Marisa Tomei (/ toʊˈmeɪ / toh-MAY, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964) [1] is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Marisa co-starred with Mel Gibson in the hugely successful romantic comedy What Women Want (2000) and during the 2002 movie award season, she proved her first Best Supporting Actress Oscar win was no fluke when she received her second nomination in the same category for the critically acclaimed dark drama, In the Bedroom (2001).

May 25, 2021 · Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei has starred in the movies My Cousin Vinny, In the Bedroom, The Wrestler, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Marisa Tomei is an American actress. Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987.

5 hours ago · Marisa Tomei just showed off her edgy alter ego for a rare photoshoot, and fans can’t get over the daring makeover. On April 11, the My Cousin Vinny star shared a series of photos from a rather ...

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American actress who won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her scene-stealing performance as the brassy girlfriend of the novice lawyer played by Joe Pesci in the comedy My Cousin Vinny (1992).

She played Angie, the ex-wife of Tommy Calvin (Denis Leary)'s brother Johnny (Dean Winters). At age 42, Marisa took on a provocative role in legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet 's melodramatic picture Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), in which she appeared nude in love scenes with costars Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Mar 21, 2025 · Marisa Tomei is an acclaimed American actress, born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. She began her acting career in the early 1980s with television roles, notably on the soap opera "As the World Turns" and the hit series "A Different World."

Oct 23, 2024 · As of this month Tomei is back home in New York and starring in BABE, a play by The New Group that deftly delves into generational divides and misogyny, topics that feel more relevant than ever. Performances begin October 29th. Tomei and I talked storytelling, healing, and leaning into the divine feminine.

Actress Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Patricia Addie Tomei and Gary A. Tomei. She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei. She belongs to Italian descent.