• Marisa Tomei is a 53 year old award winning Caucasian actress of Italian descent • She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and took an early interest in acting • Her breakthrough role came in 1992 in "My Cousin Vinny" and she has won 24 awards and had 26 nominations since then • Her estimated net worth is $43 million • She is active on social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Born under the sign of Sagittarius on the 4th of December 1964, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, Marisa Tomei is a 53-year-old award-winning Caucasian actress of Italian descent. She is perhaps best known to the world for her significant presence in numerous television roles, such as Mona Lisa Vito alongside Joe Pesci in “My Cousin Vinny.” She has also had a number of other roles across a variety of films and TV shows over the course of her often lucrative acting career since 1984.
Marisa was raised in her birthplace with younger brother Adam – also an actor – by their father Gary A. Tomei, who was a trial lawyer, and her mother Adelaide ‘Addie’ Tomei (nee Bianchi), an English teacher. During her childhood, she also spent some time with her grandparents; both her paternal and maternal grandparents have Italian roots, with her father’s side hailing from Tuscany, Calabria and Campania, while her mother’s ancestors came from Tuscany and Sicily. While growing up in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, she took an early interest in acting thanks to frequenting various Broadway shows with her parents. During her years at Edward R. Murrow High School, she portrayed Hedy LaRue in a school production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” She matriculated in 1982, then enrolled into Boston University, and stayed there for a year.
Career: Rise Through Comedy
Aside from a single uncredited role in 1984, Marisa Tomei’s TV screen debut was in the same year, as Mandy in the comedy romance drama entitled “Flamingo Kid.” She had her TV series debut in the same year, as Marcy Thompson in two episodes of “As the World Turns,” then was assigned another four roles across 1986 and 1987, the most significant of which was as Maggie Lauten in 22 episodes of “A Different World”, her first long-term appearance in a TV series. After a break in 1989 and three supporting roles in 1990 and 1991, she was in 1992 cast in the role that was her breakthrough, as Joe Pesci’s outspoken girlfriend Mona Lisa Vito in “My Cousin Vinny”. In 1995, she had a role in Tarantino’s legendary “Four Rooms,” then featured opposite Mel Gibson in “What Women Want.” In between 2000 and 2011, she had a total of 24 roles, the most significant of which was as Cassidy in “The Wrestler” from 2008. From then to the present-day, she has been seen in another 23 roles on the screen, the most significant being her five-episode appearance in the TV series entitled “Empire.” Currently, she is involved in another three projects that are yet to be released.
Her Awards and Nominations
Over the course of her acting career, Marisa has gained an enviable amount of recognition among her colleagues, while many of her performances also earned an award. She is the proud holder of 24 awards, with another 26 nominations. She won her only Oscar thus far in the Best Supporting Actress category in 1992 for her contribution to “My Cousin Vinny,” and also an MTV Movie Award in the Best Breakthrough Performance category in the same year. When it comes to her performance in the legendary “The Wrestler” from 2008, Marisa won a total of 11 awards for that film alone, along with seven other nominations, one of which was for an Oscar.
As for Marisa’s romantic involvements, not much can be concluded from her words or the lack thereof, since she rarely addresses the public regarding this matter. It is known that she was involved with Robert Downey Jr. back in the early 1990s, and at some point in the last two decades relationships with Dana Ashbrook as well as Frank Pugliese, who is a movie director. From 2008 to 2012, she dated the actor Logan Marshall-Green. When asked about marriage in 2009, Marisa stated: ‘I’m not that big a fan of marriage as an institution, and I don’t know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings.’
Have you ever wondered how rich Marisa Tomei is, as of mid-2018? According to various authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Marisa’s accumulated wealth is close to $43 million, made primarily as an actress, the most from her long-term presence on the TV screen in her most prominent roles, such as Cassidy in “The Wrestler.” As her career continues to develop, the said amount can be expected to increase.
Concerning the physical attributes of the sought-after actress, her height is 5ft 4ins (1.64m), and her current weight is 119lbs (54kg). Her body shape is generally described as regular, while her hair color is light brown and her eyes are dark brown. Lastly, her bra size is known to be 34B, her dress size is 4 and her shoe size is 7.5.
Social Media Presence
Due to the major influence of social networks, it is nowadays a regular thing for active celebrities to nourish a close and active relationship with their fans, for the sake of increasing the popularity of the projects they’re working on, and thus their own net worth. Marisa herself seems to be a regular subscriber, if not the leading example of this celebrity trend, as her presence is quite ubiquitous on most of the popular social media networks. Her Facebook page has over 320,000 followers, her Twitter account almost 100,000, and her Instagram account over 350,000 fans.
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General Info
Full Name
Marisa Tomei
Net Worth
$43 million
Date Of Birth
December 4, 1964
Height
1.64 m
Profession
Voice Actor
Education
Edward R. Murrow High School, Boston University, New York University
Family
Parents
Gary A. Tomei, Patricia Addie Tomei
Siblings
Adam Tomei
Accomplishments
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Drama Desk Special Award, San Diego Film ...
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, ...
Movies
My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler, Spider-Man: Homecoming, What Women Want, Only You, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Untamed Heart, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, The Lincoln Lawyer, In the Bedroom, The Ides of March, The Big Short, Parental Guidance, Wild Hogs, Anger Management, Slums of Beverly Hills, The ...
(1996) When I was first starting, I went to an agent who told me, 'Listen, you'll be lucky if you do summer stock. Pack it up.' Once in a while I think about him, but I'm happy with myself. So, what does he matter?
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(1996) I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job.
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You can't really be old in L.A., it's kind of like a crime.
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[on being nude in films] I definitely feel like I didn't want to do that kind of thing when I was younger because I didn't think that it was something a serious actress would do, in a way there is validity to that. It's harder to be taken seriously when you're younger, doing that but I've also come to a point of being able to handle the reaction to it - that probably would have been more difficult when I was younger.
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[on pole dancing] It's really physically hard! That pole work is crazy hard; to be really good on that pole and you have to be really strong.
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[on Gena Rowlands] As a young actress I saw her in Opening Night (1977). She was so larger-than-life, yet her performances are so detailed- no color is left out. She's ferocious, beautiful, elegant, compassionate, funny, sexy. A broad in the best sense of the word - that's what I aspire to be.
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[on her role in The Wrestler (2008)] What didn't appeal to me was, frankly, New Jersey, naked, winter!
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[on marriage and starting her own family] I'm not that big a fan of marriage as an institution and I don't know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings.
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I feel like theatre gives me the grounding, and keeps me alive, basically. Film gives me the thrill, and it's like a one night stand. But I do enjoy being around people who love it so much.
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Singing really oxygenates your blood. You stretch your lungs and take in much more air into them than before. It's really good for your health.
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I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck.
She, Marcia Gay Harden, Russell Crowe and Adrien Brody are the only actors to win an Oscar without being awarded for the same performance in none of its predecessor awards (Golden Globe, Critics Choice Awards, SAG and BAFTA). She and Marcia Gay Harden were not even nominated for those awards for their performances in My Cousin Vinny (1992) and Pollock (2000), and Crowe's only award for Gladiator (2000) before the Oscar was the Critics Choice award.
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Joins Indian and Pakistani actresses in performances of The Vagina Monologues on a Bombay stage to mark International Women's Day. [March 2004]
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Has left the cast of "This Is How It Goes", citing an illness in her family, and will be replaced by Amanda Peet. [March 2005]
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Announced in 7 February 2005 edition of New York Times, she has signed to join the cast of Neil LaBute's "This Is How It Goes" at New York's Public Theatre, beginning previews, March 8, 2005, co-starring Ben Stiller. [February 2005]
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Co-hostess, with Mari Winsor, of an infomercial for the "Mari Winsor Slimming Pilates" fitness program. [2010]
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While portraying roommates on A Different World (1987), she and co-star Lisa Bonet were roommates in real life.
Revealed to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show (1996) that she sometimes travels under an Italian passport. (Oct 2004)
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Before the 1993 Oscar ceremony, she told Entertainment Tonight (1981) that her biggest fear was that she would trip on the steps on her way to the stage. She did.
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She is of Italian descent. Her family is from Tuscany, Sicily, Campania, and Calabria.
