Marisa Tomei – Italian American Actress
Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American stage, film and television actress. Tomei first came to prominence as a supporting cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World, and rose to fame following an Academy Award-winning performance in the 1992 comedy film My Cousin Vinny. She is also known for her appearances in the films Unhook the Stars, In the Bedroom, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead and The Wrestler.
Tomei has also done substantial work in the theater, including taking lead roles on Broadway in Wait Until Dark (1998) and Salomé (2003), and many Off-Broadway plays.
Tomei, an Italian American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Patricia “Addie,” an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer. She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei, and was partly raised by her paternal grandparents, Rita and Romeo Tomei. She is not related to actress Concetta Tomei. Tomei grew up in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. While there, she became captivated by the Broadway shows that her theater-loving parents took her to and became drawn to acting as a career. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School, she attended Boston University for a year, transferring to New York University in 1983 after landing a role in the soap opera As The World Turns. Soon afterward, she dropped out of school as her career began achieving success.
In the early 1990s, Tomei dated Robert Downey, Jr. (her co-star in Chaplin and Only You). In 1999, she dated actor Dana Ashbrook and had a relationship with Frank Pugliese. As of 2009, she is dating actor Logan Marshall Green.
Tomei is the recipient of an honorary degree from Boston University.
Other Information
- Born: December 4, 1964
- Birth place: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation: Actress
- Years active: 1983–present
- Awards won: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress – 1993 My Cousin Vinny; Other awards: CFCA Award for Most Promising Actress – 1992 My Cousin Vinny, DFWFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress – 2001 In The Bedroom, PFCS Award for Best Supporting Actress – 2008 The Wrestler, SDFCS Award for Best Supporting Actress – 2008 The Wrestler, SFFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress – 2008 The Wrestler, SEFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress – 2001 In The Bedroom, Sierra Award for Best Supporting Actress – 2008 The Wrestler
Links
- Marisa Tomei at the Internet Movie Database
- Marisa Tomei at TV.com
- Marisa Tomei at the Internet Broadway Database
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