Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei is an American actress born on December 4, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York. Mother is teacher Patricia "Addie" and father is attorney Gary A. Tomei; The family takes its roots from Italy. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School, he continued his education at Boston University for a year and then transferred to New York University.

He first appeared in the daytime TV series "As The World Turns" between 1983 and 1985, and this experience opened the door to a role in the sitcom "A Different World" between 1987 and 1988. These television successes paved the way for her transition to the world of cinema, and she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mona Lisa Vito in the 1992 movie "My Cousin Vinny".

Tomei, who was nominated for the Oscars for the second time in 2001 with the movie "In the Bedroom", received her third Oscar nomination with her performance in the 2008 movie "The Wrestler". Thanks to "Champion", he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations in 2009, and also received recognition from institutions such as San Diego, San Francisco, Central Ohio and Florida Film Critics Association.

She received a Golden Globe nomination for "In the Bedroom" in 2002 and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Satellite Awards for her role in the movie "What Women Want" in 2000.

He performed on the Broadway stage in the plays "Wait Until Dark" in 1998 and "Salomé" in 2003, and continued his cinema career with films such as "Wild Hogs" in 2007. He also appeared in TV series such as “Seinfeld” and “Rescue Me”; Most recently, she played the character of May Parker, Spider-Man's aunt, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2019.

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and theater actress.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, the Italian-born actress is the daughter of English teacher Patricia "Addie" and lawyer Gary A. Tomei. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School, he studied at Boston University for a year and transferred to New York University.

He starred in the soap opera As The World Turns between 1983 and 1985, and his acclaim in the series led to him finding a role in the sitcom A Different World between 1987 and 1988. Following her success in this series, Tomei also starred in various movies. In 1992, she played the role of Mona Lisa Vito in the movie My Cousin Vinny and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

The artist was nominated for an Oscar for the second time in 2001 with the movie In the Bedroom. She received the third Oscar nomination of her career with her performance in the 2008 movie 'Champion'. Again, with the movie Champion, the artist was nominated for BAFTA and Golden Globe in 2009. The actor's other Golden Globe nomination came in 2002 for the movie 'In The Bedroom (2001)'.

Other awards he won with his movie Champion: Las Vegas Film Critics Circle Awards, San Diego Film Critics Circle Awards, San Francisco Critics Circle Award, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, Florida Film Critics Association Award. In 2000, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Satellite Awards for her role in the movie What Women Want.

Meanwhile, he starred in the plays Wait Until Dark (1998) and Salomé (2003) on Broadway. He gave a successful performance in the 2007 movie Wild Hogs. Tomei also appeared in the TV series Seinfeld and Rescue Me. We will see the actress in the role of Spider-Man's sister-in-law, May Parker, in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 133 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Spider-Man: A Brand New Day (2026) — May Parker
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
• The Simpsons (1989) — Sara Sloane (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
• The Daily Show (1996)
• The Mongoose (2026) — Sara
• The View (1997)
• Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
• Conan (2010) — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.