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Tomei, an Italian American, was born
in Brooklyn, New York to Patricia, an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei,
a trial lawyer of Lebanese origin. She has a younger brother, Adam, and
was partially raised by her paternal grandparents, Rita and Romeo Tomei.
Tomei grew up in Midwood. While there she became captivated by the
Broadway shows that her theater-loving parents took her to, and became
drawn to acting as a career. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High
School she attended Boston University for a year, then transferred to New
York University in 1983 after landing a role in the soap opera As The
World Turns. Soon after, she dropped out of school altogether as her
career began to take off.
n the early 1990s, Tomei dated Robert Downey, Jr. (her co-star in Only
You). In 1999, she dated actor Dana Ashbrook and had a relationship with
Frank Pugliese. She usually likes to keep her personal life away from the
media. In 2005, she stated that she would like to return to NYU to study
civics.
Tomei followed up As the World Turns in 1987 with a role on the sitcom A
Different World. Her breakthrough performance came in My Cousin Vinny
(1992), for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. After her
Oscar win, she received a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for
Outstanding Female Supporting Actor for Unhook the Stars. Next, she
received an American Comedy Award nomination for Funniest Supporting
Actress for Slums of Beverly Hills. She was nominated for a Satellite
Award as Best Supporting Actress for What Women Want.
She received a second Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award nomination
for Best Supporting Actress for In The Bedroom (2001). Tomei has also done
substantial work in the theater, including taking lead roles on Broadway
in Wait Until Dark (1998) and Salomé (2003), and many Off-Broadway plays.
In 1996, Tomei made a guest appearance on the sitcom Seinfeld, playing
herself in "The Cadillac, Part 1" and "2." She has also made an appearance
on The Simpsons, as a movie star who falls in love with Ned Flanders. In
2005, Tomei featured in an ad campaign for Hanes with the slogan "Look who
we've got our Hanes on now", featuring various other celebrities including
Michael Jordan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Damon Wayans, Matthew Perry and, on
Spanish-language advertising, Aracely Arambula and Pablo Montero.
In 2006, Tomei had a recurring role on the TV series Rescue Me, playing
Johnny's ex-wife Angie. |
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The Night Job (2007)
The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud (2007) (TV) .... Penelope
Cloud
War, Inc. (2007) .... Natalie Hegalhuzen
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) .... Gina
Wild Hogs (2007) .... Maggie
... aka Blackberry (Philippines: English title: review title)
I Was a Network Star (2006) (TV)
"Rescue Me" .... Angie (4 episodes, 2006)
... aka Rescue Me: FDNY (USA: complete title)
- Karate (2006) TV Episode .... Angie
- Satisfaction (2006) TV Episode .... Angie
- Zombies (2006) TV Episode .... Angie
- Chlamydia (2006) TV Episode .... Angie
Danika (2006) .... Danika
Factotum (2005) .... Laura
... aka Factotum (France)
... aka Factotum: A Man Who Performs Many Jobs (USA: long title)
Loverboy (2005) .... Sybil
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) ....
Meredith Morrison
Alfie (2004) .... Julie
"Game Over" (2004) TV Series (voice) .... Raquel Smashenburn
(unaired pilot)
Anger Management (2003) .... Linda
"The Simpsons" .... Sara Sloane (1 episode, 2003)
- A Star Is Born Again (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Sara Sloane
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) (voice) .... Bree Blackburn
The Guru (2002) .... Lexi
... aka Gourou et les femmes, Le (France)
Just a Kiss (2002) .... Paula
Jenifer (2001) (TV) .... Nina Capelli
Someone Like You... (2001) .... Liz
... aka Animal Attraction (UK)
In the Bedroom (2001) .... Natalie Strout
What Women Want (2000) .... Lola
King of the Jungle (2000) .... Det. Costello
The Watcher (2000/I) .... Dr. Polly Beilman
Happy Accidents (2000) .... Ruby Weaver
Dirk and Betty (2000) .... Paris
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) .... Rita Abromowitz
Only Love (1998) (TV) .... Evie
Since You've Been Gone (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Tori
My Own Country (1998) (TV) .... Mattie Vines
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) .... Nina
A Brother's Kiss (1997) .... Missy
Unhook the Stars (1996) .... Monica Warren
... aka Décroche les étoiles (France)
Four Rooms (1995) .... Margaret
The Perez Family (1995) .... Dorita Evita Perez
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1994)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt (1994) TV Episode .... Host
Only You (1994) .... Faith Corvatch
... aka Him
... aka Just in Time
The Paper (1994) .... Martha Hackett
Untamed Heart (1993) .... Caroline
Chaplin (1992) .... Mabel Normand
... aka Charlot (Italy)
Equinox (1992) .... Rosie Rivers
... aka Isimeria
My Cousin Vinny (1992) .... Mona Lisa Vito
Zandalee (1991) .... Remy
Oscar (1991) .... Lisa Provolone
Parker Kane (1990) (TV) .... April Haynes
"A Different World" .... Maggie Lauten (21 episodes, 1987-1988)
- My Dinner with Theo (1988) TV Episode .... Maggie Lauten
- Come Back, Little Eggby (1988) TV Episode .... Maggie Lauten
- If Only for One Night (1988) TV Episode .... Maggie Lauten
- Clair's Last Stand (1988) TV Episode .... Maggie Lauten
- Speech Therapy (1988) TV Episode .... Maggie Lauten
(16 more)
"Leg Work" .... Donna Ricci (1 episode, 1987)
- Pilot (1987) TV Episode .... Donna Ricci
"ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Noelle Crandall (1 episode, 1987)
- Supermom's Daughter (1987) TV Episode .... Noelle Crandall
Playing for Keeps (1986) .... Tracy
The Toxic Avenger (1985) (uncredited) .... Health Club Girl
The Flamingo Kid (1984) .... Mandy
"As the World Turns" (1956) TV Series .... Marcy Thompson Cushing
(unknown episodes, 1983-1985) |
