January 2024
Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American stage, film, and television actress. Following her work on As The World Turns, Tomei came to prominence as a supporting cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987. After appearing in a few films, her breakthrough came in 1992 with the comedy My Cousin Vinny, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Appearing in many films over the past fifteen years, her most commercially successful films to date are What Women Want (2000), Anger Management (2003), and Wild Hogs (2007).
She received critical acclaim for her performances in Unhook the Stars (1996), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and received Academy Award nominations for her performances in In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
Filmography Marisa Tomei
August 2019
July 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Action, Fantasy, Adventure Directed by: Jon WattsWith: Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr.,...Several months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City while fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
December 2015
The Big Short
Melodrama Directed by: Adam McKayWith: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling,...The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
The Rewrite
Romantic comedy Directed by: Marc LawrenceWith: Hugh Grant & Marisa TomeiAn Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
May 2013
Parental Guidance
Comedy Directed by: Andy FickmanWith: Marisa Tomei, Bette Midler, Bailee Madison,...Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
October 2011
The Ides of March
Thriller, Drama Directed by: George ClooneyWith: George Clooney, Ryan Gosling,...An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.
November 2010
Cyrus
Melodrama Directed by: Jay & Mark DuplassWith: Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, Catherine Keener,...With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John has all but given up on... Read more...
February 2009
The Wrestler
Drama Directed by: Darren AronofskyWith: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel WoodFilm centers on Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a 1980s-era star pro wrestler who has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. In an effort to build a new life, Robinson takes a job at a deli,... Read more...
January 2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Crime, Thriller, Drama Directed by: Sidney LumetWith: Philip Seymour Hoffmann, Ethan Hawke,...Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs this absorbing suspense thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all - itself. Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy, an overextended broker who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke) into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a... Read more...
May 2006
December 2004
June 2003
The Guru
Comedy Directed by: Daisy Von Scherler MayerWith: Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Jimi Mistry,...
Salvation Boulevard
Directed by: George RatliffWith: Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Marisa TomeiSet in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
The King of Staten Island
Comedy Directed by: Judd ApatowWith: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Steve Buscemi