Marisa Tomei in film

Marisa Tomei in 2010 "The Lincoln Lawyer." Tomei appears in this film starring Matthew McConaughey in which he plays a defense attorney that has a crisis of conscience.

Marisa Tomei stars as the protagonist's friend in "Someone Like You," who convinces her to write a sex column under a pen name in the 2001 film.

Marisa Tomei and Adam Sandler in the 2003 film "Anger Management." Sandler plays a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger-management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.

Jude Law and Marisa Tomei in the 2004 film, "Alfie," about a womanizer who learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.

Marisa Tomei in the 2011 film "Crazy, Stupid, Love."

Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei in the 2008 film "Chaplin," about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker.

John C. Reilly and Marisa Tomei in the 2002 film "Cyrus." Tomei plays Reilly's love interest who has an overbearing son.

Matt Dillon and Marisa Tomei in the 2006 film "Factotum." This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Vincent D'Onofrio and Marisa Tomei in "Happy Accidents." Tomei plays Ruby Weaver, a character who has a long past filled with loser beaus. But her current lover, Sam Deed, seems different and has secrets.

Marisa Tomei and Ryan Gosling in "The Ides of March," a movie about a presidential campaign staffer who gets gets a crash course on dirty politics while on the campaign trail.

Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei in the 2001 film "In the Bedroom." The movie centers around a New England couple's college-aged son who dates an older woman with two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.

Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei in the 1994 film "Only You." The movie stars Tomei as a schoolteacher who believes she is destined to spend her life with a man named "Damon Bradley."

"Parental Guidance," Marisa Tomei's latest film about a family who have different parenting styles.

Marisa Tomei in the 2011 film "Salvation Boulevard." The movie is about a fundamentalist Christian who is on the run from members of his mega-church.

Marisa Tomei, Natasha Lyonne, Eli Marienthal in the 1998 film "Slums of Beverly Hills." This semi-autobiographical story follows a lower-middle-class teenager and her neurotic family in 1976 Tinseltown.

Marisa Tomei and Jimi Mistry in the 2005 movie, "The Guru." Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made.

Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei and Anjelica Huston in the 1995 movie, "The Perez Family." The movie is about a group of Cuban refugees who become a "family" as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives families priority over others.

Marisa Tomei stars as Dr. Polly Beilman in the 2000 film, "The Watcher." The movie is about a detective who, after giving up his search for a serial killer, moves away and is then sent pictures of the killer's next victim.

Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei in the 2008 movie, "The Wrestler."

Marisa Tomei and Gena Rowlands in the 1996 film "Unhook the Stars." Tomei plays a woman who tries to help a longtime caregiver realize there is more to life than taking care of others.

Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei and Rosie Perez in the 1993 film, "Untamed Heart."

Marisa Tomei in the 1997 film, "Welcome to Sarajevo." The movie is about an effort to save children from a war zone.

Marisa Tomei in the 2008 political satire film, "War, Inc."

Marisa Tomei stars as Lola in "What Women Want." The movie tells the story of a chauvinistic executive who gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

William H. Macy and Marisa Tomei in the 2007 film "Wild Hogs." The movie follows a group of midlife biker wannabes who get more than they bargained for on the open road.