Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei is an incredibly talented actress famed for flawlessly portraying the May Parker character in various Marvel comic movies.

Early Accomplishments

Marisa's acting career was launched in the early 80's as she was cast as a series regular in the soap opera, As The World Turns. Not long after, she branched into the movie industry featuring the comedy film The Flamingo Kid.

Best Known For

She experienced the first peak of her career in 1992 as she played the Mona Lisa character in the movie My Cousin Vinny. This role eventually earned her an Academy Award.

Sexual Orientation

Marisa is straight. Upholding her reputation for dating famous celebrities, she began dating the actor Josh Radnor in 2014. Though the timeline of their relationship is unknown, they are no longer together. 

Previously, she had been romantically linked with Frank Pugliese, Robert Downey Jr., Nicholas Carpenter, Dana Ashbrook and Logan Marshall-Green.

Family

Her parents are Adelaide and Gary Tomei. 

She is the first child and has a brother named Adam who is also in the entertainment industry.

Religion

When it comes to her religious beliefs Marisa prefers to be rather discreet, therefore, it is difficult to determine what religious association she has had any connections with. Still some sources say that she was raised as Catholic.

Worth To Know

Before her acting career kicked off, she used to be a waitress at Tony Ramos.

She used to live with the famous actress Lisa Bonet.

She has done a bit of voice acting as she was the voice of Bree in the 2002 animation The Wild Thornberrys Movie.

She got an Oscar for her role in 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny.