Marisa Tomei: Style Evolution (PHOTOS)

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Marisa Tomei often lands on best-dressed lists, and it’s easy to see why. On the red carpet, the "The Wrestler” and “My Cousin Vinny," for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, star loves simple floor-sweeping gowns and isn’t afraid to wear bold colors. That doesn't mean that she always looked this good -- Tomei wore a series of frumpy frocks before finding her fashion groove.

Check out Tomei’s best red carpet moments in the gallery below as she celebrates her 47th birthday this Sunday.

And have a look through our many other Style Evolutions here.

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12:13 PM on 12/05/2011
Ahe has so many different looks, I barely recognize her in some pics. She also needs to set upon a hair style that works for her all of the time. Some pics are just awful. She's got a great personality and that shines straight through the camera. Love her, just as well all did in MY COUSIN...
05:16 AM on 12/05/2011
Marisa Tomei. Classic Italian good looks.
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pslcitizen
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
11:25 PM on 12/04/2011
Marisa has always looked good...pretty lady.
03:39 PM on 12/04/2011
Hey, to all you guys who say you want to see her front, not her back, you need to watch the movie, "The Wrestler", starring her and Mickey Rourke. She plays a stripper and kindly went nude in some scenes and you see her naked pretty well. I was happy. This movie was up for many Academy awards a couple of years or so ago.
Extremely well acted by all. I love women who allow us the pleasure of seeing them naked in film. In Europe they are so relaxed about nudity compared to here. They realize we are all naked except for a yard or so of fabric. Here we make such a huge moral issue about it. It's so stupid.
01:53 PM on 12/04/2011
'SHE ALWAYS LOOKS *BEAUTIFUL'
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Gere Minnick
Straining against conventional mediocrity
01:30 PM on 12/04/2011
Heads up HuffPo, its 2011 and almost 2012, get with the program.
12:51 PM on 12/04/2011
Oh Marissa. I am so glad we dont have burkas!
12:36 PM on 12/04/2011
Still yummy
12:15 PM on 12/04/2011
she bared a lot of 'back' in one of the photos.....she bared a lot of FRONT in "The Wrestler". WOW !!!
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Christopher Ball
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12:14 PM on 12/04/2011
Marisa Tomei was at Her Hottest, In My Cousin Vinny, I wont throe Her out bed for eating Crackers
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se72748
07:26 PM on 12/04/2011
Man oh man! She was incredible in my cousin Vinny!
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Christopher Ball
Motor City Rocker
08:08 PM on 12/04/2011
SMOKIN !
12:05 PM on 12/04/2011
Call me when she bares a lot of front.
12:03 PM on 12/04/2011
Neck line plung, showing lots of back, showing lots of legs, what are you people 12?
AspKicker
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11:24 AM on 12/04/2011
Sorry, I am not in to backs! I am in to Fronts, tops, bottoms and rears, but not backs!
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Elroy Jetson
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10:35 AM on 12/04/2011
I don't care what dress she wears - as long is it's found on my bedroom floor - in the morning.
AspKicker
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11:25 AM on 12/04/2011
In your dreams!
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Christopher Ball
Motor City Rocker
12:08 PM on 12/04/2011
you got that Right
10:32 AM on 12/04/2011
WHY do they keep running these photos of celebrities in outfits from a hundred years ago??????? Who cares? Takes up space where they might actually come up with something newsworthy to print!! OMG
12:15 PM on 12/05/2011
Can't you understand they're trying to project a celebrity's style evolution through the years. That's what makes it interesting. Not just what she wore yesterday. OMG!

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