Marisa Tomei
Biography
Marisa Tomei is an American actress who first appeared on the soap opera As the World Turns and on A Different World. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she made her film debut in The Flamingo Kid (1984) and won a Theatre World Award for her off-Broadway debut in Daughters. Her breakthrough came as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which brought her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She received Oscar nominations for The Wrestler (2008) and In the Bedroom (2001). Her other films include Chaplin (1992), What Women Want (2000), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Big Short (2015). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe she took the role of May Parker, appearing in films from Captain America: Civil War (2016) through Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). On stage, she helped found the Naked Angels Theater Company and made her Broadway debut opposite Quentin Tarantino in Wait Until Dark.
61years old
Turns 62 on December 4in 23 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Marisa Veriga Tomei
Movie Career
- Films
- 67
- Career span
- 42 years1984 to 2026
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First role
Tomei's stage debut came in 1987 at age 22, when she played Cetta in the off-Broadway play Daughters. That part won her rave reviews and a Theatre World Award for a standout stage debut.
Beyond film
The Naked Angels Theater Company counted Tomei among the people who founded it. She was one of the founding members of that company.
First role
Tomei's film debut was a minor role as Mandy, a waitress, in the 1984 comedy The Flamingo Kid, and she had only one line.
Behind the award
Academy members polled by The Hollywood Reporter in 2015 were asked to re-vote on past decisions, and they indicated Tomei would still receive the 1992 Best Supporting Actress award.
First role
Tomei first appeared on Broadway in 1998, taking the role of Susy Hendrix in a revival of Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark. Quentin Tarantino acted opposite her at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Beyond film
In 2009, Tomei took the part of Mary Magdalene in The Word of Promise, an audio Bible production from Thomas Nelson.
Marisa Tomei movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jon Watts directed three of these films. Tom Holland appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tom Holland's page
Robert Downey Jr.'s page
Zendaya's page
Jacob Batalon's page
Woody Harrelson's page
Alfred Molina's page
All films by Jon Watts
Also three films together9 more actors
- Glenn CloseBrothers (2024), What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison (2003) and The Paper (1994)
- Matt DillonFactotum (2005), Loverboy (2005) and The Flamingo Kid (1984)
- Peter DinklageBrothers (2024), She Came to Me (2023) and Just a Kiss (2002)
- Jon FavreauSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Fisher StevensFactotum (2005), Only You (1994) and The Flamingo Kid (1984)
- Martin StarrSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Ryan GoslingThe Big Short (2015), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) and The Ides of March (2011)
- Tony RevoloriSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Angourie RiceSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Marisa Tomei's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$9.6 billion
41 of the 66 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 66 films: 41 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 41Worldwide figure
- 8US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 9Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.5B25.9% of the total
- 2$1.9B20.1% of the total
- 3$1.2B12.1% of the total
- 4$1.1B11.8% of the total
- 5$881M9.2% of the total
- 6$374M3.9% of the total
- 7$254M2.7% of the total
- 8$196M2.0% of the total
$1.2 billionfrom the other 33 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total
Awards
Eleven awards and honors from 1986 to 2014, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1993 | Best Supporting Actress | My Cousin Vinny | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | Drama Desk Special Award | The Realistic Joneses | Won |
| 2009 | Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Wrestler | Won |
| 2008 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Wrestler | Won |
| 1993 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance | My Cousin Vinny | Won |
| 1993 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss | Untamed Heart | Won |
| 1986 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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Official profiles and reference pages.