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Concetta Tomei
Actor

Concetta Tomei

30 Dec 1945Born
80Age
56Credits
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USABirthplace

Biography

Character actress Concetta Tomei was born on December 30, 1945, and raised in her hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the only child of a policeman who was a talented artist on the sly. She came from a long line of educators and was likely drawn to that career at an influential age. She attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education. After teaching school in a Milwaukee suburb for four years, however, she abruptly quit to pursue her acting dream. She became a student of the famed Goodman School of Drama in Chicago where she received a another degree, a Bachelor of Fine Arts, in theater arts.

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She started her professional career on the stock and repertory stages and gathered a formidable list of early credits appearing in such plays as "A Streetcar Named Desire, "Candida," "Blithe Spirit" and "The Corn Is Green." She made her debut on Broadway replacing Carole Shelley in "The Elephant Man" playing the actress/grande dame Mrs. Kendal. She continued in her role when a subsequent tour went out starring David Bowie.

Seeking on-camera experience, she moved out West in the 1980s and found plentiful work on TV with her all-controlling, severe-looking femmes, which culminated in the critically acclaimed Vietnam War drama China Beach (1988) in which she played a hard-as-nails major. She continued with a host of guest parts on "L.A. Law," "Murphy Brown," "Picket Fences" and "Wings," among many others. Not readily known for her film work, she has nevertheless offered occasional arch support (since 1991) in such pictures as Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), Twenty Bucks (1993), Out to Sea (1997) Deep Impact (1998), The Muse (1999) and View from the Top (2003). Another regular series TV role came with Providence (1999), in which she played a chain-smoking mom.

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Filmography

  1. 2024ElsbethSeries: Lorena Marchuk (1 episode)
  2. 2022Going HomeSeries: Fay Hutton (1 episode)
  3. 2020Space ForceSeries: Rep. Pitosi (2 episodes)
  4. 2019Abby'sSeries: Nemo (1 episode)
  5. 2018ReachFilm: Doris
  6. 2018For MurielFilm: Elaine
  7. 2017The MickSeries: Evelyn, Tippy Pemberton (1 episode)
  8. 2012VeepSeries: Connie DiBenedetto (1 episode)
  9. 2008Cyrano de BergeracFilm: Roxane's Duenna
  10. 2007The ListFilm: Ms. Fitch
  11. 2005Ghost WhispererSeries: Margaret (1 episode)
  12. 2005Kitchen ConfidentialSeries: Grace (1 episode)
  13. 2005WeedsSeries: Celia's Mother (1 episode)
  14. 2005The CloserSeries: Mrs. Rawley (1 episode)
  15. 2005Numb3rsSeries: Dr. Sarah Kemple (1 episode)
  16. 2005Gone But Not ForgottenFilm: Rita
  17. 2004Second Time AroundSeries: Christia Muse (1 episode)
  18. 2003Arrested DevelopmentSeries: Mrs. Livingston (1 episode)
  19. 2003Cold CaseSeries: Violet Golding (2008) (1 episode)
  20. 2003Nip/TuckSeries: Maureen Ayers (1 episode)
  21. 2003View from the TopFilm: Mrs. Stewart
  22. 1999Judging AmySeries: Joanne Collins (2 episodes)
  23. 1999The MuseFilm: Nurse Rennert
  24. 1999ProvidenceSeries: Lynda Hansen (96 episodes)
  25. 1998The King of QueensSeries: Joyce (1 episode)
  26. 1998Deep ImpactFilm: Patricia Ruiz
  27. 1997Out to SeaFilm: Madge
  28. 1996Lush LifeSeries (2 episodes)
  29. 19967th HeavenSeries: Mrs. Hampton (1 episode)
  30. 1995Murder OneSeries: Jeanette Rennick (1 episode)
  31. 1995Star Trek: VoyagerSeries: Minister Odala (1 episode)
  32. 1994Madman of the PeopleSeries: Delia Buckner (16 episodes)
  33. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Kate Carpenter (1 episode)
  34. 1994The Goodbye BirdFilm: Victoria Van Borins
  35. 1994EllenSeries: Professor Bass (1 episode)
  36. 1994Sin and RedemptionFilm: Marina Preston
  37. 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries: Sister Regina (1 episode)
  38. 1993Twenty BucksFilm: Sam's Mother
  39. 1992Picket FencesSeries: Ellen McGrath (4 episodes)
  40. 1992The Burden of ProofSeries: Clara Stern (2 episodes)
  41. 1991One Special VictoryFilm
  42. 1991Civil WarsSeries (1 episode)
  43. 1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadFilm: Mom
  44. 1990WingsSeries: Sylvia (2 episodes)
  45. 1988Murphy BrownSeries: Doris Dial (1 episode)
  46. 1988China Beach: PilotFilm: Maj. Lila Garreau
  47. 1988China BeachSeries: Lila Garreau (64 episodes)
  48. 1987Max HeadroomSeries: Blank Dominique (14 episodes)
  49. 1987In Love and WarFilm: Doyen Salsig
  50. 1987The Betty Ford StoryFilm: Jan
  51. 1986Murder in Three ActsFilm: Janet Crisp
  52. 1986L.A. LawSeries: Susan Hauber (5 episodes)
  53. 1985DoubletakeFilm: Hazel Carter
  54. 1982St. ElsewhereSeries: Elise Praeger (1 episode)
  55. 1982Amy and the AngelFilm: Mrs. Mixner
  56. 1981Falcon CrestSeries: Dr. Estelle Kramer (6 episodes)

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