Born Dec. 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Marisa Tomei studied acting and dance in high school, spending her summers doing plays in upstate New York. In 1983, after one year at Boston University, she dropped out to accept a role on the soap opera "As the World Turns," where she remained for two years.Tomei's first film role was a one-line part in The Flamingo Kid (1984). She later took another television role as Lisa Bonet's roommate on "A Different World" (1987-88). Her big break came with her turn in My Cousin Vinny (1992), for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
She followed that with high-profile parts in Chaplin (1992), Untamed Heart (1993) and The Perez Family (1995). After her moving performance in What Women Want (2000), she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008), with lighter roles in Anger Management and Alfie mixed in between.
The Lincoln LawyerTasked with defending rich lothario Louis Roulet, who's been charged with assault, lawyer Mick Haller finds himself and his family in danger when he deduces the truth behind this and former cases he's worked on. Read More
The WrestlerMickey Rourke (in a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated role) stars as retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who returns to the ring to work his way up the circuit for a final shot at defeating his longtime rival. Along the way, he tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter... Read More
Happy AccidentsRuby Weaver (Marisa Tomei) is tired of being the "enabler" in relationships and has decided to give up the role of doormat. She's also on the verge of giving up on love when she meets a sweet, small-town guy, Sam Deed (Vincent D'Onofrio), who changes her mind. It seems Ruby's finally found a sane... Read More
My Cousin VinnyWhen teenage buddies Billy (Ralph Macchio) and Stan (Mitchell Whitfield) are falsely accused of croaking a convenience-store clerk in a backwoods Southern town, Billy calls on his Noo Yawk cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci), a fast-talking personal injury lawyer who's never tried a case. Vinny's crass... Read More
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) | PG-13 | |
The Ides of March (2011) | R | |
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | R | |
Salvation Boulevard (2011) | NR | |
Cyrus (2010) | R | |
The People Speak (2009) | TV-PG | |
Marisa Tomei: Core & Curves (2009) | NR | |
The Wrestler (2008) | R | |
War, Inc. (2008) | R | |
R | ||
Wild Hogs (2007) | PG-13 | |
Danika (2006) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Factotum (2005) | R | |
Loverboy (2005) | R | |
Alfie (2004) | R | |
NR | ||
Anger Management (2003) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) | PG | |
The Guru (2002) | R | |
Just a Kiss (2002) | R | |
In the Bedroom (2001) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Happy Accidents (2000) | R | |
What Women Want (2000) | PG-13 | |
The Watcher (2000) | R | |
King of the Jungle (2000) | R | |
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) | R | |
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | R | |
Unhook the Stars (1996) | R | |
Four Rooms (1995) | R | |
The Perez Family (1995) | R | |
The Paper (1994) | R | |
Only You (1994) | PG | |
Untamed Heart (1993) | PG-13 | |
Equinox (1992) | R | |
Chaplin: The Movie (1992) | PG-13 | |
My Cousin Vinny (1992) | R | |
Zandalee (1991) | R | |
Oscar (1991) | PG | |
A Different World (1987) | TV-G | |
Playing for Keeps (1986) | PG-13 | |
The Flamingo Kid (1984) | PG-13 | |
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