Marissa Tomei

Marisa's 1992 My Cousin Vinny role in 1992 as Joe Pesci's street smart, foul-mouthed girlfriend certainly gained her a fair amount of notoriety, although perhaps not in the sense that she may have anticipated. The fame that ensued revolved more around claims that she was undeserving of such acclaim rather than the talented performance that actually won her the trophy. We'll extend credit to her for sustaining a career in light of this kind of attention, and acknowledge this as an accomplishment in itself. Further props to Marisa for proving her onetime critics wrong with a excellent comeback in 2001's In the Bedroom.