter
2013
- Love, Marilyn as Self
- She Said, She Said as Marishka
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Inescapable as Fatima
- Parental Guidance as Alice Simmons
2011
- Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Kate
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Maggie McPherson
- The Ides of March as Ida Horowicz
- Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden as Self (uncredited)
- Salvation Boulevard as Honey Foster
2010
- Conan as Self
- Cyrus as Molly Fawcett
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Amsterdam as Donna
- The People Speak as Self
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
2008
- War, Inc. as Natalie Hegalhuzen
- The Wrestler as Cassidy
- Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made as Self
2007
- Wild Hogs as Maggie
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead as Gina Hanson
- Grace Is Gone as Woman at Pool
2006
- Danika as Danika Merrick
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Meredith Morrison
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- Loverboy as Sybil
- Factotum as Laura
2004
- Rescue Me as Angie
- Alfie as Julie
- Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin as Herself - Guest (uncredited)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Anger Management as Linda
- What I Want My Words to Do to You as Self
2002
- The Guru as Lexi
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Bree Blackburn (voice)
- Just a Kiss as Paula
2001
- Someone Like You... as Liz
- In the Bedroom as Natalie Strout
- Jenifer as Nina Capelli
2000
- What Women Want as Lola
- Happy Accidents as Ruby Weaver
- King of the Jungle as Det. Costello
- The Watcher as Dr. Polly Beilman
- Dirk and Betty as Paris
1999
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998
- Only Love as Evie
- Slums of Beverly Hills as Rita Abromowitz
- My Own Country as Mattie Vines
- Since You've Been Gone as Tori (uncredited)
1997
- The View as Self
- Welcome to Sarajevo as Nina
- A Brother's Kiss as Missy
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Unhook the Stars as Monica
- Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
1995
- Four Rooms as Margaret
- The Perez Family as Dorita Evita Perez
1994
- Only You as Faith Corvatch
- The Paper as Martha Hackett
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Untamed Heart as Caroline
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- My Cousin Vinny as Mona Lisa Vito
- Chaplin as Mabel Normand
- Equinox as Rosie Rivers
1990
- Parker Kane as April Haynes
1989
- The Simpsons as Sara Sloane (voice)
- Seinfeld as Marisa Tomei
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1987
- A Different World as Maggie Lauten
- Supermom's Daughter as Noelle Crandall
- Leg Work as Donna Ricci
- A Different World as Maggie Lauten
1986
- Playing for Keeps as Tracy
1984
- The Flamingo Kid as Mandy
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self