Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei ( toh-MAY, born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. Her early appearances were in the soap opera As the World Turns (1983–1985) and the first season of the sitcom A Different World (1987). She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
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| Full name at birth | Marisa Rodham Tomei
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Marcy Thompson in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, Mandy in the 1984 romantic comedy film The Flamingo Kid, Maggie Lauten in the NBC sitcom A Different World, Lisa Provolone in the 1991 comedy film Oscar, Mona Lisa Vito in the 1992 comedy film My Cousin Vinny, Mabel Normand in the 1992 biographical comedy-drama film Chaplin, Mattie Vines in the 1998 drama film My Own Country, Lola in the 2000 romantic fantasy comedy film What Women Want, Natalie Strout in the 2001 independent drama film In the Bedroom, Linda in the 2003 buddy comedy film Anger Management, Angie Gavin in the FX comedy-drama series Rescue Me, Cassidy/Pam in the 2008 sports drama film The Wrestler, Alice Simmons in the 2012 family comedy film Parental Guidance, and May “Aunt May” Parker in the MCU superhero films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1964
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| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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| Height | 5' 4½" (164 cm)
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| Weight | 121 lbs (55 kg)
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| Dress size | 4
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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| High school | Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (1982)
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- There is a sandwich named after her at the world-famous Lioni’s deli in Brooklyn.
- In Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), she wanted her character, Aunt May Parker, to be a lesbian.
- She likes visiting flea markets in her visit to new cities.
- Whenever she travels, she wears her ‘onesie’ or jumpsuit, which she feels is perfect for long plane rides.
- The one beauty product she can’t live without is her eyelash curler.
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