Marisa Tomei

About

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...

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Spider-Man: Brand New DayMovie • 2026The SimpsonsSeries • 1989SeinfeldSeries • 1989The MongooseMovie • 2026Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019Spider-Man: No Way HomeMovie • 2021EmpireSeries • 2015Rescue MeSeries • 2004A Different WorldSeries • 1987Spider-Man: HomecomingMovie • 2017Captain America: Civil WarMovie • 2016The Big ShortMovie • 2015Spider-Man: Far From HomeMovie • 2019Crazy, Stupid, Love.Movie • 2011The Lincoln LawyerMovie • 2011The First PurgeMovie • 2018What Women WantMovie • 2000UpgradedMovie • 2024Anger ManagementMovie • 2003My Cousin VinnyMovie • 1992Wild HogsMovie • 2007Someone Like You...Movie • 2001TrainwreckMovie • 2015Four RoomsMovie • 1995