Qball Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 MARISA TOMEI Date of birth (location) 4 December 1964 Brooklyn, New York, USA Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini biography Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York to mother Patricia "Addie" Tomei, an English teacher and father Gary Tomei, a lawyer. Marisa also has a brother, actor Adam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy Brooklyn accent. As a teen, Marisa attended Edward R. Murrow High School and graduated in the class of 1982. She was one year into her college education at Boston University when she dropped out for a co-starring role on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns" (1956). Her role on that show paved the way for her entrance into film: in 1984, she made her film debut with a bit part in The Flamingo Kid (1984). Three years later, Marisa became known for her role as Maggie Lawton, Lisa Bonet's college roommate, on the sitcom "A Different World" (1987). Her real breakthrough came in 1992, when she co-starred as Joe Pesci's hilariously foul-mouthed, scene-stealing girlfriend in My Cousin Vinny (1992), a performance that won her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Later that year, she turned up briefly as a snippy Mabel Normand in director Richard Attenborough's biopic Chaplin (1992), and was soon given her first starring role in Untamed Heart (1993). A subsequent starring role -- and attempted makeover into Audrey Hepburn -- in the romantic comedy Only You (1994) proved only moderately successful. Marisa's other 1994 role as Michael Keaton's hugely pregnant wife in The Paper (1994) was well-received, although the film as a whole was not. Fortunately for Tomei, she was able to rebound the following year with a solid performance as a troubled single mother in Nick Cassavetes Unhook the Stars (1996) which earned her a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She turned in a similarly strong work in Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), and in 1998 did some of her best work in years as the sexually liberated, unhinged cousin of Natasha Lyonne's Vivian Abramowitz in Tamara Jenkins Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). In recent years, Marisa has co-starred with Mel Gibson in the hugely successful romantic comedy What Women Want (2000) and during the 2002 movie award season, she proved her first Best Supporting Actress Oscar win was no fluke when she received her second nomination in the same category for the critically acclaimed dark drama, In the Bedroom (2001). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moiselles Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I think she is very pretty. Great actress, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebucadnezar Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 hey thanks for starting a thread!yes she truely is lovely, real sweetheart!thanksNeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 wuttttttt? she's 41? that doesnt seem right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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*GiPsY_grl* Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 She's a great actress and a classical beauty- can't believe either she's 41! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USace Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 41 is HOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Qball Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 ^ OMG, Hiro... I simply cannot thank you sufficiently for those pics... THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Qball Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 I dig her foot tattoo... so sexy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoltar Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 cant believe she's 41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 me either. i always thought she was like 23 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Cartier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 5th Annual Project A.L.S. Benefit Gala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Please, do not post images side by side that will equal greater than 600 pixels in width. Thank you - QBall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 IFP awards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber69 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 b/w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qball Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 Thank you so much, amber69! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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