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Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Actor, also producer · Born December 4, 1964 (61) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Marisa Tomei (/toʊˈmeɪ/, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).  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). Tomei's other notable films include Chaplin (1992), The Paper (1994), What Women Want (2000), Danika (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Wild Hogs (2007), The Wrestler (2008), The Ides of March (2011), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Parental Guidance (2012), The Big Short (2015), and The King of Staten Island (2020). She also portrayed May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Captain America: Civil War (2016) to Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Tomei was a founding member of the Naked Angels Theater Company. She appeared in John Morgan Evans' Daughters (1986) off-Broadway before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark opposite Quentin Tarantino (1998). She earned a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Top Girls (2008), and a special Drama Desk Award for Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marisa Tomei, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 4, 1964 (61)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
83 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Marisa Tomei's films like?

Across their 68 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
26%
Morality
16%
Society
12%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 32 · Serious 14 · Dark 22

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 44 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 27 · Charged 22 · Intense 19

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 41 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 37 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 30 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 14 of 40 analyzed roles.

Ally
14 of 40
Threshold guardian
8 of 40
Shapeshifter
7 of 40
Hero
5 of 40
Mentor
5 of 40
Trickster
1 of 40
Show the 40 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
32
Joyful
18
Hopeful
20
Bittersweet
18
Other
65

How their films linger

Hopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marisa Tomei's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 83 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marisa Tomei's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 83 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Mongoose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Tara

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    as May Parker

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • You're Dating a Narcissist!(2025)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • F*ck Valentines Day(2026)

    as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • High Tide(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2024)

    as Bethesda Waingro

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Upgraded(2024)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • She Came to Me(2023)

    as Katrina Trento

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Delia's Gone(2022)

    as Fran

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • A Better Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as (voice)

  • Lakota Nation vs. United States(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)

    as May Parker

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)

    as Satan

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The King of Staten Island(2020)

    as Margie Carlin

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Human Capital(2019)

    as Carrie Manning

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Blue

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'(2019)

    as Edith Bunker

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Frankie(2019)

    as Ilene

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Far from Home(2019)

    as May Parker

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'(2019)

    as Edith Bunker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Aunt May

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Cold Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • I Hate Kids(2019)

    as Christine Hurley

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dark Was the Night(2018)

    as Margaret Lang

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Laboratory Conditions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Emma Holloway

  • After Everything(2018)

    as Dr. Lisa Harden

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The First Purge(2018)

    as Dr. May Updale / Architect

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    as May Parker

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Citizen Jane: Battle for the City(2016)

    as Jane Jacobs (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Seed: The Untold Story(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as May Parker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Big Short(2015)

    as Cynthia Baum

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Love the Coopers(2015)

    as Emma Newport

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck(2015)

    as The Dog Owner

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Spare Parts(2015)

    as Gwen Kolinsky

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mimi Whiteman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Love Is Strange(2014)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Rewrite(2014)

    as Holly Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Loitering with Intent(2014)

    Producer · as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • She Said, She Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marishka

  • Parental Guidance(2012)

    as Alice Simmons

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Inescapable(2012)

    as Fatima

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Ides of March(2011)

    as Ida Horowicz

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.(2011)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Salvation Boulevard(2011)

    as Honey Foster

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2011)

    as Maggie McPherson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cyrus(2010)

    as Molly Fawcett

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Donna

  • The Wrestler(2008)

    as Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • War, Inc.(2008)

    as Natalie Hegalhuzen

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Grace Is Gone(2007)

    as Woman at Pool

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead(2007)

    as Gina Hanson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Wild Hogs(2007)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Danika(2005)

    as Danika Merrick

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School(2005)

    as Meredith Morrison

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Factotum(2005)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Loverboy(2005)

    as Sybil

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Alfie(2004)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Angie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Anger Management(2003)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie(2002)

    as Bree Blackburn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Guru(2002)

    as Lexi

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Just a Kiss(2002)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • In the Bedroom(2001)

    as Natalie Strout

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jenifer(2001)

    as Nina Capelli

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Someone Like You(2001)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • What Women Want(2000)

    as Lola

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • King of the Jungle(2000)

    as Det. Costello

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Watcher(2000)

    as Dr. Polly Beilman

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Happy Accidents(2000)

    as Ruby Weaver

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dirk and Betty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Paris

  • Slums of Beverly Hills(1998)

    as Rita Abromowitz

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • My Own Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mattie Vines

  • Since You've Been Gone(1998)

    as Tori (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Only Love(1998)

    as Evie

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Sarajevo(1997)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Brother's Kiss(1997)

    as Missy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Unhook the Stars(1996)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Four Rooms(1995)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Perez Family(1995)

    as Dottie Perez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Paper(1994)

    as Martha Hackett

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Only You(1994)

    as Faith Corvatch

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Untamed Heart(1993)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    as Mabel Normand

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Equinox(1992)

    as Rosie Rivers

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • My Cousin Vinny(1992)

    as Mona Lisa Vito

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Zandalee(1991)

    as Remy

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Oscar(1991)

    as Lisa Provolone

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Parker Kane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as April Haynes

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sara Sloane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marisa Tomei

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Leg Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna Ricci

  • A Different World(1987)

    Show 22 episodes · as Maggie Lauten

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Supermom's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Noelle Crandall

  • Playing for Keeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tracy

  • The Flamingo Kid(1984)

    as Mandy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hellhound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • She Gets It from Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Charlotte

  • The Smack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles, 95 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Wrestler (2008)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Big Short (2015)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19842026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 32 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 99: 96 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thProducing3 of 99: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s31 · 30 acting · 2 crew2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 9% of 64 roles
84949904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar from 13 major nominations, 1993–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  3. 2008
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  4. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  5. 1997
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  6. 1993
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Marisa Tomei's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 78; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 83 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

I Hate Kids (2019)

84th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Marisa Tomei's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles6–79 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles22–57 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles33–85 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs26 titles18–68 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles7–72 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Marisa Tomei work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marisa Tomei's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rosie Perez shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles