Most Recent Role: Herself (Presenter) on The Tony Awards
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Birthday: 12-4-1964
Birth Name: Marisa Tomei
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York (USA)
Birthday: 12-4-1964
Birth Name: Marisa Tomei
Marisa was born on December 04, 1964 in Brooklyn. She started acting on-screen in 1983 with a role in the daytime soap opera As The World Turns . This role lasted for two years.
She then went on to do several movies in the 1990s, which granted her notability. Among these are My Cousin Vinny and Untamed Heart . Her role in My Cousin Vinny even landed Marisa an Oscar.
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In 1997, Marisa was nominated for a SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role" for Unhook The Stars. In 2002, she was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture" for In The Bedroom.
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Marisa is the voice of Mary Magdalene in "The Word of Promise," a dramatized audio book of the New Testament released by Thomas Nelson in October of 2007.
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When she was younger, Marisa took tap dancing lessons.
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Marisa often travels to Italy and she has dual citizenship in both Italy and USA.
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In 1982, Marisa graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York.
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Marisa Tomei:As Jesus was coming to be known, all the cults of women goddesses-fertility and nature goddesses, and so on-were starting to be swept aside.
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Marisa Tomei: 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.
(edit) Marisa Tomei: I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck. (edit)
(edit) Marisa Tomei: I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck. (edit)
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A Different World
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The Tony Awards
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Late Show with David Letterman
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