Marisa Tomei

Birth Place: USA

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Marisa Tomei BIO

Following her work 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 an 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). Other films include Untamed Heart (1993), Only You (1994), The Paper (1994), Unhook the Stars (1996), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Cyrus (2010), Love Is Strange (2014), The Big Short (2015), The First Purge (2018) and The King of Staten Island (2020). She also portrays May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

Broadway credits include: Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls and Oscar Wilde's Salome in the title role opposite Al Pacino. Her favorite theater credits include Will Eno’s Oh! The Humanity and Other Good Intentions, Dario Fo's We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!, Clifford Odet's Waiting for Lefty and Rocket to the Moon, both directed by Joanne Woodward, among many, many others. Tomei also starred in Noel Coward's Design for Living at the Williamstown Theater Festival. Tomei is a member of the Naked Angels Theater Company in New York City.

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Marisa Tomei STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Roundabout Theater Company Broadway Revival, 2019
Serafina

[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Original Off-Broadway Production, 2017
George

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Pony Jones

[Off-Broadway]
The New Group Revival, 2011
Marie

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2008
Isabella Bird/Joyce/Mrs. Kidd

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Salome

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1999
Performer [Replacement]

Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1998
Susy Hendrix

[Off-Broadway]
1996
Gina

[Off-Broadway]
1996
Julia

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Katherine Serafima Gleb

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Adriana

[Off-Broadway]
1989
Geraldine Barclay [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1986
Cetta


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Marisa Tomei FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Marisa Tomei has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

Marisa Tomei has not appeared in the West End.

Marisa Tomei has been nominated for several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Rose Tattoo," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Top Girls," and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for "Daughters."

Marisa Tomei has won a Theatre World Award for her performance in the play "Daughters."

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