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Marisa Tomei
2 FOLLOWERS • 48 CREDITS • DEC 4, 1964 • 59
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
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Tony Awards
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Today
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Saturday Night Live
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Simpsons
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Teen Choice Awards
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Finding Your Roots
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Daily Show
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Rescue Me
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Late Night with David Letterman
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Empire
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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Seinfeld
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
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Avengers: Endgame
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Trainwreck
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
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The Oscars
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Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
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Captain America: Civil War
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie
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65 Revisited
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
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Sweet Girl
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A Different World
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The Big Short
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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
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The First Purge
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The Ides of March
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Wild Hogs
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My Own Country
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After Everything
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Anger Management
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What Women Want
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Upgraded
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She Came to Me
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Leg Work
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My Cousin Vinny
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The King of Staten Island
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Alfie
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The Lincoln Lawyer
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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