Marisa Tomei
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. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
Marisa Tomei
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), 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 (2016) to Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
Tomei was a founding member of the Naked Angels Theater Company and appeared in Daughters (1986) before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark (1998). She earned a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Top Girls (2008), and a special Drama Desk Award for The Realistic Joneses (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019.
Early life[edit]
Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York City, to Adelaide "Addie" (née Bianchi), an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer.[2] She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei, and was partly raised by her paternal grandparents.[3] Tomei's parents are both of Italian descent; her father's ancestors came from Tuscany, Calabria, and Campania, while her mother's ancestors are from Tuscany and Sicily.[4][5] She graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in 1982.[6][7]
Tomei grew up in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn.[8] While there, she became captivated by the Broadway shows to which her theater-loving parents took her and was drawn to acting as a career. At Andries Hudde Junior High School, she played Hedy LaRue in a school production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She also attended Albee School of Dance. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School, she attended Boston University for a year.[3]
Public image[edit]
Tomei has been highly ranked on various magazines' most attractive lists. In 2009, Tomei was placed at number 18 on the FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list.
During her career, Tomei has appeared on the cover of numerous lifestyle and fashion magazines, such as Vogue Greece,[41] Paper, Redbook,[42] Shape, Gotham and More.[43] In 2005, she was featured in an advertising campaign and a television commercial for clothing retailer Hanes alongside Michael Jordan, Damon Wayans, and Matthew Perry.[44] She appeared in Céline's fall 2014 campaign,[45][46] and has also appeared in campaigns for Briggs & Riley[47] and Coach,[48] Band of Outsiders.[49]