Birth : 4 December 1964, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height : 164 cm
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Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York to mother Patricia "Addie" Tomei, an English teacher and father Gary Tomei, a lawyer. Marisa also has a brother, actor 'Adam Tomei' (qv). As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy Brooklyn accent. As a teen, Marisa attended 'Edward R. Murrow' (qv) High School and graduated in the class of 1982. She was one year into her college education at Boston University when she dropped out for a co-starring role on the CBS daytime drama _"As the World Turns" (1956)_ (qv). Her role on that show paved the way for her entrance into film: in 1984, she made her film debut with a bit part in _The Flamingo Kid (1984)_ (qv). Three years later, Marisa became known for her role as Maggie Lawton, 'Lisa Bonet' (qv)'s college roommate, on the sitcom _"A Different World" (1987)_ (qv). Her real breakthrough came in 1992, when she co-starred as 'Joe Pesci' (qv)'s hilariously foul-mouthed, scene-stealing girlfriend in _My Cousin Vinny (1992)_ (qv), a performance that won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later that year, she turned up briefly as a snippy Mabel Normand in director 'Richard Attenborough' (qv)'s biopic _Chaplin (1992)_ (qv), and was soon given her first starring role in _Untamed Heart (1993)_ (qv). A subsequent starring role -- and attempted makeover into 'Audrey Hepburn' (qv) -- in the romantic comedy _Only You (1994)_ (qv) with 'Robert Downey Jr.' (qv) proved only moderately successful. Marisa's other 1994 role as 'Michael Keaton' (qv)'s hugely pregnant wife in _The Paper (1994)_ (qv) was well-received, although the film as a whole was not. Fortunately for Tomei, she was able to rebound the following year with a solid performance as a troubled single mother in 'Nick Cassavetes' (qv) _Unhook the Stars (1996)_ (qv) which earned her a Screen Actors Guild nomination. Also in 1996, she made a famous guest appearance on the popular sitcom _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv) as herself. She turned in a similarly strong work in _Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)_ (qv), and in 1998 did some of her best work in years as a sexually liberated, unhinged woman in _Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)_ (qv). Marisa co-starred with 'Mel Gibson (I)' (qv) in the hugely successful romantic comedy _What Women Want (2000)_ (qv) and during the 2002 movie award season, she proved her first Oscar win was no fluke when she was nominated a second time for the critically acclaimed dark drama, _In the Bedroom (2001)_ (qv). Fresh off her second Oscar nomination, Marisa began acting in more mainstream films, but only a couple of them stuck out. She appeared in the ensemble romantic comedy _Someone Like You... (2001)_ (qv) with 'Ashley Judd' (qv), 'Hugh Jackman' (qv), and 'Greg Kinnear' (qv), then in _The Guru (2002)_ (qv) and the animated feature _The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)_ (qv). She returned to prominence in the hit comedy _Anger Management (2003)_ (qv) with 'Adam Sandler (I)' (qv) alongside 'Jack Nicholson (I)' (qv) and performed "The Vagina Monologues" onstage in 2004. That same year she appeared opposite 'Jude Law' (qv) in a remake of _Alfie (2004)_ (qv). Also in 2004, she also made a guest appearance on the animated TV phenomenon _"The Simpsons" (1989)_ (qv) as Sara Sloane, a movie star who falls in love with Ned Flanders. In 2006, she went on to do 4 episodes for _"Rescue Me" (2004)_ (qv). She played Angie, the ex-wife of Tommy Calvin ('Denis Leary' (qv))'s brother Johnny ('Dean Winters' (qv)). The following year she starred as a sexy bar owner in the comedy _Wild Hogs (2007)_ (qv) alongside 'John Travolta' (qv), 'Tim Allen (I)' (qv), 'Martin Lawrence (I)' (qv) and 'William H. Macy' (qv). The film was a huge box-office hit, and later that year, at age 42, Marisa took on a provocative role in legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet's melodramatic picture _Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)_ (qv). Usually modest, Marisa did several nude scenes with her costars 'Ethan Hawke' (qv) and 'Philip Seymour Hoffman' (qv), including a racy sex scene with Hoffman. After working on _War, Inc. (2008)_ (qv) with John Cusack, Marisa then took on another provocative role as an aging stripper in the highly acclaimed film _The Wrestler (2008)_ (qv) opposite 'Mickey Rourke' (qv). Her great performance earned her many awards from numerous film societies for Best Supporting Actress, a third Academy Award nomination, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. Many critics heralded this performance as a standout in her career.
Biography written by: A fan of Marisa Tomei
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- 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- 1993 MTV Movie Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)
- 50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress]
- A Brother's Kiss (1997) [Missy] <20>
- Al Pacino: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Alfie (2004) [Julie] <5>
- All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- AMC News Special: 10 Stories of Sundance (2010) (TV) [Herself]
- Amsterdam (2006) (V) [Herself] <8>
- Anger Management (2003) [Linda] <3>
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) [Gina Hanson] <4>
- Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado (2000) (V)
- Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008) (also archive footage) [Herself]
- Chaplin (1992) [Mabel Normand] <8>
- Comic Relief VI (1994) (TV) [Herself]
- Cyrus (2010/I) [Molly] <3>
- Danika (2006) [Danika Merrick] <1>
- Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made (2008) (V) [Herself]
- Dirk and Betty (1999) [Paris]
- Equinox (1992) [Rosie Rivers] <5>
- Factotum (2005) [Laura] <5>
- Four Rooms (1995) [Margaret] <25>
- Grace Is Gone (2007) [Woman at Pool] <12>
- Half the Sky: A One Night Event (2010) (TV) [Herself]
- Happy Accidents (2000) [Ruby Weaver] <1>
- Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010) (TV) [Herself]
- I Was a Network Star (2006) (TV)
- In the Bedroom (2001) [Natalie Strout] <4>
- Jenifer (2001) (TV) [Nina Capelli] <15>
- Just a Kiss (2002) [Paula] <9>
- King of the Jungle (1999) [Det. Costello] <6>
- La Marató 2007 (2007) (TV) (archive footage) [Caroline]
- Loverboy (2005) [Sybil] <8>
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) [Meredith Morrison] <15>
- My Buddy Jack (2003) (V) [Herself] <7>
- My Cousin Vinny (1992) [Mona Lisa Vito] <3>
- My Own Country (1998) (TV) [Mattie Vines] <5>
- Only Love (1998) (TV) [Evie] <1>
- Only You (1994) [Faith Corvatch] <1>
- Oscar (1991) [Lisa Provolone] <7>
- Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- Parker Kane (1990) (TV) [April Haynes] <2>
- Playing for Keeps (1986) [Tracy] <5>
- Salvation Boulevard (2011) [Honey Foster]
- Since You've Been Gone (1998) (TV) (uncredited) [Tori]
- Skull Session: The Making of 'Anger Management' (2003) (V) [Herself]
- Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) [Rita Abromowitz] <4>
- Someone Like You... (2001) [Liz] <4>
- Talkin' About Daylight (2009) [Herself] <4>
- The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 17th Annual Gotham Awards (2007) (TV) [Herself]
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) [Herself (presenter: Best Supporting Male)]
- The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (2008) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Makeup]
- The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) [Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role]
- The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) [Herself - Past Winner]
- The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role]
- The Flamingo Kid (1984) [Mandy] <30>
- The Guru (2002) [Lexi] <3>
- The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
- The Making of 'Factotum' (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- The Night Job (2009) {{SUSPENDED}}
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The Paper (1994) [Martha Hackett] <4>
- The People Speak (2009) [Herself]
- The Perez Family (1995) [Dorita Evita Perez] <1>
- The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud (2007) (TV) [Penelope Cloud]
- The Toxic Avenger (1984) (uncredited) [Health Club Girl]
- The Watcher (2000/I) [Polly] <2>
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) (voice) [Bree Blackburn] <25>
- The Wrestler (2008) [Cassidy] <2>
- Unhook the Stars (1996) [Monica Warren] <2>
- Untamed Heart (1993) [Caroline] <2>
- Untitled Marital Crisis Comedy (2011) [Kate]
- War, Inc. (2008) [Natalie Hegalhuzen] <3>
- We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) [Nina] <3>
- What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison (2003) [Herself]
- What Women Want (2000) [Lola] <3>
- Wild Hogs (2007) [Maggie] <6>
- Wiseguys and Beyond: Italian Americans and the Movies (2005) {{SUSPENDED}} [Herself]
- Zandalee (1991) [Remy] <9>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Advise and Descent (#1.12)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Clair's Last Stand (#1.19)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Come Back, Little Eggby (#1.21)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Does He or Doesn't He? (#1.11)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Dr. Cupid (#1.15)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {If Chosen, I May Not Run (#1.8)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {If Only for One Night (#1.20)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Mr. Hillman (#1.17)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {My Dinner with Theo (#1.22)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Pilot (#1.2)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Porky de Bergerac (#1.3)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Romancing Mr. Stone (#1.9)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Rudy and the Snow Queen (#1.6)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (#1.7)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Speech Therapy (#1.18)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {The Gift of the Magi (#1.10)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic (#1.13)} [Maggie Lauten] <2>
- "A Different World" (1987) {The Show Must Go On (#1.16)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Those Who Can't... Tutor (#1.4)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {War of the Words (#1.5)} [Maggie Lauten] <5>
- "A Different World" (1987) {Wild Child (#1.14)} [Maggie Lauten] <2>
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) {Supermom's Daughter (#15.5)} [Noelle Crandall] <1>
- "As the World Turns" (1956) {(1984-12-24)} [Marcy Thompson]
- "Caiga quien caiga" (1996/I) {(2008-01-16)} (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Cinema 3" (1984) {(2006-11-17)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Cinema mil" (2005) {(#1.9)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "De par en par" (2007) {(#3.3)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Herself]
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {(2009-01-06)} [Herself] <2>
- "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) {Marisa Tomei/Toni Braxton} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2009-02-03)} [Herself]
- "Game Over" (2004) (voice) [Raquel Smashenburn (unaired pilot)] <8>
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(#7.23)} [Herself - Guest] <2>
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003) {(#7.28)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Cassidy]
- "Larry King Live" (1985) {Are They the Oscar Favorites} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2002-09-24)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2007-11-22)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2008-04-28)} [Herself]
- "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) {(1993-12-15)} [Herself]
- "Leg Work" (1987) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Donna Ricci]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2004-10-19)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2007-02-19)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2007-11-02)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2008-06-10)} [Herself]
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) {(2008-12-01)} [Herself] <3>
- "Moving Pictures Live!" (2009) {Mumblecore Comedies (#2.8)} [Herself]
- "Närbild" (2004) {Bent Hamer (#1.3)} [Herself]
- "Rescue Me" (2004) {Chlamydia (#3.5)} [Angie]
- "Rescue Me" (2004) {Karate (#3.8)} [Angie]
- "Rescue Me" (2004) {Satisfaction (#3.7)} [Angie]
- "Rescue Me" (2004) {Zombies (#3.6)} [Angie]
- "Saturday Night Live" (1975) {Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt (#20.2)} [Various]
- "Seinfeld" (1990) {The Cadillac (#7.14)} (also archive footage) [Marisa Tomei] <5>
- "Seinfeld" (1990) {The Clip Show: Part 2 (#9.22)} (archive footage) (uncredited) [Marisa Tomei]
- "Showbiz Today" (1984) {(1996-02-29)} [Herself]
- "Tavis Smiley" (2004) {(2009-01-06)} [Herself] <2>
- "The Barry Z Show" (1993) {Fish Fry} [Herself]
- "The Daily Show" (1996) {(2000-12-19)} [Herself]
- "The Daily Show" (1996) {(2004-10-19)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(#5.82)} [Herself] <2>
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1998-04-13)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2000-12-27)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2001-12-20)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2002-03-14)} [Herself]
- "The Simpsons" (1989) {A Star Is Born Again (#14.13)} (voice) [Sara Sloane]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(#17.15)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(1993-01-13)} [Herserlf]
- "The View" (1997) {(2003-04-10)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2010-03-16)} [Herself]
- "Today" (1952) {(2008-12-23)} [Herself]
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007) {(2008-12-17)} [Herself]
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- _Only You (1994)_ (qv) -> $2,000,000
- _My Cousin Vinny (1992)_ (qv) -> $250,000
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- "Parade" (USA), 15 September 2002, Vol. -, Iss. -, pg. 26, by: James Brady, "In Step With: Marisa Tomei"
- "Glamour" (USA), September 1998, pg. 131, by: Michelle Shapiro, "Marisa Tomei on Role Models - and Her Mom"
- "Vogue" (USA), May 1994, Vol. 184, Iss. 5, pg. 160-162, by: Kristen Van Ogtrop, "Marisa's Moment"
- "Empire" (UK), 1993, Iss. 48, pg. 44-45, by: Tom Soter
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- "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 12 January 2009, by: Roger Moore, "Marisa Tomei Tries to Find the Naked Truth in 'The Wrestler'"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 8 March 2002, Vol. 1, Iss. 643, pg. 10, by: Josh Young, "Return Tomei"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 22 February 2002, Vol. -, Iss. 640/641, pg. 56, by: Steve Daly, "Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei"
- "Who Weekly" (USA), 11 February 2002, Iss. 518 , pg. 58, "A DIFFERENT WORLD"
- "People Weekly" (USA), 29 October 2001, Vol. 56, Iss. 18, pg. 92, "A DIFFERENT WORLD"
- "Biography" (USA), September 2001, pg. 94-97, by: Sheryl Berk, "Tawk About Talent: Marisa Tomei"
- "Vox" (Hungary), July 2001, Iss. 51, pg. 112
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- "Celebrity Skin" (USA), January 2009, Vol. 31, Iss. 186, pg. 28-29, by: n/a, "Unforgettable Nudes Of 2008: Marisa Tomei"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 2008, Vol. 55, Iss. 12, pg. 73, by: Stephen Rebello, "Sex In Cinema 2008"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2007, Iss. 49, pg. 80-83, by: staff, "Anatomy Awards 11: In The Bedroom"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 11, pg. 88, by: Jamie Malanowski, "Sex In Cinema 2001"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1995, Vol. 8, Iss. 2, pg. 56-57, by: staff, "Golden Girls: Marisa Tomei"
- "Cinema" (Hungary), October 1993, Iss. 23, pg. 7, "Dinamikus duó"
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- "TV Hören und Sehen" (Germany), December 1997, Iss. 49
- "Paper" (USA), June 1995, Vol. 11, Iss. 12
- "TV-Spielfilm" (Germany), February 1995, Iss. 3
- "Redbook" (USA), November 1994, Vol. 184, Iss. 1
- "Movieline" (USA), July 1994
- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 28 May 1994, Iss. 22
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- Made her off-Broadway stage debut in 1986, playing Cetta in John Morgan Evans' "Daughters" at the Westside Arts Theatre. She won a Theatre World Award for her performance.
- "AMC Shirley Temple Film Festival", as hostess, 23 April 1996
- Played Susy Hendrix in Frederick Knott's "Wait Until Dark" opposite 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City (April 5 1998 - June 28 1998).
- TV commercial for Hanes brand casual active wear and underwear (2005).
- Starred as the title role in Oscar Wilde's "Salome" with 'Al Pacino' as Herod, 'Dianne Wiest' (qv) as Herodia, with 'David Strathairn' (qv) as Joakannon and directed by 'Estelle Parsons' (qv) at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City (4/30/2003 - 6/12/2003).
- Starred as Julia in Eric Overmeyer's "Dark Rapture" with 'Scott Glenn' (qv) at the Second Stage Theatre (Summer 1996).
- Starred in "Oh, the Humanity and Other Exclamations" by Will Eno at The Flea in New York City (November - December 2007).
- Starred as Isabella Bird/Joyce/Mrs. Kidd in Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls", directed by James Macdonald at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City (5/7/2008 - 6/29/2008). She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance.
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- (March 2004) Joins Indian and Pakistani actresses in performances of The Vagina Monologues on a Bombay stage to mark International Women's Day.
- (February 2005) Announced in 7 February 2005 edition of New York Times, she has signed to join the cast of 'Neil LaBute' (qv)'s "This Is How It Goes" at New York's Public Theatre, beginning previews, March 8, 2005, co-starring 'Ben Stiller' (qv).
- (March 2005) Has left the cast of "This Is How It Goes", citing an illness in her family, and will be replaced by 'Amanda Peet (I)' (qv).
- (2010) Co-hostess, with 'Mari Winsor' (qv), of an infomercial for the "Mari Winsor Slimming Pilates" fitness program.
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- Usually plays characters that are, or have been in, damaged relationships and/or have emotionally damaged lives.
- Her smile.
- Sidekick roles.
- Plays independent women with a carefree appearance but with a complex personality and a difficult life.
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- I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck.
- 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.
- 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.
- [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.
- [on her role in _The Wrestler (2008)_ (qv)] What didn't appeal to me was, frankly, New Jersey, naked, winter!
- [on 'Gena Rowlands' (qv)] As a young actress I saw her in _Opening Night (1977)_ (qv). 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.
- [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.
- [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.
- You can't really be old in L.A., it's kind of like a crime.
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- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43.
- Attended Boston University.
- Attended 'Edward R. Murrow' (qv) High School in Brooklyn, New York. Her brother, 'Adam Tomei' (qv), and 'Darren Aronofsky' (qv) also attended this high school.
- Older sister of actor 'Adam Tomei' (qv).
- Has a tattoo of the Egyptian Eye of Ra (protection, good luck abundance) on her right foot.
- In 2003, she played the title role in a revival of 'Oscar Wilde' (qv)'s "Salome" in an Actors Studio production, directed by 'Estelle Parsons' (qv), on Broadway at the 'Ethel Barrymore' (qv) Theatre; co-stars included 'Al Pacino' (qv), 'Dianne Wiest' (qv), and 'David Strathairn' (qv).
- She is of Italian descent
- Before the 1993 Oscar ceremony, she told _"Entertainment Tonight" (1981)_ (qv) that her biggest fear was that she would trip on the steps on her way to the stage. She did.
- Revealed to 'Jon Stewart' (qv) on _"The Daily Show" (1996)_ (qv) that she sometimes travels under an Italian passport. (Oct 2004)
- No relation to 'Concetta Tomei' (qv).
- Has dual citizenship between America and Italy. She sometimes travels under the Italian passport.
- Her mother was an English teacher at Cavallaro Junior High School in Brooklyn, New York.
- Attended Mark Twain JHS for the Gifted & Talented
- Auditioned for the role of "Dorothy Boyd" in _Jerry Maguire (1996)_ (qv).
- In the early 1990s, she had a relationship with 'Robert Downey Jr.' (qv) (her co-star in _Chaplin (1992)_ (qv) and _Only You (1994)_ (qv)). In 1999, she was with actor 'Dana Ashbrook' (qv) and had a relationship with 'Frank Pugliese' (qv). She (as of 2009) now dates actor 'Logan Marshall-Green' (qv), who is twelve years her junior.
- Has never starred in a sequel or a prequel to a film.
- One of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People 2009.
- Godmother of 'Zoë Kravitz' (qv), daughter of Marisa's _"A Different World" (1987)_ (qv) co-star 'Lisa Bonet' (qv).
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