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First look at Marisa Tomei on NBC's Who Do You Think You Are(VIDEO)". Unreality TV. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012 . Retrieved February 6, 2012. You were born in Brooklyn. What was it like before the hipster, bourgeois transformation of the last decade or two? In 1998, she was nominated for the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress for Tamara Jenkins' cult film Slums of Beverly Hills. The independent feature was well received by critics and the public, [22] with Janet Maslin of The New York Times writing, "Jenkins makes the most of an especially ingratiating cast, with Ms. Tomei very charming and funny as Rita," [23] and Emanuel Levy of Variety describing Tomei as "spunky and sexy... more subdued than she usually is." [24] Tomei spent several years away from high-profile roles [ why?] and major motion pictures in the late 1990s before rising again to prominence in the early 2000s. [25]
Levy, Emanuel (May 24, 1998). "Slums of Beverly Hills". Variety. Los Angeles, California . Retrieved March 13, 2011. When I was 14 and sneaking into the city and going into nightclubs, the last thing that I would ever say is that I was from Brooklyn. Because it was frowned upon. So to come from those days, Brooklyn’s always had soul. It’s always had such an enormous amount of diversity and can-do spirit. And it’s really pretty. A lot of areas are really actually green. I grew up in Midwood, so there’s a lot of trees. I grew up in a Victorian house with carved oak banisters and all of that. People could never really believe that that happens in Brooklyn. Dillin, Rachel (May 19, 2021). "Here's Why Marisa Tomei Has Never Been Married". The List . Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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Marisa Tomei Biography". Tiscali.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009 . Retrieved February 4, 2011. Tomei followed up As the World Turns in 1986 with a main role on the sitcom A Different World as Maggie Lauten during the first season. Her film debut was a minor role in the 1984 comedy film The Flamingo Kid, in which she played Mandy, a waitress. She had only one line in the film. In 1986 she had a small role in the Bob and Harvey Weinstein directed comedy film Playing for Keeps which was a financial and critical failure. Farber, Stephen (September 5, 2008). "Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved March 17, 2011. Marisa Tomei ( / t oʊ ˈ m eɪ/ toh- MAY, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964) [1] is an American actress. Her early appearances were in the soap opera As the World Turns (1983–1985) and the first season of the sitcom A Different World (1987). She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
You received a lot of praise later in your career for Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead and The Wrestler, films where you appeared nude. Did you feel like a sex symbol? Tomei was formerly involved with the Naked Angels Theater Company and appeared in Daughters (1986) before making her Broadway debut in Wait Until Dark (1998). She earned a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Top Girls (2008), and a special Drama Desk Award for The Realistic Joneses (2014). She returned to Broadway in the revival of The Rose Tattoo in 2019. Marisa Tomei, Redbook Magazine November 1994 Cover Photo - United States". FamousFix.com . Retrieved March 11, 2023. Variety's Creative Impact Awards And 10 Directors to Watch Brunch - 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film FestivalMaglio, Tony (December 11, 2019). "Marisa Tomei and the Other Bunkers to Reprise Roles for ABC's Next Live 'All in the Family' ". TheWrap. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019 . Retrieved December 12, 2019. Pines, Francine (October 2, 2017). "The Reason Why Marisa Tomei Never Got Married". HyperActivz. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019 . Retrieved November 13, 2019. Marisa Tomei on 'The Wrestler' and that weird, pesky rumor that she didn't really win the Oscar for 'Vinny' ". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009 . Retrieved May 29, 2010.
Holleman, Joe (July 2, 2010). "Stellar support: Sherpa's Top 10 John C. Reilly movies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. UP AND COMING: Marisa Tomei; She's Straight Out of Brooklyn". The New York Times. March 22, 1992. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012 . Retrieved May 29, 2010. People really have to unlearn all of these romance films, thinking that in life we all need to find our Damon Bradley. It’s thankfully not like that now.
Negra, Diane (2001). Off-white Hollywood: American culture and ethnic female stardom. London, England: Routledge. p.160. ISBN 0-415-21678-8. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. There's no questioning Tomei's acting range". The Charlotte Observer. March 17, 2011 . Retrieved March 17, 2011. [ permanent dead link]
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