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Marisa Tomei
Highest Rated: 100% High Tide (2024)
Lowest Rated: 11% The Watcher (2000)
Birthday: Dec 4, 1964
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
For some performers, winning an Oscar became both a blessing and a curse. While an Academy Award could lead to bigger and better roles, it could also bring about career stagnation, as the actor tried to live up to unrealistic expectations. Actress Marisa Tomei was in danger of failing to warrant the hype after seemingly coming out of nowhere to nab Best Supporting Actress for her comical performance in "My Cousin Vinny" (1992). Though she spent the following years in little-seen movies like "Only You" (1994) and "Happy Accidents" (2000), Tomei also delivered powerful performances in indie dramas "Unhook the Stars" (1996) and "The Slums of Beverly Hills" (1998), but they failed to propel her career due to slim box office performances. She proved her talent and career longevity, however, with her Oscar-nominated, subtle but complex turns in "In the Bedroom" (2001) and "The Wrestler" (2008), as well as strong performances in films ranging from romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" (2011) to barbed satire "The Big Short" (2015) proving her worth to critics who had cruelly deemed her win for "My Cousin Vinny" to be a fluke, vindicating fans and critics who recognized her considerable talents all along.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77% | 68% | Upgraded | Claire Dupree (Character) | - | 2024 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | High Tide | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
| 47% | 75% | She Came to Me | Katrina (Character) | - | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self | - | 2023 |
| 31% | 83% | Delia's Gone | Fran (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 93% | 98% | Spider-Man: No Way Home | May Parker (Character) | $814.1M | 2021 |
| 76% | 83% | The King of Staten Island | Margie Carlin (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 65% | 88% | Human Capital | Carrie (Character) | $4.3K | 2019 |
| 80% | No Score Yet | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' | Edith Bunker (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 57% | 31% | Frankie | Irene Bianchi (Character) | $171.5K | 2019 |
| 91% | 95% | Spider-Man: Far From Home | May Parker (Character) | $390.7M | 2019 |
| 88% | No Score Yet | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' | Edith Bunker (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 22% | 78% | I Hate Kids | Christine Hurley (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behold My Heart |
Margaret Lang (Character), Producer |
- | 2018 |
| 84% | 71% | After Everything | Dr. Lisa Harden (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 56% | 27% | The First Purge | The Architect -- Dr. Updale (Character) | $68.9M | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Dark Was the Night | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 92% | 87% | Spider-Man: Homecoming | May Parker (Character) | $334.4M | 2017 |
| 95% | 69% | Citizen Jane: Battle for the City | Jane Jacobs (Voice) | $305.0K | 2016 |
| 93% | 86% | Seed: The Untold Story | Executive Producer | - | 2016 |
| 89% | 88% | The Big Short | Cynthia Baum (Character) | $70.2M | 2015 |
| 18% | 37% | Love the Coopers | Emma (Character) | $26.3M | 2015 |
| 56% | 82% | Spare Parts | Gwen (Character) | $3.6M | 2015 |
| 65% | 42% | The Rewrite | Holly Carpenter (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 33% | 26% | Loitering With Intent |
Gigi (Character), Producer |
- | 2014 |
| 93% | 66% | Love Is Strange | Kate (Character) | $2.3M | 2014 |
| 17% | 26% | Inescapable | Fatima (Character) | $4.1K | 2012 |
| 18% | 59% | Parental Guidance | Alice Simmons (Character) | $77.3M | 2012 |
| 83% | 73% | The Ides of March | Ida Horowicz (Character) | $41.0M | 2011 |
| 79% | 78% | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Kate Taffety (Character) | $84.3M | 2011 |
| 22% | 23% | Salvation Boulevard | Honey Foster (Character) | $27.4K | 2011 |
| 84% | 82% | The Lincoln Lawyer | Maggie McPherson (Character) | $58.0M | 2011 |
| 80% | 53% | Cyrus | Molly (Character) | $7.5M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 19% | Amsterdam | Donna (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 98% | 88% | The Wrestler |
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$26.2M | 2008 |
| 29% | 38% | War, Inc. | Natalie Hegalhuzen (Character) | $578.5K | 2008 |
| 63% | 60% | Grace Is Gone | Woman at Pool (Character) | $50.1K | 2007 |
| 89% | 71% | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Gina (Character) | $7.1M | 2007 |
| 14% | 61% | Wild Hogs | Maggie (Character) | $168.2M | 2007 |
| 29% | 33% | Danika | Danika (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 18% | 36% | Loverboy | Sybil Stoll (Character) | $29.7K | 2005 |
| 74% | 62% | Factotum | Laura (Character) | $808.2K | 2005 |
| 22% | 62% | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Meredith (Character) | $247.1K | 2005 |
| 48% | 51% | Alfie | Julie (Character) | $13.4M | 2004 |
| 42% | 59% | Anger Management | Linda (Character) | $133.8M | 2003 |
| 18% | 28% | Just a Kiss | Paula (Character) | $63.8K | 2002 |
| 57% | 40% | The Guru | Lexi (Character) | $3.0M | 2002 |
| 80% | 51% | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Bree Blackburn (Voice) | $39.9M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Jenifer | Nina Capelli (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 93% | 81% | In the Bedroom | Natalie Strout (Character) | $35.9M | 2001 |
| 42% | 56% | Someone Like You | Liz (Character) | $27.3M | 2001 |
| 22% | 61% | King of the Jungle | Det. Costello (Character) | $27.2K | 2000 |
| 70% | 75% | Happy Accidents | Ruby Weaver (Character) | $688.5K | 2000 |
| 54% | 54% | What Women Want | Lola (Character) | $182.8M | 2000 |
| 11% | 28% | The Watcher | Polly (Character) | $28.9M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | My Own Country | Mattie Vines (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 81% | 68% | Slums of Beverly Hills | Rita Abromowitz (Character) | $5.5M | 1998 |
| 20% | 34% | Since You've Been Gone | Tori (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 78% | 74% | Welcome to Sarajevo | Nina (Character) | $339.6K | 1997 |
| 100% | 67% | A Brother's Kiss | Missy (Character) | $25.8K | 1997 |
| 81% | 47% | Unhook the Stars | Monica Warren (Character) | $285.5K | 1996 |
| 13% | 69% | Four Rooms | Margaret (Character) | $4.1M | 1995 |
| 60% | 58% | The Perez Family | Dorita Evita Perez (Character) | $2.8M | 1995 |
| 53% | 68% | Only You | Faith Corvatch (Character) | $20.0M | 1994 |
| 89% | 66% | The Paper | Martha Hackett (Character) | $36.6M | 1994 |
| 33% | 41% | Equinox | Rosie Rivers (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 58% | 76% | Untamed Heart | Caroline (Character) | $18.8M | 1993 |
| 61% | 81% | Chaplin | Mabel Normand (Character) | $8.3M | 1992 |
| 87% | 87% | My Cousin Vinny | Mona Lisa Vito (Character) | $50.9M | 1992 |
| 33% | 30% | Zandalee | Remy (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 11% | 63% | Oscar | Lisa Provolone (Character) | $23.5M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Parker Kane | April Haynes (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | Playing for Keeps | Tracy (Character) | $2.2M | 1986 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2009 2014 2023 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2019-2020 |
| 83% | 57% | The Handmaid's Tale | Mrs. O'Conner (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011 2014 2016-2017 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Guest | 2014-2016 |
| 84% | 48% | Empire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2007-2008 |
| 88% | 90% | Rescue Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
1994 1996 2004 |
| 85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Sara Sloane (Guest Voice) | 2003 |
| 89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Herself (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Different World | Unknown (Character) | 1987-1988 |