citation needed] In 2009, Tomei recorded the role of Mary Magdalene in Thomas Nelson's audio Bible production The Word of Promise. Pesci and trying to look small, or arguing about a leaky faucet in terms that demonstrate her knowledge of plumbing. Marisa Tomei is reprising her role as Aunt May alongside Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Zendaya’s MJ, and Jacob Batalon’s Ned. Marisa then took on another provocative role as a stripper in the highly acclaimed film The Wrestler (2008) opposite Mickey Rourke.

Even as she slumps in her chair at the Gramercy Park Hotel, dressed in a loose-fitting beige top and jeans, Tomei emanates sex appeal.It comes back to the word projection—what people want from me and trying to make everyone feel that. Urban Legends: The Truth Behind All Those Deliciously Entertaining Myths That Are Absolutely, Positively, 100% Not True.

Mona Lisa is also a first-rate auto mechanic, which comes in handy in the untying of the knotted story. Despite not being the lead in the movie, Marisa definitely charmed the viewers by her insane and of course, demanding role. She’s making the publicity rounds for the new Spidey movie and her latest Instagram post shows her kicking back in a high-cut black dress and smiling while she waits to go on The Late Show with Seth Meyers. It’s been 30 years since Marisa Tomei took home a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in My Cousin Vinny, and now she has no idea where the little gold guy is.

actresses begin to struggle with public and Hollywood -notions of sex appeal, that makes Tomei so -attractive both on the big screen and in person. After being able to hold her own against the likes of Pesci and Ralph Macchio in My Cousin Vinny, and coming out of the experience with an Academy Award, the sky became the limit for Marisa Tomei. Tomei's other notable films include Chaplin (1992), The Paper (1994), What Women Want (2000), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Wild Hogs (2007), The Wrestler (2008), The Ides of March (2011), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Parental Guidance (2012), The Big Short (2015), and The King of Staten Island (2020). In 2008, Tomei played Cassidy/Pam, a struggling stripper, in the Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler.