List of Marisa Tomei performances
Marisa Tomei (/toʊˈmeɪ/, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964)[1] is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award and nominations for a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy My Cousin Vinny, for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received two additional Academy Award nominations for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008). Tomei has appeared in a number of successful movies, including What Women Want (2000), Anger Management (2003), Wild Hogs (2007), and Parental Guidance (2012). Other films include Untamed Heart (1993), Only You (1994), The Paper (1994), Unhook the Stars (1996), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Cyrus (2010), Love Is Strange (2014), The Big Short (2015) and The First Purge (2018). She also portrays May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
Tomei has also worked in theater. She was formerly involved with the Naked Angels Theater Company and appeared in plays, such as Daughters (1986), Wait Until Dark (1998), Top Girls (2008), for which she received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and The Realistic Joneses (2014), for which she received a special award at the Drama Desk Awards.
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | As the World Turns | Marcy Thompson | regular, 1983-85 |
| 1987 | ABC Afterschool Special | Noelle Crandall | Episode: "Supermom's Daughter" |
| Leg Work | Donna Ricci | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| A Different World | Maggie Lauten | 22 episodes | |
| 1990 | Parker Krane | April Haynes | Television Movie |
| 1994 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt" |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Herself | Episode: "The Cadillac" |
| 1998 | Since You've Been Gone | Tori | Uncredited |
| My Own Country | Mattie Vines | Movie | |
| Only Love | Evie Webster Josephson | Movie | |
| 1999 | Franklin | Dynaroo (voice) | Episode: "Franklin Plants a Tree/Franklin the Hero" |
| 2001 | Jenifer | Nina Capelli | Movie |
| 2003 | The Simpsons | Sara Sloane (voice) | Episode: "A Star Is Born Again" |
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Angie Gavin | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud | Penelope Cloud | Movie |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself | Episode: "Ed Helms Wears A Grey Shirt & Brown Boots" |
| 2015 | Empire | Mimi Whiteman | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | The Handmaid's Tale | Mrs. O'Conner | Episode: "Unwomen" |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience | Edith Bunker | 2 television specials[3] |
| 2020 | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Satan | Television special |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Daughters | Cetta | Off-Broadway | [4] |
| 1987 | Beirut | Blue | Off-Broadway | [5] |
| 1989 | What the Butler Saw | Geraldine Barclay | Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway | [6] |
| 1992 | The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | Delacorte Theater, Broadway | [7] |
| 1994 | Slavs! | Katherine Serafima Gleb | New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway | [8] |
| 1996 | Dark Rapture | Julie | Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway | [9] |
| Demonology | Gina | Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway | [10] | |
| 1998 | Wait Until Dark | Susy Hendrix | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | [11] |
| 2003 | Salomé | Salome | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | [12] |
| 2008 | Top Girls | Isabella Bird / Joyce / Mrs. Kidd | Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | [13] |
| 2011 | Marie and Bruce | Marie | The New Group, Off-Broadway | [14] |
| 2014 | The Realistic Joneses | Pony Jones | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [15] |
| 2016 | The Rose Tattoo | Serafina Delle Rose | Williamstown Theatre Festival | |
| 2017 | How to Transcend a Happy Marriage | George | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Off-Broadway | [16] |
| 2019 | The Rose Tattoo | Serafina Delle Rose | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | [17] |
References
- "Marisa Tomei Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- "(official studio site)". ToxicAvenger. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- Lenker, Maureen Lee. "See the star-studded 'All in the Family/The Jeffersons' live cast get into character". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- Daughters" lortel.org, retrieved March 20, 2017
- Goodman, Walter. "The Stage: Seven One-act Plays" The New York Times, April 4, 1997
- What The Butler Saw lortel.org, retrieved March 20, 2017
- Gussow, Mel. "Review/Theater -- The Comedy of Errors; Broad Farce Made Even Broader With Acrobats and Sound Effects" The New York Times, August 17, 1992
- Evans, Greg. "Review: 'Slavs!' " Variety, December 13, 1994
- Gerard, Jeremy. "Review: 'Dark Rapture' " Variety, May 24, 1996
- Ku, Andrew. "Marisa Tomei Returning to OB in 'Demonology' " Playbill, October 17, 1996
- " 'Wait Until Dark' Broadway" Playbill, retrieved March 20, 2017
- " 'Salomé' Broadway" Playbill, retrieved March 20, 2017
- Jones, Kenneth. "Broadway Premiere of 'Top Girls' Ends June 29" Playbill, June 29, 2008
- Gans, Andrew. "Marisa Tomei and Frank Whaley Are 'Marie and Bruce' for The New Group, Opening April 5" Playbill, April 5, 2011
- "The Verdict: Critics Review 'The Realistic Joneses' with Michael C. Hall, Toni Collette, Marisa Tomei and Tracy Letts" Playbill, April 7, 2014
- Clement, Olivia. "Sarah Ruhl’s 'How to Transcend a Happy Marriage' Begins at Lincoln Center Theater" Playbill, February 23, 2017
- http://www.playbill.com/person/marisa-tomei-vault-0000043144