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.
Four Rooms
(Margaret)
The Ides of March
(Ida Horowicz)
In the Bedroom
(Natalie Strout)
My Cousin Vinny
(Mona Lisa Vito)
The Watcher
(Dr. Polly Beilman)
What Women Want
(Lola)
Chaplin
(Mabel Normand)
Factotum
(Laura)
Wild Hogs
(Maggie)
Danika
(Danika Merrick)
Happy Accidents
(Ruby Weaver)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(Gina Hanson)
Oscar
(Lisa Provolone, Angelo's daughter)
Alfie
(Julie)
The Wrestler
(Cassidy)
The Guru
(Lexi)
Only You
(Faith Corvatch)
Untamed Heart
(Caroline)
The Paper
(Martha Hackett)
Anger Management
(Linda)
War, Inc.
(Natalie Hegalhuzen)
Amsterdam
(Donna)
Someone Like You...
(Liz)
Playing for Keeps
(Tracy)
Slums of Beverly Hills
(Rita Abromowitz)
Welcome to Sarajevo
(Nina)
The Toxic Avenger
(Health Club Girl (uncredited))
She Came to Me
(Katrina Trento)
Just a Kiss
(Paula)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
(Self - Guest)
The Perez Family
(Dorita Evita Perez)
Cyrus
(Molly Fawcett)
Unhook the Stars
(Monica)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
(Kate)
The Lincoln Lawyer
(Maggie McPherson)
Salvation Boulevard
(Honey Foster)
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
(Meredith Morrison)
The Smack
Only Love
(Evie)
Parental Guidance
(Alice Simmons)
Inescapable
(Fatima)
Love, Marilyn
(Self)
King of the Jungle
(Det. Costello)
Equinox
(Rosie Rivers)
My Own Country
(Mattie Vines)
A Better Half
((voice))
High Tide
(Miriam)
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
(Self (uncredited))
Supermom's Daughter
(Noelle Crandall)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
(Self (archive footage))
Love Is Strange
(Kate)
Loitering with Intent
(Gigi)
Zandalee
(Remy)
Jenifer
(Nina Capelli)
The Flamingo Kid
(Mandy)
Spare Parts
(Gwen Kolinsky)
What I Want My Words to Do to You
(Self)
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
(Herself - Guest (uncredited))
The Rewrite
(Holly Carpenter)
Trainwreck
(The Dog Owner)
You're Dating a Narcissist!
Upgraded
(Claire Dupont)
She Said, She Said
(Marishka)
Love the Coopers
(Emma Newport)
Parker Kane
(April Haynes)
The Big Short
(Cynthia Baum)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
(Quote Reader)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
(May Parker)
Barbecue
The Cold Open
The People Speak
(Self)
Captain America: Civil War
(May Parker)
Grace Is Gone
(Woman at Pool)
A Brother's Kiss
(Missy)
Loverboy
(Sybil)
After Everything
(Dr. Lisa Harden)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
(Bree Blackburn (voice))
Dirk and Betty
(Paris)
Dark Was the Night
(Margaret Lang)
Frankie
(Ilene)
Laboratory Conditions
(Emma Holloway)
The First Purge
(Dr. May Updale / Architect)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(May Parker)
Since You've Been Gone
(Tori (uncredited))
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
(Jane Jacobs (voice))
This Changes Everything
(Self)
Human Capital
(Carrie Manning)
I Hate Kids
(Christine Hurley)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(Edith Bunker)
The King of Staten Island
(Margie Carlin)
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
(Self)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(Edith Bunker)
Avengers: Endgame
(Aunt May)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(Self)
Delia's Gone
(Fran)
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
(Satan)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(May Parker)
Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event
(Blue)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(Self (archive footage))
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
(Self (archive footage))
Brothers
(Bethesda Waingro)
A Different World
(Maggie Lauten)
The Simpsons
(Sara Sloane (voice))
Seinfeld
(Marisa Tomei)
The Daily Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The View
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
Rescue Me
(Angie)
Late Night with David Letterman
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
The Oscars
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Empire
(Mimi Whiteman)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Who Do You Think You Are?
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Reichen Show
(Self - Guest)
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Today
(Self)
Stars in the House
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Conan
(Self)
Leg Work
(Donna Ricci)