Marisa Tomei
Biography
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 (2016) to Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Tomei was a founding member of the Naked Angels Theater Company. She appeared in John Morgan Evans' Daughters (1986) off-Broadway before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark opposite Quentin Tarantino (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 Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marisa Tomei, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2026
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Simpsons
1989
The Daily Show
1996
Conan
2010
Conan
2010
Saturday Night Live
1975
0The Mongoose
2026
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
as May Parker · 2026
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
The Simpsons
as Sara Sloane (voice) · 1989
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Conan
as Self - Guest · 2010
Conan
as Self · 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Mongoose
as Tara · 2026
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
Seinfeld
as Marisa Tomei · 1989
Avengers: Endgame
as Aunt May · 2019
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self · 1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Empire
as Mimi Whiteman · 2015
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as May Parker · 2021
A Different World
as Maggie Lauten · 1987
Rescue Me
as Angie · 2004
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as May Parker · 2017
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest · 2005
Stars in the House
as Self · 2020
Finding Your Roots
as Self · 2012
Captain America: Civil War
as May Parker · 2016
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as May Parker · 2019
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Today
as Self · 1952
The Big Short
as Cynthia Baum · 2015
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self · 2010
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Kate · 2011
What Women Want
as Lola · 2000
The First Purge
as Dr. May Updale / Architect · 2018
The Wrestler
as Cassidy · 2008
Anger Management
as Linda · 2003
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Maggie McPherson · 2011
The Ides of March
as Ida Horowicz · 2011
Trainwreck
as The Dog Owner · 2015
My Cousin Vinny
as Mona Lisa Vito · 1992
Upgraded
as Claire · 2024
Love the Coopers
as Emma Newport · 2015
The King of Staten Island
as Margie Carlin · 2020
Brothers
as Bethesda Waingro · 2024
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Gina Hanson · 2007
F Valentine's Day
as Wendy · 2026
Leg Work
as Donna Ricci · 1987
Wild Hogs
as Maggie · 2007
Four Rooms
as Margaret · 1995
Someone Like You...
as Liz · 2001
She Came to Me
as Katrina Trento · 2023
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Bree Blackburn (voice) · 2002
The Watcher
as Dr. Polly Beilman · 2000
Chaplin
as Mabel Normand · 1992
The Rewrite
as Holly Carpenter · 2014
You're Dating a Narcissist!
as Judy · 2026
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") · 1993
The Paper
as Martha Hackett · 1994
In the Bedroom
as Natalie Strout · 2001
Oscar
as Lisa Provolone · 1991
Human Capital
as Carrie Manning · 2020
Only You
as Faith Corvatch · 1994
Zandalee
as Remy · 1991
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Parental Guidance
as Alice Simmons · 2012
Untamed Heart
as Caroline · 1993
Love Is Strange
as Kate · 2014
Alfie
as Julie · 2004
Spare Parts
as Gwen Kolinsky · 2015
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Rita Abromowitz · 1998
The Guru
as Lexi · 2002
Cyrus
as Molly Fawcett · 2010
Danika
as Danika Merrick · 2006
Love, Marilyn
as Self · 2013
Unhook the Stars
as Monica · 1996
Dark Was the Night
as Margaret Lang · 2018
Loverboy
as Sybil · 2005
This Changes Everything
as Self · 2019
After Everything
as Dr. Lisa Harden · 2018
Grace Is Gone
as Woman at Pool · 2007
War, Inc.
as Natalie Hegalhuzen · 2008
Laboratory Conditions
as Emma Holloway · 2018
High Tide
as Miriam · 2024
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Meredith Morrison · 2006
The People Speak
as Self · 2009
The Flamingo Kid
as Mandy · 1984
The Perez Family
as Dottie Perez · 1995
Welcome to Sarajevo
as Nina · 1997
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as Satan · 2020
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage) · 1994
Since You've Been Gone
as Tori (uncredited) · 1998
A Brother's Kiss
as Missy · 1997
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Edith Bunker · 2019
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest · 2023
Happy Accidents
as Ruby Weaver · 2000
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
as Self (uncredited) · 2011
Salvation Boulevard
as Honey Foster · 2011
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Edith Bunker · 2019
I Hate Kids
as Christine Hurley · 2019
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
as Jane Jacobs (voice) · 2017
Factotum
as Laura · 2005
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self · 2009
King of the Jungle
as Det. Costello · 2000
She Gets It from Me
as Charlotte
Just a Kiss
as Paula · 2002
Inescapable
as Fatima · 2012
Loitering with Intent
as Gigi · 2014
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
as Self · 2008
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
as Herself - Guest (uncredited) · 2004
Frankie
as Ilene · 2019
Equinox
as Rosie Rivers · 1992
She Said, She Said
as Marishka · 2013
Delia's Gone
as Fran · 2022
My Own Country
as Mattie Vines · 1998
Only Love
as Evie · 1998
Jenifer
as Nina Capelli · 2001
What I Want My Words to Do to You
as Self · 2003
A Better Half
as (voice) · 2022
Playing for Keeps
as Tracy · 1986
Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event
as Blue · 2020
Parker Kane
as April Haynes · 1990
The Cold Open
· 2019
The Smack
Teen Choice Awards
as Self · 1999
Hellhound
Dirk and Betty
as Paris · 2000
Amsterdam
as Donna · 2009
Supermom's Daughter
as Noelle Crandall · 1987
Partners for Peace
as self - narrator · 2014