Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei is an American actress. In a career spanning three decades, Tomei had initial success in films as a young actress, followed by a series of unsuccessful films, then a resurgence with a series of critically acclaimed films. Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy My Cousin Vinny, for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Tomei was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Patricia Adelaide Addie Tomei , an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer. She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei, and was partly raised by her paternal grandparents. Tomeis parents are both of Italian descent her father is the son of Romeo Robert Tomei, of Tuscan origin from Lucca, and Rita Calvosa, of south Italian origin while her mother is the daughter of Armando Bianchi, of Tuscan origin, and Maria DIgnoti, of Sicilian origin.

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