Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei (/məˈrɪsə toʊˈmeɪ/; born December 4, 1964) is an American and Italian (dual citizenship)[citation needed] actress and producer. In a career which spans three decades, she initially saw success in movies as a young actress followed by a tumble with a series of unsuccessful movies and saw a resurgence during her middle age with a series of universally acclaimed performances and films. Over these years she has established herself as one of the finest actresses of her generation and has received many awards and nominations for it. Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987. After she had appeared in a few movies in minor roles, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy My Cousin Vinny, for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Of the many films in which she has appeared, Tomei's most commercially successful ones to date are '.'What Women Want (2000), Anger Management (2003), Wild Hogs (2007), and Parental Guidance (2012). She received critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Untamed Heart (1993), The Paper (1994), Unhook the Stars (1996), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), In the Bedroom (2001), for which she received her second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Wrestler (2008), for which she received her third Academy Award nomination, Cyrus (2010), and Love Is Strange (2014). Tomei has also done substantial work in theater. She was formerly involved with the Naked Angels Theatre Company and received acclaim for her performance in plays like Daughters (1986), Wait Until Dark (1998), Top Girls (2008) for which she received an nomination for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and The Realistic Joneses (2014) for which she received a special award at Drama Desk Awards. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.