Plucky Brooklyn-born actress Marisa Tomei was one year into her college education
at Boston University when she was tapped for a costarring role on the CBS
daytime drama As the World Turns. Her role on that show, as well as work on
another soap, One Life to Live, paved the way for her entrance into film:
in 1984, she made her film debut with a bit part in The Flamingo Kid.
Three years later Tomei became known for her role as Maggie Lawton, Lisa
Bonet's college roommate, on the sitcom A Different World. Her real breakthrough
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