Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei (/toʊˈmeɪ/, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She became widely known for her comedic role in *My Cousin Vinny* (1992), for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was later nominated in the same category for *In the Bedroom* (2001) and *The Wrestler* (2008).

Tomei's early television appearances included roles on the soap opera *As the World Turns* (1983–1985) and the first season of the sitcom *A Different World* (1987). Among her other notable film roles are those in *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, appearing in *Captain America: Civil War* (2016) through *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021).

Tomei was a founding member of the Naked Angels Theater Company. She performed in John Morgan Evans' *Daughters* (1986) off-Broadway before making her Broadway debut in *Wait Until Dark* opposite Quentin Tarantino (1998). She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in *Top Girls* (2008), and a special Drama Desk Award for her role in Will Eno's *The Realistic Joneses* (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of *The Rose Tattoo* in 2019.