Marisa Tomei is an American actress who won the ‘Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the comedy My Cousin Vinny(1992).
Marisa Tomei’s Date of Birth and Age
Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1994, in Brooklyn, New York, United States America. Currently, the American actress is 57 years old as of 2021. She belongs to the American nationality. Her birth sign is Sagittarius.
Soon she will be celebrating her 58th birthday with her family and friends on December 4, 2022.
Marisa Tomei’s Height and Weight
Marisa is a beautiful American actress of a tall height. She stands at a height of 5 feet and 4 inches. She seems to have a healthy diet as she is so fit even at this age.
Her weight stands around 54 kg. Her body measurement is 34-25-35 inches respectively. She has got a beautiful pair of dark brown eyes color. Her hair color is dark brown.
Marisa Tomei’s Parents and Siblings
Marisa is the daughter of Gary A. Tomei and Patricia Adelaide ‘Addie’ Tomei. Her father was a trial lawyer and her mother was a dancing teacher in school.
She also has a sibling named, Adam Tomei who is also an actor and director, known for ‘The Truman Show, Meet Dave and She’s Out of My League.
Marisa Tomei’s Education
She completed her schooling at ‘Andries Hudde Junior High School’. In 1982, she graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York.
After she graduated she joined Boston University to pursue her education but she dropped out and started to continue her career in acting.
Marisa Tomei’s Career
Marisa was a student at Boston University when her journey as an actor began when she was cast in the CBS television series “As The World Turns”.She made her first film debut in 1984 in the film ‘The Flamingo kid’ where she played the role of “Mandy”.
She gained more attention and fame when she did different movies such as ‘The Toxic Avenger (1984) and ‘Playing for Keeps’ (1986).
She received great compliments and good reviews for her character of ‘Maggie Lauten’ in the 1987 television series ‘A Different World.’
She also became the part of New York-based theatre company Naked Angels as one of its actors. In 1986, her first stage performance in a role titled ‘Daughters,’ where she played ‘Cetta,’ earned the privilege.
After appearing in different movies she received her breakthrough role as ‘Mona Lisa Vito’ in the 1992 film ‘My Cousin Vinny which leads to her earning global recognition and positive critical reviews for her character. Her performance was loved by everybody.
She also appeared in different movies in the ’90s like Chaplin, where she was featured as ‘Mabel Normand’, Untamed Heart’ (1993), ‘Best Kiss,’ ‘Unhook The Stars’ (1996), ‘Slums of Beverly Hills’(1998) for which she received different award such like:’MTV movie Award’, ‘Screen Actor Guild Award’.
She did many blockbuster movies in Hollywood like ‘In The Bedroom’ (2001), ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’ (2007), ‘The Wrestler’ (2008), ‘Cyrus’ (2010), and ‘Love is Strange’ (2014), ‘The Rewrite’ (2014), ‘Trainwreck’ (2015), ‘Love the Coopers’ (2015), and the biographical movie ‘The Big Short’ (2015).
All these movies were hit and led her to become a globally recognized actress. Marisa also did action horror films ‘The First Purge’ (2018), comedy films ‘After Everything’ (2018), and drama films ‘Frankie’ (2019).
In 1993 she won the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress for playing the comic role of ‘Mona Lisa Vito’ in the 1992 film ‘My Cousin Vinny.’
She also won a ‘Drama Desk Award’ for portraying the character of ‘Pony Jones in ‘The Realistic Joneses’ (2014). She also received Nominations for ‘Academy Awards,’ ‘Golden Globe,’ and ‘BAFTA.’ for the movie ‘The Wrestler’ where she played a stripper named Cassidy.
She also received a nomination for the ‘Academy Award’ for her performance in ‘In The Bedroom’.
Marisa Tomei’s Boyfriends
Marisa Tomei was in a relationship with Robert Downey Jr. They both were together in a movie, Chaplin(1992), and ‘Only You'(1994).
She was in a relationship with actor Dana Ashbrook and dated Tv writer and director Frank Pugliese(2001-2004). After being in a relationship for 3 years the couple parted their ways.
She was in a relationship with an actor Logan Marshall-Green from 2008 to 2012. She has not been married yet. It looks like Marisa hasn’t found the right person.
Marisa Tomei’s Net worth
Marisa is a beautiful American actress earning a massive sum of money from her acting career. She has been paid well for her great and hard work. The actress has been living a luxurious life from the money that she earned throughout her career.
In addition, the major source of her income is from movies, Tv series, Drama, Host, etc. Marisa has an estimated net worth of $25 million from her career.
Marisa Tomei’s Social Media Handles
Marisa Tomei is highly active on her social media handles like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. On Instagram, she has 2.2m followers with 606 posts and on Twitter, she has more than 158k followers. She posts a lot about her movies and upcoming projects.