Marisa Tomei Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	Film: The Flamingo Kid (1984) as Mandy the waitress TV: As the World Turns (1984-1985) as Marcy Thompson on CBS Theatre: Daughters (1987) as Cetta
Awards	• Theatre World Award for Off-Broadway Debut for Daughters (1986) • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny (1993) • Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress for My Cousin Vinny (1993) • Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress for Chaplin (1993) • MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for My Cousin Vinny (1993) • MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Kiss for Untamed Heart (1993) • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for In the Bedroom (2002) • Satellite Award for Best Cast - Motion Picture for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) • Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) • Gracie Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Rescue Me (2007) • San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Wrestler (2008) • Hollywood Film Award for Supporting Actress of the Year for The Wrestler (2008) • Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Wrestler (2008) • Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Wrestler (2008) • San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Wrestler (2008) • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Wrestler (2009) • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for The Realistic Joneses (2014) • National Board of Review Award for Best Cast for The Big Short (2015) • Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast Award for The Big Short (2016)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 December 1964 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	60 Years
Birthplace	Brooklyn, New York City
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Brooklyn, New York City
School	Edward R. Murrow High School, New York
College/University	Boston University, Boston
Educational Qualification	College Dropout
Ethnicity	Italian
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, Cycling
Tattoo(s)	On Right Foot On Right Forearm
Controversy	Accused not worthy of Academy Award After Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award in 1993 in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in My Cousin Vinny (1992), some people claimed that she was not worthy of the award as she was not an established actress then, and the jury made a mistake in giving her the award. Some of her haters claimed that Jack Palance, who gave her the award that day, might have misread the envelope and mistakenly given Marisa the award.[1]SlashFilm
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Robert Downey Jr. (Actor, 1994) • Dana Ashbrook (Actor, 1999) • Frank Pugliese (TV Writer, Director, 2001-2004) • Christian Slater (Actor, 2003) • Lenny Kravitz (Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, 2004) • Nicholas Carpenter (Filmmaker, 2006-2008) • Logan Marshall-Green (Actor, Filmmaker, 2008-2012) • Josh Radnor (Actor, Filmmaker, 2014)
Family
Parents	Father- Gary A. Tomei (Trial Lawyer) Mother- Adelaide Binachi (English Teacher)
Siblings	Brother- Adam Tomei (Actor)
Siblings	Great-grandfather- Francesco Leopoldo Bianchi
Favourites
Food	Spaghetti, Pasta, Turkey Meatballs
Book	How To Love Thich Nhat Hanh (2014), Many Moons 2018 Volume 1: January-June (2017),Why does Patriarchy Persist? by Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider (2018), Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (2019), Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen (2021), Smile: The Story of A Face by Sarah Ruhl (2021), Listening in the Dark: Women Reclaiming the Power of Intuition by Amber Tamblyn (2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Marisa Tomei

• During her stay in Boston, she worked as a waitress at Roma’s, an American steakhouse chain.

• She learned dance at the Albee School of Dance in New York.

• Some of the TV series in which she appeared are As the World Turns (1984-1985), ABC Afterschool Specials (1987), and A Different World (1987-1988).
  

• Some of the films in which she appeared are Chaplin (1992), Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019).
  

  A still of Marisa Tomei as ‘Aunt May’ from the film Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

• Some of the plays in which she appeared are Wait Until Dark (1998), Salome (2003), and The Realistic Joneses (2014).
  

  A still of Marisa Tomei (centre right) from the play The Realistic Joneses (2014)

• She ranked number 18 on the FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women List in 2009.

• She appeared on the cover of several lifestyle and fashion magazines such as Paper, Redbook, Shape, and Vogue Greece.
  

  Marisa Tomei on the cover photo of Flaunt magazine

• She featured in two documentary TV series which dealt with genealogical research such as Who Do You Think You Are? (2012) on BBC and Finding Your Roots (2020) on PBS. She found out Hollywood actress Julianne Moore was her cousin in the series Finding Your Roots.
  

• She discovered in the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? (2012) that her great-grandfather Francesco Leopoldo Bianchi was shot dead by the mafia in a bar in Tuscany in 1911.

• She drinks alcohol occasionally.
  

  Marisa Tomei holding a glass of wine

• She is an avid lover of dogs.
  

  Marisa Tomei with a Maltese dog