A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be truly themselves; there was no place for a woman's voice to be heard or for her to express her sexuality.

Macy and Martin Lawrence. At Andries Hudde Junior High School Marisa Tomei played the part of Hedy LaRue in a school production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She also starred in the Sidney Lumet-directed Before the Devil Knows You're Dead opposite co-stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke.

Following her work on As The World Turns Tomei came to prominence as a supporting cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987. She received critical acclaim for her performances in Unhook the Stars (1996) Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and received Academy Award nominations for her performances in In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).