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Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She started her acting career in the soap opera As the World Turns, which she followed up with a role on the sitcom A Different World. Her breakthrough performance came in My Cousin Vinny (1992) for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for In the Bedroom (2001). Part of her persona is a thick New York accent.

Oscar "mistake"

There is an urban legend that Tomei's Oscar for My Cousin Vinny should have gone to someone else. The rumour goes that

during the 'Oscar' ceremony, Jack Palance announced Tomei as winner, while actually there was another name on his note. The mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct.

This rumour has been debunked by Snopes.

Filmography

  • Loverboy (2004)
  • Alfie (2004)
  • Anger Management (2003)
  • The Guru (2002)
  • Just a Kiss (2002)
  • King of the Jungle (2001)
  • Someone Like You (2001)
  • In the Bedroom (2001)
  • Dirk and Betty (2000)
  • What Women Want (2000)
  • The Watcher (2000)
  • Happy Accidents (2000)
  • My Own Country (1998) (TV)
  • Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
  • Reflections of Eden (1997)
  • Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
  • A Brother's Kiss (1997)
  • Unhook the Stars (1996)
  • Four Rooms (1995)
  • The Perez Family (1995)
  • Only You (1994)
  • The Paper (1994)
  • Untamed Heart (1993)
  • Chaplin (1992)
  • Equinox (1992)
  • My Cousin Vinny (1992)
  • Zandalee (1991)
  • Oscar (1991)
  • A Different World (1987) TV Series
  • Playing for Keeps (1986)
  • The Toxic Avenger (1985) (uncredited)
  • The Flamingo Kid (1984)
  • As the World Turns (1983-'85) TV Series
  • guest appearance in 'The Seinfeld Show'

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This rumour has been debunked by Snopes. During her marriage, she used the name Joanne Whalley-Kilmer. The mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct.. She was married to actor Val Kilmer from 1988 to 1996 and has two children. during the 'Oscar' ceremony, Jack Palance announced Tomei as winner, while actually there was another name on his note. Her most significant roles on British television were as Emma Craven in Troy Kennedy Martin's Edge of Darkness (1985), and Nurse Mills in the Dennis Potter-penned serial The Singing Detective (1986) both for BBC Television. The rumour goes that. Her film roles include an early, unspeaking part in Pink Floyd's The Wall; Willow and the part of Christine Keeler in Scandal, about the Profumo Affair.

There is an urban legend that Tomei's Oscar for My Cousin Vinny should have gone to someone else. Born in Salford, she made her name in soap operas, especially Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Part of her persona is a thick New York accent. Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1964) is a British actress. She received a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for In the Bedroom (2001). Her breakthrough performance came in My Cousin Vinny (1992) for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She started her acting career in the soap opera As the World Turns, which she followed up with a role on the sitcom A Different World. Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. guest appearance in 'The Seinfeld Show'. As the World Turns (1983-'85) TV Series.

The Flamingo Kid (1984). The Toxic Avenger (1985) (uncredited). Playing for Keeps (1986). A Different World (1987) TV Series.

Oscar (1991). Zandalee (1991). My Cousin Vinny (1992). Equinox (1992).

Chaplin (1992). Untamed Heart (1993). The Paper (1994). Only You (1994).

The Perez Family (1995). Four Rooms (1995). Unhook the Stars (1996). A Brother's Kiss (1997).

Welcome to Sarajevo (1997). Reflections of Eden (1997). Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). My Own Country (1998) (TV).

Happy Accidents (2000). The Watcher (2000). What Women Want (2000). Dirk and Betty (2000).

In the Bedroom (2001). Someone Like You (2001). King of the Jungle (2001). Just a Kiss (2002).

The Guru (2002). Anger Management (2003). Alfie (2004). Loverboy (2004).