Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei is an Oscar winner (and three-time Oscar nominee) who has enjoyed a long run—over four decades--of roles in feature films, starting with her big-screen debut in a small role in The Flamingo Kid (1984), and then in the only movie co-directed by future indie moguls Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Playing for Keeps (1986). Tomei played with Sylvester Stallone in the John Landis-directed Oscar (1991) and, in the same year, Tomei co-starred with Nicolas Cage in the thriller, Zandalee (1991). Tomei’s breakthrough performance arrived in My Cousin Vinny (1992), for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield and Fred Gwynne under Jonathan Lynn’s direction, written and produced (in part) by Dale Launer, and grossing nearly six times estimated costs for $64 million via 20th Century Fox.
Tomei appeared opposite Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle director/writer Alan Rudolph’s film, Equinox (1992), and then Tomei portrayed Mabel Dormand opposite Robert Downey Jr.’s Charlie Chaplin in director/producer Richard Attenborough’s commercially disappointing biopic, Chaplin (1992), co-written by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman, with James Woods, Nancy Travis, Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin Dunn, Anthony Hopkins, Milla Jovovich, Moira Kelly, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane and Penelope Ann Miller, earning only $12 million for distributors TriStar Pictures (U.S., Latin America, French Belgium, Spain, Scandinavia)/Guild Film Distribution (U.K.) (based on estimated costs). Tomei co-starred with Christian Slater in director/producer Tony Bill’s drama, Untamed Heart (1993), with Rosie Perez and which grossed four times estimated costs for MGM, followed by Tomei reuniting with Robert Downey Jr. (both names above the title) in director/producer Norman Jewison’s rom com, Only You (1994), with Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida and Fisher Stevens, produced (in part) by TriStar Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.
Marisa Tomei co-starred above the title with Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Randy Quaid and Robert Duvall in the Ron Howard-directed comedy-drama, The Paper (1994), written by David and Stephen Koepp, produced (in part) by Brian Grazer and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, and grossing $48.4 million for Universal Pictures. Tomei joined Alfred Molina, Chazz Palminteri and Anjelica Huston in the Mira Nair-directed Cuban American comedy, The Perez Family (1995), written by Robin Swicord based on Christine Bell’s 1990 novel, and distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and then Tomei joined the ensemble of the four-part anthology movie, Four Rooms (1995), co-directed and written by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, and starring Tim Roth with a large supporting cast including Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Tarantino, and released by Miramax Films.
Tomei co-starred with Gena Rowlands and Gerard Depardieu (who was also a lead producer) in director/co-writer Nick Cassavetes’ drama for Miramax Films, Unhook the Stars (1996), and then Tomei topped the cast with Stephen Dillane and Woody Harrelson in the Michael Winterbottom-directed war drama, Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), based on Michael Nicholson’s book, Natasha’s Story, with Kerry Fox, James Nesbitt and Emily Lloyd, and which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival before a release by Miramax Films (U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Benelux, Spain and Germany)/FilmFour Distributors (U.K.). Tomei shared the top billing with Alan Arkin and Natasha Lyonne in director/writer Tamara Jenkins’s comedy drama, Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), with David Krumholtz, Kevin Corrigan, Jessica Walter and Carl Reiner, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival before a release by Fox Searchlight Pictures, followed by a co-starring role with Vincent D’Onofrio in director/writer/editor Brad Anderson’s sci-fi rom com which premiered at Sundance and distributed by IFC Films, Happy Accidents (2000), and then Tomei joined James Spader and Keanu Reeves for the Universal Pictures thriller, The Watcher (2000), directed by Joe Charbanic.
Marisa Tomei had a major supporting role opposite Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in director/producer Nancy Meyers’ hit rom com, What Women Want (2000), with Lauren Holly, Mark Feuerstein and Alan Alda, delivering a gross ($374 million) five times greater than estimated costs for Paramount Pictures (U.S., Canada)/Icon Entertainment International (International), which was followed by Tomei joining the colorful cast of John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen, Cliff Gorman, Rosario Dawson, Annabella Sciorra, Michael Rapaport and Richie Perez in director/writer Seth Zvi Rosenfeld’s indie drama, King of the Jungle (2000). Tomei gained her second Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination in director/co-writer/producer Todd Fields’s brilliant drama, In the Bedroom (2001), based on Andre Dubus’s story, “Killings,” co-starring Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek, with Nick Stahl, and after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival delivered $45 million (or over 22 times estimated costs) for Miramax Films and receiving five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Actor and Actress.
Tomei joined the cast in a supporting role in the Tony Goldwyn-directed rom com, Someone Like You (2001), based on Laura Zigman’s 1998 novel, Animal Husbandry, co-starring Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman and Greg Kinnear, and released by 20th Century Fox, and then Tomei did one of her first voice performance in Nickleodeon Movies’ and Klasky Csupo’s animated feature, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), with a voice cast including Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane, Tim Curry, Lynn Redgrave, Rupert Everett and Flea under Jeff McGrath’s and Cathy Malkasian’s direction, and earning a robust $61 million for Paramount Pictures. Tomei co-starred with Taye Diggs, Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick and Marley Shelton in the Fisher Stevens-directed black comedy, Just a Kiss (2002), adapted by Patrick Breen (who also co-starred) from his off-Broadway play, Marking, and which was distributed by Paramount Classics, and then Tomei joined co-stars Heather Graham and Jimi Mistry under Daisy von Scherler Mayer in the sex comedy, The Guru (2002), with Michael McKean and Christine Baranski, produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and released by Universal Pictures.
Marisa Tomei played opposite Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in the comedy, Anger Management (2003), with Luis Guzman, Woody Harrelson and John Turturro under Peter Segal’s direction, produced by Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios/Happy Madison Productions and grossing $195.7 million (or nearly three times estimated costs) for Sony Pictures Releasing, and then Tomei co-starred with Jude Law in director/co-writer/producer Charles Shyer’s remake of the Michael Caine-starring 1966 movie and the Alan Price-starring 1975 sequel, Alfie (2004), co-written and produced (in part) by Elaine Pope, with Omar Epps, Nia Long, Jane Krakowski, Sienna Miller and Susan Sarandon, and which was produced and released by Paramount Pictures. Tomei joined the ensemble of star/director/producer Kevin Bacon’s drama, Loverboy (2005), co-starring Kyra Sedgwick (who also produced), Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt and Campbell Scott, launching at the Sundance Film Festival before a released by THINKFilm/Screen Media Films, following with debuting filmmaker Miller’s Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005), Tomei co-starring with John Goodman and Robert Carlyle, also premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Tomei co-starred with Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor in director/co-writer/producer Bent Hamer’s screen version of Charles Bukowski’s 1975 novel, Factotum (2005), co-written by Jim Stark, backed by Norwegian, French and American producers and released by IFC Films (U.S.)/Icon Entertainment International U.K.), and then Tomei made a small appearance in director/writer James C. Strouse’s drama starring John Cusack (who also produced), Grace is Gone (2007), with Alessandro Nivola, released by The Weinstein Company after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Tomei took a back seat to leads Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy in the biker comedy, Wild Hogs (2007), directed by Walt Becker, produced by Touchstone Pictures and Tollin/Robbins Productions and grossing $253.6 million for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, followed by Tomei appearing in a co-starring role in director/producer Sidney Lumet’s masterpiece, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007), starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke and Albert Finney, written by Kelly Masterson, produced (in part) by Capitol Films and released by ThinkFilm.
Marisa Tomei reunited with star/co-writer/producer John Cusack in the Joshua Seftel-directed War, Inc. (2008), co-starring Hilary Duff, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd and Ben Kingsley and distributed in limited pattern by First Look Studios, and then Tomei earned her third Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her daring performance in director/producer Darren Aronofsky’s acclaimed boxing drama, The Wrestler (2008), written by Robert Siegel, starring Oscar-nominated Mickey Rourke and Evan Rachel Wood, produced by Wild Bunch and Protozoa Pictures, premiering at the Venice Film Festival (where it won the Golden Lion prize) and earning a strong $46.6 million for Fox Searchlight Pictures (U.S.)/Wild Bunch (International). Tomei teamed with John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill and Catherine Keener in directors/writers Jay and Mark Duplass’s Cyrus (2010), produced by Scott Free Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures after launching at the Sundance Film Festival, followed by Tomei co-starring with Matthew McConaughey in the Brad Furman-directed screen version of Michael Connelly’s 2005 novel The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), with Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston and William H. Macy, produced (in part) by Lakeshore Entertainment and which grossed $87 million for distributor Lionsgate.
Tomei was in a supporting role in director/co-writer George Ratliff’s comedy thriller, Salvation Boulevard (2011), co-starring Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Greg Kinnear, and released by IFC Films after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, after which Tomei joined the striking ensemble of Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, John Carroll Lynch and Kevin Bacon in the rom com, Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman, produced (in part) by Denise Di Novi and grossing a fine $145 million (based on estimated costs) for Warner Bros. Pictures. Tomei played a supporting role in co-star/director/co-writer/producer George Clooney’s political drama, The Ides of March (2011), with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood, delivering an excellent $76 million return (based on estimated costs) for Columbia Pictures via Sony Releasing (U.S.)/Exclusive Media Group (International), and then Tomei co-starred in star/producer Billy Crystal’s comedy, Parental Guidance (2012), with Bette Midler, Tom Everett Scott and Bailee Madison under Andy Fickman’s direction, produced (in part) by Peter Chernin, and earning a robust gross of $120 million (based on estimated costs) for 20th Century Fox.
Marisa Tomei was in a supporting role in indie filmmaker Ira Sachs’s gentle love story, Love Is Strange (2014), starring Alfred Molina and John Lithgow, produced by Parts & Labor, receiving strong acclaim at both the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival before a limited release by Sony Pictures Classics, followed by Tomei co-starring with Hugh Grant in director/writer Marc Lawrence’s comedy drama, The Rewrite (2014), with Bella Heathcote, J.K. Simmons, Chris Elliott and Allison Janney, produced (in part) by Castle Rock Entertainment and distributed by RLJ Entertainment. Tomei was a lead producer and part of the ensemble of the indie comedy, Loitering with Intent (2014), co-written and co-starring Ivan Martin and Michael Godere, with Sam Rockwell, Brian Geraghty, Isabelle McNally and Natasha Lyonne under Adam Rapp’s direction, produced (in part) by Lars Knudsen, and distributed by The Orchard after premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, after which Tomei took on a small role in the biopic, Spare Parts (2015), starring George Lopez (who also produced), Jamie Lee Curtis and Esai Morales under Sean McNamara’s direction, and released by Lionsgate.
Tomei was in the sprawling ensemble of director/producer Jessie Nelson’s Christmas comedy, Love the Coopers (2015), starring Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb and Oliva Wilde, produced (in part) by CBS Films and Imagine Entertainment, and released by Lionsgate/CBS Films, after which Tomei joined Oscar-winning director/co-writer/producer Adam McKay for the superb true story-based comedy drama, The Big Short (2015), co-written by Charles Randolph from Michael Lewis’s 2010 book, starring Christian Bale (nominated for the Oscar), Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt (who also produced), produced (in part) and released by Paramount Pictures to a $133 million return and receiving five Oscar nominations (including Best Picture, Director and Supporting Actor). Tomei proceeded to dive into Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe with the non-superhero role of Aunt May in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
Marisa Tomei appeared in a supporting role in directors/writers Hannah Marks’s and Joey Power’s comedy drama, After Everything (2018), starring Jeremy Allen White, Maika Monroe, DeRon Horton, Sasha Lane and Dean Winters, and released by Good Deed Entertainment after launching at the South by Southwest Film Festival, and Tomei’s next supporting turn happened in the fourth Purge installment, The First Purge (2018), with Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade and Steve Harris under Gerard McMurray’s direction, produced (in part) by Jason Blum and Michael Bay, with Universal Pictures as lead producer and distributor, grossing a terrific $137 million (based on estimated costs). Tomei reunited with director/co-writer Ira Sachs for his Portugal-based drama, Frankie (2019), co-written by Mauricio Zacharias, starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Pascal Greggory, Greg Kinnear and Jeremie Renier, produced by Said Ben Said, and which was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics (U.S.)/SBS Distribution (France)/Midas Filmes (Portugal) after premiering in the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival, and then Tomei co-starred with Liev Schreiber (who also produced), Peter Sarsgaard, Maya Hawke, Alex Wolff, Aasif Mandvi and Fred Hechinger under Marc Meyers’s direction in the American-Italian drama, Human Capital (2019), written and produced (in part) by Oren Moverman, based on Stephen Amidon’s 2004 novel, launching at the Toronto Film Festival before a release by Vertical Entertainment.
Tomei appeared in a major role in director/producer Judd Apatow’s and star/writer Pete Davidson’s comedy-drama, The King of Staten Island (2020), with Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow and Steve Buscemi, produced (in part) and released theatrically and on streaming by Universal Pictures, followed by Tomei co-starring with Stephen James, Paul Walter Hauser and Travis Fimmel in director/writer/producer Robert Budreau’s drama, Delia’s Gone (2022), distributed by Vertical Entertainment, and then Tomei joined Peter Dinklage and Anne Hathaway (who also produced) in director/writer/producer Rebecca Miller’s comedy, She Came to Me (2023), produced by Pamela Koffler’s and Christine Vachon’s Killer Films, premiering at the Berlin Film Festival and released by Vertical. Tomei joined the cast of Marco Pigossi, James Bland and Bill Irwin in director/writer/producer Marco Calvani’s romantic drama, High Tide (2024), produced by LD Entertainment and distributed by Strand Releasing after premiering at the South by Southwest Film Festival, followed by Tomei taking on the lead role in director/co-writer/producer Ann Marie Allison’s comedy, You’re Dating a Narcissist! (2025), with Sherry Cola and Clara Bravo, premiering in the Austin Film Festival prior to a release by Brainstorm Media.
Tomei next co-starred with Liam Neeson in the action thriller, The Mongoose (2026), with Ving Rhames and Michael Chiklis under Mark Vanselow’s direction, produced by Code Entertainment and Jupiter Peak Productions and released wide by Samuel Goldwyn Films, and then Tomei co-starred with Rachel Zegler in writer/producer Jay Reiss’s comedy drama, She Gets It from Me (date to be announced), with Ed Helms and Nat Wolff under Julia von Heinz’s direction, and which was produced by 3311 Productions and Seven Elephant.
Known For
My Cousin Vinny
Mona Lisa Vito (1992)
The Wrestler
Cassidy (2008)
In the Bedroom
Natalie Strout (2001)
Marisa Tomei Movies
Actor
Previous (23)
- 2026 |
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
asMay Parker
A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.
- 2024 |
High Tide
Heartbroken and adrift, undocumented Brazilian immigrant Lourenço searches for purpose in the queer mecca of Provincetown. As the summer season comes to a fade, he sparks an intense and unexpected romance with Maurice. Together, the two reconcile the pasts they've left behind and... Read all
- 2024 |
Someone Like You
After the tragic loss of his best friend, a grieving young architect launches a search for her secret twin sister.
- 2023 |
She Came to Me
A composer who suffers writer's block rediscovers his passion after an adventurous one-night stand.
- 2023 |
After Everything
After breaking up with his true love, best-selling author Hardin Scott travels to Portugal in an attempt to make amends for his past behavior.
- 2022 |
Delia's Gone
A convicted man embarks on a journey of violence and redemption to find out the truth about his sister's death.
- 2021 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home
asMay Parker
With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear.
- 2020 |
Human Capital
asCarrie Manning
The lives of two different families collide when their children begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident.
- 2019 |
Spider-Man: Far from Home
asMay Parker
Peter Parker, the beloved superhero Spider-Man, faces four destructive elemental monsters while on holiday in Europe. Soon, he receives help from Mysterio, a fellow hero with mysterious origins.
- 2019 |
- 2018 |
The First Purge
asThe Architect - Dr. Updale
America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.
- 2017 |
Spider-Man: Homecoming
asMay Parker
Peter Parker tries to stop Adrian 'The Vulture' Toomes from selling weapons made with advanced Chitauri technology while trying to balance his life as an ordinary high school student.
- 2017 |
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
asJane Jacobs
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
- 2016 |
Captain America: Civil War
asMay Parker
Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
- 2015 |
Love the Coopers
asEmma
The intertwined stories of four generations of Coopers unfold right before the annual family reunion on Christmas Eve. Can they survive the most beautiful time of the year?
- 2012 |
Parental Guidance
asAlice Simmons
Artie and Diane Decker agree to look after their three grandchildren when their type-A helicopter parents go out of town for work; Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with their grandparents' old-school methods.
- 2012 |
Playing for Keeps
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's football team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive football moms who pursue him at every turn.
- 2011 |
The Ides of March
asIda Horowicz
A campaign press secretary becomes involved in a scandal that threatens his candidate's election chances.
- 2011 |
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
asKate
A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.
- 2007 |
- 2003 |
Anger Management
asLinda
Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.
- 2000 |
What Women Want
asLola
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
- -- | You're Dating a Narcissist!as Judy
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