Marisa Tomei

Acting

Born December 4, 1964 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and nominations for two further Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. After working 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 the 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). She also portrayed May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Tomei has also worked in theater. She was formerly involved with the Naked Angels Theater Company and appeared in plays, such as Daughters (1986), Wait Until Dark (1998), Top Girls (2008), for which she received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and The Realistic Joneses (2014), for which she received a special award at the Drama Desk Awards.

Movies(103)

You're Dating a Narcissist!

Judy

2026

F Valentine's Day

Wendy

2026

High Tide

Miriam

2024

Brothers

Bethesda Waingro

2024

Upgraded

Claire

2024

She Came to Me

Katrina Trento

2023

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Self - Guest

2023

Delia's Gone

Fran

2022

A Better Half

(voice)

2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home

May Parker

2021

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

2021

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Satan

2020

The King of Staten Island

Margie Carlin

2020

Human Capital

Carrie Manning

2020

Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

Blue

2020

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Edith Bunker

2019

Frankie

Ilene

2019

This Changes Everything

Self

2019

Spider-Man: Far From Home

May Parker

2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Edith Bunker

2019

Avengers: Endgame

Aunt May

2019

The Cold Open

2019

I Hate Kids

Christine Hurley

2019

Dark Was the Night

Margaret Lang

2018

Laboratory Conditions

Emma Holloway

2018

After Everything

Dr. Lisa Harden

2018

The First Purge

Dr. May Updale / Architect

2018

Spider-Man: Homecoming

May Parker

2017

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Jane Jacobs (voice)

2017

Captain America: Civil War

May Parker

2016

The Big Short

Cynthia Baum

2015

Love the Coopers

Emma Newport

2015

Trainwreck

The Dog Owner

2015

Spare Parts

Gwen Kolinsky

2015

Love Is Strange

Kate

2014

The Rewrite

Holly Carpenter

2014

Loitering with Intent

Gigi

2014

Love, Marilyn

Self

2013

She Said, She Said

Marishka

2013

Parental Guidance

Alice Simmons

2012

Inescapable

Fatima

2012

The Ides of March

Ida Horowicz

2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Kate

2011

Salvation Boulevard

Honey Foster

2011

Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

Self (uncredited)

2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

Maggie McPherson

2011

Cyrus

Molly Fawcett

2010

The People Speak

Self

2009

Amsterdam

Donna

2009

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Self

2009

The Wrestler

Cassidy

2008

War, Inc.

Natalie Hegalhuzen

2008

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Self

2008

Grace Is Gone

Woman at Pool

2007

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Gina Hanson

2007

Wild Hogs

Maggie

2007

Danika

Danika Merrick

2006

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Meredith Morrison

2006

Factotum

Laura

2005

Loverboy

Sybil

2005

Alfie

Julie

2004

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

Herself - Guest (uncredited)

2004

What I Want My Words to Do to You

Self

2003

Anger Management

Linda

2003

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Bree Blackburn (voice)

2002

The Guru

Lexi

2002

Just a Kiss

Paula

2002

In the Bedroom

Natalie Strout

2001

Jenifer

Nina Capelli

2001

Someone Like You...

Liz

2001

What Women Want

Lola

2000

King of the Jungle

Det. Costello

2000

The Watcher

Dr. Polly Beilman

2000

Happy Accidents

Ruby Weaver

2000

Dirk and Betty

Paris

2000

Slums of Beverly Hills

Rita Abromowitz

1998

My Own Country

Mattie Vines

1998

Since You've Been Gone

Tori (uncredited)

1998

Only Love

Evie

1998

Welcome to Sarajevo

Nina

1997

A Brother's Kiss

Missy

1997

Unhook the Stars

Monica

1996

Four Rooms

Margaret

1995

The Perez Family

Dorita Evita Perez

1995

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

1994

The Paper

Martha Hackett

1994

Only You

Faith Corvatch

1994

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

1993

Untamed Heart

Caroline

1993

Chaplin

Mabel Normand

1992

Equinox

Rosie Rivers

1992

My Cousin Vinny

Mona Lisa Vito

1992

Zandalee

Remy

1991

Oscar

Lisa Provolone

1991

Parker Kane

April Haynes

1990

Supermom's Daughter

Noelle Crandall

1987

Playing for Keeps

Tracy

1986

The Flamingo Kid

Mandy

1984

The Toxic Avenger

Health Club Girl (uncredited)

1984

The Smack

Mongoose

Tara

She Gets It From Me

Charlotte

Hellhound

Marisa Tomei

TV Shows(26)

Movies(103)