Biography
Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and nominations for two further Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. After working on the television series As the World Turns, Tomei came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

High Tide
2024
as Miriam
Lourenço decides to leave his homophobic family and country behind to get lost in the queer mecca of Provincetown, until the intense and unexpected ro...

High Tide
2024
Executive Producer
Lourenço decides to leave his homophobic family and country behind to get lost in the queer mecca of Provincetown, until the intense and unexpected ro...

Brothers
2024
as Bethesda Waingro
A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a li...

Upgraded
2024
as Claire
Ana is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire. When she's upgraded to first class...

She Came to Me
2023
as Katrina Trento
Composer Steven Lauddem is plagued by a creative block which leaves him unable to finish the score for his big comeback opera. When his former therapi...

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett’s illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A...

Delia's Gone
2022
as Fran
Living with an intellectual disability, Louis is wrongfully accused of the murder of his sister Delia and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Upon release...

A Better Half
2022
as (voice)
Incapable of intimacy and chronically depressed, a middle-aged man must come face to face with the person he feels is responsible for his troubled lif...

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from J...

Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as May Parker
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor ...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
as Satan
Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.

The King of Staten Island
2020
as Margie Carlin
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved l...

Human Capital
2020
as Carrie Manning
Ian begins a relationship with Drew's daughter, who works in the financial sector. The couple gets involved in a tragic accident that will change thei...

Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event
2020
as Blue
How do we sustain the human spirit, hope and love in the face of a plague? Set in a dingy Lower East Side apartment in the 1980s, Beirut follows the s...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Edith Bunker
Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."

Frankie
2019
as Ilene
About three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in the historic town of Sintra, Portugal.

Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as May Parker
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury unc...

This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Edith Bunker
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Aunt May
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

The Cold Open
2019
Aubrey Plaza leads a satanic cult of actresses in a sacrificial offering to preserve the integral values of independent cinema.

I Hate Kids
2019
as Christine Hurley
Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who ha...

Dark Was the Night
2018
as Margaret Lang
In the aftermath of tragedy, a woman and her teenage son must forge into uncharted territory in order to move on with their lives.

Laboratory Conditions
2018
as Emma Holloway
A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.

After Everything
2018
as Dr. Lisa Harden
When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his w...

The First Purge
2018
as Dr. May Updale / Architect
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggressio...

Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as May Parker
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary hig...

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
2017
as Jane Jacobs (voice)
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the...

Seed: The Untold Story
2016
Co-Producer
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.

Captain America: Civil War
2016
as May Parker
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarize...

The Big Short
2015
as Cynthia Baum
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Love the Coopers
2015
as Emma Newport
When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events...

Trainwreck
2015
as The Dog Owner
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Spare Parts
2015
as Gwen Kolinsky
With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set the...

Love Is Strange
2014
as Kate
After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartme...

The Rewrite
2014
as Holly Carpenter
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking clas...

Loitering with Intent
2014
as Gigi
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interrupti...

Loitering with Intent
2014
Producer
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interrupti...

Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote ...
She Said, She Said
2013
as Marishka
A lesbian couple on the brink of divorce divide their possessions in mediation and through each object, we get a glimpse of their relationship and the...

Parental Guidance
2012
as Alice Simmons
Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the ki...

Inescapable
2012
as Fatima
Twenty-five years ago Adib, a promising young officer in the Syrian military police, suddenly left Damascus under suspicious circumstances. Abandoning...

The Ides of March
2011
as Ida Horowicz
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
as Kate
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfe...

Salvation Boulevard
2011
as Honey Foster
Set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born-again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his m...

Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011
as Self (uncredited)
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden is a 2011 concert special documenting the February 21 and 22, 2011 shows of Lady Ga...

The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Maggie McPherson
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty cro...

Cyrus
2010
as Molly Fawcett
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, onl...

The People Speak
2009
as Self
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

Amsterdam
2009
as Donna
A rich American couple, a family of Dutch criminals, a French gay couple, a working class family from Germany and an illegal Moroccan youth and his ki...

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
as Self
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationa...

The Wrestler
2008
as Cassidy
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly bru...

War, Inc.
2008
as Natalie Hegalhuzen
In the future, the desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after private corporation Tamerlane, owned by the former Vice President of the Unite...

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008
as Self
An involved behind-the-scenes documentary that focuses on the High Definition cameras used for the movie as well as intimate interviews with the cast ...

Grace Is Gone
2007
as Woman at Pool
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip, all the while searching for the right time and plac...

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Gina Hanson
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and ...

Wild Hogs
2007
as Maggie
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue...

Danika
2006
as Danika Merrick
Traumatized since childhood by her brother's accidental death, Danika Merrick hallucinates a bank robbery and quits her job. Despite support from her ...

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Meredith Morrison
Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when he pulls his bread truck over on...

Factotum
2005
as Laura
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live ...

Loverboy
2005
as Sybil
A neglected daughter becomes a possessive mother in an emotional journey into the heart and mind of a woman who loved too much.

Alfie
2004
as Julie
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
2004
as Herself - Guest (uncredited)

What I Want My Words to Do to You
2003
as Self
An inside look at a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through...

Anger Management
2003
as Linda
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger man...

The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
as Bree Blackburn (voice)
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza migh...

The Guru
2002
as Lexi
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the c...

Just a Kiss
2002
as Paula
A group of thirtysomethings having problems with fidelity gets an opportunity to turn back the clock.

In the Bedroom
2001
as Natalie Strout
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his ...

Jenifer
2001
as Nina Capelli
The true story of three sisters who unite in the face of adversity when one of them is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Someone Like You...
2001
as Liz
Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive ...

What Women Want
2000
as Lola
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking...

King of the Jungle
2000
as Det. Costello
Seymore is a young man with the mind of a child. He loves three things in life: basketball, sneaking out for cigarettes, and his mother. But all life'...

The Watcher
2000
as Dr. Polly Beilman
FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. ...

Happy Accidents
2000
as Ruby Weaver
A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary ...
Dirk and Betty
2000
as Paris
Two friends experiment with drugs and end up stranded at a local store with some bizarre patrons.

Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Rita Abromowitz
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

My Own Country
1998
as Mattie Vines
An East Indian physician works with AIDS patients as an epidemic of the disease hits in Tennessee.

Since You've Been Gone
1998
as Tori (uncredited)
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up b...

Only Love
1998
as Evie
Two young lovers whose romantic dreams were shattered, are reunited years later in this sweeping story of fobidden love.

Welcome to Sarajevo
1997
as Nina
Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks wh...

A Brother's Kiss
1997
as Missy
Two brothers, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent youth years in reformatory because of injustice afte...

Unhook the Stars
1996
as Monica
Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. ...
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996
as Quote Reader
Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.

Four Rooms
1995
as Margaret
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems t...

The Perez Family
1995
as Dorita Evita Perez
In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dis...

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....

The Paper
1994
as Martha Hackett
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, p...

Only You
1994
as Faith Corvatch
Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named "Damon Bradley," but she has yet to m...

Untamed Heart
1993
as Caroline
Caroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam, the mysterious busbo...

Chaplin
1992
as Mabel Normand
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent per...

Equinox
1992
as Rosie Rivers
Estranged twins Henry and Freddy navigate their drastically different lives— one a troubled bookworm, the other a hardened criminal. As a young writer...

My Cousin Vinny
1992
as Mona Lisa Vito
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortuna...

Zandalee
1991
as Remy
Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry, Zandalee falls prey to an old friend of her husband, the manipulative an...

Oscar
1991
as Lisa Provolone, Angelo's daughter
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite ...

Parker Kane
1990
as April Haynes
Parker Kane is a former Police Detective turned Private Investigator. When close friend Joey is murdered, leaving behind a briefcase full of money, Ka...

A Different World
1987
as Maggie Lauten
A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987, t...
Supermom's Daughter
1987
as Noelle Crandall
A career driven mother and her daughter don't see eye to eye when it comes to the daughter's future plans.

Playing for Keeps
1986
as Tracy
An ambitious trio of inner-city high school grads tries to hit the big time by turning a run-down country hotel into a rock & roll resort with aro...

The Flamingo Kid
1984
as Mandy
Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flaming...

The Toxic Avenger
1984
as Health Club Girl (uncredited)
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third st...
The Smack
N/A
Rowan Petty, a down-on-his-luck con man who gets an opportunity to make a real score. He teams up with Jade, a woman looking to escape her life just l...
You're Dating a Narcissist!
N/A
An outspoken psychologist, burnt by love, takes an emergency trip to Los Angeles with her best friend to talk her smitten daughter out of marrying a m...
F*ck Valentine's Day
N/A
Gina hates her Valentine's Day birthday and travels to Greece to prevent her boyfriend's proposal. With help from vacationers Johnny and his sister Mi...
Mongoose
N/A
as Tara
A falsely accused war hero with nothing to lose leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, helped by members of his former Special For...
She Gets It From Me
N/A
as Charlotte
Nicky's engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte. Together, the two embark on an anarch...
Hellhound
N/A
When a zombie outbreak hits small-town New York, a washed-up veterinarian must team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President Wi...