The Concession Stand

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

“A Star is Born”: Marisa Tomei



Marisa Tomei’s first feature film role was in The Flamingo Kid. In the film, she plays a waitress who has just one line. Ms. Tomei would go on to star in the NBC comedy A Different World and earn an Academy Award for her supporting role in My Cousin Vinny. (Which she did legitimately win despite rumors to the contrary.)