Marisa Tomei facts and trivia

  • Marisa Tomei is an Italian American actress.
  • Parents: Patricia "Addie" and Gary A. Tomei.
  • Marisa was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 4, 1964.
  • In 1987, Marisa came to prominence as a supporting cast member on A Different World.
  • Her astrological sign is Sagittarius.
  • Marisa Tomei won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny.
  • Marisa Tomei Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
  • Marisa went to Boston University.
  • In the early 1990s, Marisa Tomei dated Robert Downey, Jr. 
  • Marisa received Oscars nominations for her performances in In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
  • Her Chinese zodiac sign is the Dragon.
  • Marisa Tomei was in a Hanes underwear commercial in 2005. 
  • Marisa has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei
  • Tomei has been dating actor Logan Marshall-Green for the past few years.



MARISA TOMEI QUOTES


"I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck."


"You express different energies at different times in your life."


"Singing really oxygenates your blood. You stretch your lungs and take in much more air into them than before. It's really good for your health."


"With acting, it was really more of a general kind of experience of really just loving being in the theater."