Tomei appeared in the 2000 film What Women Want with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, which was a commercial success, and had a supporting role in the romantic comedy Someone Like You with Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd.

In 2006, Tomei had a recurring role on Rescue Me, playing Johnny Gavin's ex-wife Angie.

After Jack Palance presented the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress to Marisa Tomei in 1992, Reed started a rumour that Palance had erroneously called out the wrong name because he was unable to read the printing on the card inside the envelope, became confused or was too " drunk " or " stoned " to announce the winner properly.

From The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Hunt won Favorite Actress in a Comedy / Romance, Gibson was nominated for Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor-Comedy / Romance, Mark Feuerstein received a nomination for Favorite Supporting Actor-Comedy / Romance and Marisa Tomei received a nomination for Favorite Supporting Actress-Comedy / Romance.

Pesci and Tomei received critical praise for their performances, and Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Marisa Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993.

The following year Tomei appeared alongside Downey again in the romantic comedy Only You.

It also garnered a nomination for Golden Satellite Award for Tomei for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical, as well a nomination for Ashley Johnson from the Young Artist Awards for Ashley Johnson.

The Wrestler received great critical acclaim, and both Rourke and co-star Marisa Tomei received Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA nominations for their performances.

Monthly auditions were held in the U. S until January 1985, and Jane Krakowski, Yasmine Bleeth, Sarah Jessica Parker, Marisa Tomei, Laura Dern, Ally Sheedy, Maddie Corman and Mia Sara all auditioned for the role.

Soderbergh's considerations for casting were for David Hyde Pierce in the role of Nathan Bronfman, Chris Kattan in the role of Puff ( likely due to his character Mr. Peepers on Saturday Night Live at the time ), and Marisa Tomei in the role of Lila Jute.

He has since played principal and supporting roles in some twenty films including Brad Anderson's Happy Accidents ( with Vincent D ' Onofrio and Marisa Tomei ) and Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream ( with Jennifer Connelly ), the German film Toskana Karrussel ( with Susanna Lothar ) and as a guest actor on network TV dramas.

In 2001, Tomei appeared in Todd Field's Best Picture nominee In the Bedroom opposite Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson, earning several awards including a ShoWest Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2002.

" In the Bedroom earned Tomei a second Academy Award nomination and her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Tomei also shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Mohr wrote in his book Gasping for Airtime that, as guest host in October 1994, Tomei insisted that a proposed sketch, " Good Morning Brooklyn ," not be used because she did not like the idea of being stereotyped ; that stand displeased the writers and performers, given the show's penchant for satirizing celebrities.

* In " The Cadillac ", George dates a celebrity, Marisa Tomei, in the park for a short time and gets punched after revealing that he is engaged.

Here, Art is an importer / exporter and used as a cover story for when George is going on a date with Marisa Tomei, claiming that George and Elaine are meeting to discuss a problem with her boyfriend so that Susan does not think that George is having an affair (" The Cadillac ").

" For her performance, Tomei was named Best Supporting Actress at the 1993 Academy Awards, prevailing over Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Vanessa Redgrave and Judy Davis.

* Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei

My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne.

The 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei has a scene with a Screech Owl.

Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny

In 1992 he starred opposite Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in the hit comedy My Cousin Vinny, playing Billy Gambini, who was wrongly accused of murder while passing through a small Alabama town.

* Most Promising Actress-Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny

The pair call Billy's mother, who tells her son that there is an attorney in the family, Billy's cousin, Vincent LaGuardia " Vinny " Gambini ( Joe Pesci ), who travels to Beechum County accompanied by his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito ( Marisa Tomei ).

Marisa Tomei plays Mabel Normand.

* Dominique ( Concetta Tomei ), co-proprietor of Big Time TV along with Blank Reg, managing the business aspects of running the station.

The film starred Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, and Angelica Huston, and was again produced by Michael Nozik.

" Unhook the Stars " was used in the movie of the same name starring Marisa Tomei, Gerard Depardieu, Gena Rowlands and David Thornton.

The film includes performances by Zinn, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Viggo Mortensen, Josh Brolin, Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, Don Cheadle, and Sandra Oh.

In his portrayal of Sydney's father, Farrell played opposite Concetta Tomei, who portrayed his wife, Lynda Hansen.

* A scene from The Buddha of Suburbia was filmed around Penge East station, and showed the offices of Tomei & Sons.

Troma produced or acquired early films featuring several rising talents, such as Carmen Electra ( The Chosen One ), Billy Bob Thornton ( Chopper Chicks in Zombietown ), Vanna White ( Graduation Day ), Kevin Costner ( Sizzle Beach, U. S. A .), Samuel L. Jackson ( Def by Temptation ), Marisa Tomei ( The Toxic Avenger ), Vincent D ' Onofrio ( The First Turn-On!

: Many Italian Americans actors became well known in movies and TV, such as: Don Ameche, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anne Bancroft ( Anna Italiano ), Ernest Borgnine ( Ermes Borgnino ), Robert Alda, Alan Alda, Lou Costello, Frank Langella, Frankie Avalon ( Avallone ), Annette Funicello, James Darren ( Ercolani ), Jimmy Durante, Anthony Franciosa, Sal Mineo, Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Aldo Ray ( DaRe ), Richard Conte, Bernadette Peters ( Lazzara ), Connie Stevens ( Concetta Ingoglia ), Richard Crenna, Dom DeLuise, Armand Assante, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Joe Mantegna, John Travolta, Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, Paul Sorvino, Mira Sorvino, Al Pacino, Liza Minnelli, Rene Russo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Nicolas Cage ( Coppola ), Stanley Tucci, Marissa Tomei, John Turturro and Sylvester Stallone.

Ward and Marisa Tomei.

His fourth film, The Wrestler, was released to critical acclaim and both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations.

The cast included Marisa Tomei, Quentin Tarantino, and Stephen Lang.

Marisa Tomei (; born December 4, 1964 ) is an American stage, film and television actress.

Following her work on As The World Turns, Tomei came to prominence as a supporting cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987.

Tomei, an Italian American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Patricia Adelaide " Addie " ( née Bianchi ), an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer.