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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Voice actor, Actor, Stage actor
Birthday
(Friday)
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English, Italian
Residences
New York City
Education
Edward R. Murrow High School, Boston University, Boston University College of Fine Arts, Andries Hudde Junior High School
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Popularity
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Screen debut
First screen credit at age 19
Year context
Born in 1964 -- Civil Rights Act signed; Gulf of Tonkin incident; Lyndon B. Johnson was US president
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Career
Career spanning 40 years (1984-2024)
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Filmography (35)
AWARDS (16)
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Drama Desk Special Award
2014
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Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009
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San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
2008
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Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
2008
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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.
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Marisa Tomei was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
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Marisa Tomei has 35 credits in our database. Notable titles include Brothers (2024), No-No (2024), Upgraded (2024), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), This Changes Everything (2019).
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