Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress in cinema and theatre who has won an Academy Award and received a Golden Globe nomination. Born in Brooklyn, New York, of Italian descent, she is the daughter of English teacher Patricia "Addie" and lawyer Gary A. Tomei. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School, she spent one year at Boston University before transferring to New York University. Between 1983 and 1985, she appeared in the soap opera As The World Turns, and her performance there led to a role in the sitcom A Different World from 1987 to 1988. Following her success in that series, Tomei appeared in various films; in 1992, she played Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was nominated for a second Oscar in 2001 for In the Bedroom. Her third Oscar nomination came in 2008 for her performance in The Wrestler. For The Wrestler, she was also nominated for the 2009 BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. Her other Golden Globe nomination was in 2002 for In the Bedroom (2001).

The other awards won with the film Champion include the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, and Florida Film Critics Circle Award. In 2000, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Satellite Awards for her role in What Women Want. Meanwhile, she performed in the Broadway plays Wait Until Dark (1998) and Salomé (2003). She delivered a successful performance in the 2007 film Wild Hogs. Tomei also appeared in the TV series Seinfeld and Rescue Me. We will see the actress as May Parker, Aunt of Spider-Man, in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe.