Marisa Tomei

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Tomei at the premiere of Inescapable at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American film and stage actress and Oscar winner.

Career

Tomei dropped out of Boston University after a year when she was offered a role in the television series As the World Turns (1983-1985). This role paved her way into the film business, even if she only got a small supporting role in her first film Flamingo Kid (1984, alongside Matt Dillon ). Her breakthrough came in 1992 with the role of Mona Lisa Vito in My Vetter Winnie , for which she received the Oscar in the category Best Supporting Actress .

Tomei during Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial

From 2016 she takes on the role of May , aunt of Peter Parker , played by Tom Holland , in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the film The First Avenger: Civil War .

Tomei is a member of the Naked Angels Theater Company and the Blue Light Theater Company in New York City.

Theater engagements (selection)

Filmography (selection)

Tomei at the 81st Academy Awards (2009)

Awards and nominations

Oscar

Golden Globe Award

Screen Actors Guild Award

Daytime Emmy Award

  • 1997: Nomination as Outstanding Service Show Host for Marisa Tomei's Salute to Shirley Temple

Critics' Choice Movie Award

British Academy Film Award

Critics' Choice Television Award

MTV Movie Awards

  • 1993: Best breakthrough performance for My Cousin Winnie
  • 1993: Best movie kiss for Real Love

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personal data
SURNAME Tomei, Marisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States