Biography and filmography

Marisa Tomei

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.

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Movies (106)

La Mangosta

La Mangosta

2026 · Tara

Spider-Man: Un nuevo día

Spider-Man: Un nuevo día

2026 · May Parker

Manual para detectar a un narcisista

Manual para detectar a un narcisista

2026 · Judy

F Valentine's Day

F Valentine's Day

2026 · Wendy

High Tide

High Tide

2024 · Miriam, Executive Producer

Hermanos

Hermanos

2024 · Bethesda Waingro

Ascenso

Ascenso

2024 · Claire

Llego a mí

Llego a mí

2023 · Katrina Trento

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023 · Self - Guest

Delia's Gone

Delia's Gone

2022 · Fran

A Better Half

A Better Half

2022 · (voice)

Spider-Man: Todos los caminos conducen a No Way Home

Spider-Man: Todos los caminos conducen a No Way Home

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Spider-Man: Sin camino a casa

Spider-Man: Sin camino a casa

2021 · May Parker

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

2020 · Satan

El arte de ser adulto

El arte de ser adulto

2020 · Margie Carlin

Capital Humano

Capital Humano

2020 · Carrie Manning

Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

2020 · Blue

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

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

2019 · Edith Bunker

Frankie

Frankie

2019 · Ilene

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2019 · Self

Spider-Man: Lejos de casa

Spider-Man: Lejos de casa

2019 · May Parker

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

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

2019 · Edith Bunker

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019 · Aunt May

The Cold Open

The Cold Open

2019

El hijo del novio

El hijo del novio

2019 · Christine Hurley

He aquí mi corazón

He aquí mi corazón

2018 · Margaret Lang

Laboratory Conditions

Laboratory Conditions

2018 · Emma Holloway

Después de todo

Después de todo

2018 · Dr. Lisa Harden

12 Horas para sobrevivir: El Inicio

12 Horas para sobrevivir: El Inicio

2018 · Dr. May Updale / Architect

Spider-Man: De regreso a casa

Spider-Man: De regreso a casa

2017 · May Parker

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

2017 · Jane Jacobs (voice)

Seed: The Untold Story

Seed: The Untold Story

2016 · Co-Producer

Capitán América: Civil War

Capitán América: Civil War

2016 · May Parker

La Gran Apuesta

La Gran Apuesta

2015 · Cynthia Baum

Navidad con los Cooper

Navidad con los Cooper

2015 · Emma Newport

Esta Chica es un Desastre

Esta Chica es un Desastre

2015 · The Dog Owner

Spare Parts

Spare Parts

2015 · Gwen Kolinsky

El amor es extraño

El amor es extraño

2014 · Kate

Escribiendo de amor

Escribiendo de amor

2014 · Holly Carpenter

Loitering with Intent

Loitering with Intent

2014 · Gigi, Producer

Partners for Peace

Partners for Peace

2014 · self - narrator

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013 · Self

She Said, She Said

She Said, She Said

2013 · Marishka

S.O.S. - Familia en apuros

S.O.S. - Familia en apuros

2012 · Alice Simmons

Inescapable

Inescapable

2012 · Fatima

Poder y Traición

Poder y Traición

2011 · Ida Horowicz

Loco y estúpido amor

Loco y estúpido amor

2011 · Kate

Salvation Boulevard

Salvation Boulevard

2011 · Honey Foster

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

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

2011 · Self (uncredited)

El Defensor

El Defensor

2011 · Maggie McPherson

Cyrus

Cyrus

2010 · Molly Fawcett

The People Speak

The People Speak

2009 · Self

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2009 · Donna

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

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

2009 · Self

El Luchador

El Luchador

2008 · Cassidy

War, Inc.

War, Inc.

2008 · Natalie Hegalhuzen

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

2008 · Self

Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone

2007 · Woman at Pool

Antes que el diablo sepa que has muerto

Antes que el diablo sepa que has muerto

2007 · Gina Hanson

Rebeldes Con Causa

Rebeldes Con Causa

2007 · Maggie

Danika

Danika

2006 · Danika Merrick

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006 · Meredith Morrison

Factotum

Factotum

2005 · Laura

Loverboy

Loverboy

2005 · Sybil

Alfie: El Seductor

Alfie: El Seductor

2004 · Julie

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin

2004 · Herself - Guest (uncredited)

What I Want My Words to Do to You

What I Want My Words to Do to You

2003 · Self

Locos de Ira

Locos de Ira

2003 · Linda

Los Thornberrys: la película

Los Thornberrys: la película

2002 · Bree Blackburn (voice)

The Guru

The Guru

2002 · Lexi

Just a Kiss

Just a Kiss

2002 · Paula

In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom

2001 · Natalie Strout

Jenifer

Jenifer

2001 · Nina Capelli

Alguien como tú

Alguien como tú

2001 · Liz

Lo que Ellas Quieren

Lo que Ellas Quieren

2000 · Lola

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

2000 · Det. Costello

El observador

El observador

2000 · Dr. Polly Beilman

Happy Accidents

Happy Accidents

2000 · Ruby Weaver

Dirk and Betty

Dirk and Betty

2000 · Paris

Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills

1998 · Rita Abromowitz

My Own Country

My Own Country

1998 · Mattie Vines

Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone

1998 · Tori (uncredited)

Only Love

Only Love

1998 · Evie

Welcome to Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo

1997 · Nina

A Brother's Kiss

A Brother's Kiss

1997 · Missy

Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars

1996 · Monica

Four Rooms

Four Rooms

1995 · Margaret

The Perez Family

The Perez Family

1995 · Dottie Perez

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

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

1994 · Self (archive footage)

The Paper

The Paper

1994 · Martha Hackett

Only You

Only You

1994 · Faith Corvatch

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

1993 · Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

Untamed Heart

Untamed Heart

1993 · Caroline

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992 · Mabel Normand

Equinox

Equinox

1992 · Rosie Rivers

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

1992 · Mona Lisa Vito

Zandalee

Zandalee

1991 · Remy

Oscar

Oscar

1991 · Lisa Provolone

Parker Kane

Parker Kane

1990 · April Haynes

Supermom's Daughter

Supermom's Daughter

1987 · Noelle Crandall

Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

1986 · Tracy

The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid

1984 · Mandy

The Smack

The Smack

She Gets It from Me

She Gets It from Me

· Charlotte

Hellhound

Hellhound

TV shows (27)