She started her career as a theater actress. Then, from 1983 to 1985, she appeared in the endless drama As the World Turns. Fortunately, she ended up with him, and in 1987 she received the Theater World Award for Outstanding Debut. She won an Oscar for her performance in Jonathan Lynn’s comedy My Cousin Vinny (1992). She was nominated for this award twice more – in 2002 for the film Behind the Bedroom Door and for The Wrestler (2009). They were all supporting roles.
He has a rich film output, including such productions as: Chaplin, The Profession of a Journalist, Alley of Snipers, Before the Devil Knows You Are Dead, The Ides of March, as well as many comedies, such as What Women Want.
But we are most interested in roles in fantasy movies. Marisa has quite a track record, and she certainly didn’t say the last word. She entered the MCU world in 2016 and appeared in the films: Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home
In recent interviews, she has made it clear that she does not like the meaningless and boring roles of moms and aunts. Therefore, in the next Spiderman coming next year, her role is to be expanded.
She is also a TV actress ( Tale of the Handbook , 2018) and an often award-winning Broadway artist. In 2009, she was included in the FHM list of “100 sexiest women in the world” (she was just after the role of a stripper in Zapaśnik ).
I feel like theater is giving me the foundations and essentially keeping me alive. The film gives me a thrill and is like an adventure for one night. But I like being with people who love it.
The industry has decided that I am an aunt type now. (…) But there is a lot of sexism in every profession. It’s not just the headlines in the news. In our industry, the numbers certainly don’t lie when you see how few roles there are for women. It’s a game and if you start adding up other factors including age the chances of getting a good part are slimmer.
She was in a relationship with several actors, incl. Robert Downey Jr., but she is not a fan of long-term relationships, including marriages.
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