Concetta Tomei

Concetta Tomei

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. 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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TV Series

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

5.538
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.1
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

8.1
Judging Amy

Judging Amy

7.519
Providence

Providence

6.5
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.796
China Beach

China Beach

7.391
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.8
Wings

Wings

6.846
The King of Queens

The King of Queens

7.098
Max Headroom

Max Headroom

6.8
7th Heaven

7th Heaven

6.357
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

7.1
Madman of the People

Madman of the People

6
Lush Life

Lush Life

6.5
Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

6.403
The Mick

The Mick

7.217
The Mick

The Mick

7.217
Weeds

Weeds

7.489
Arrested Development

Arrested Development

7.927
The Burden of Proof

The Burden of Proof

3.8
Ellen

Ellen

6.2
Murder One

Murder One

7.759
Second Time Around

Second Time Around

0
Veep

Veep

7.428
Abby's

Abby's

6.9
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

0
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

7.2
The Closer

The Closer

7.849
Space Force

Space Force

6.5
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7.024
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

5.567
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

7.2
Kitchen Confidential

Kitchen Confidential

6.7

Movies

Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel

5.5
Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

5.727
One Special Victory

One Special Victory

0
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

6.131
The List

The List

3.5
In Love and War

In Love and War

4
Doubletake

Doubletake

5.2
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

6.4
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

0
Sin and Redemption

Sin and Redemption

4
The Muse

The Muse

5.2
View from the Top

View from the Top

5.519
China Beach: Pilot

China Beach: Pilot

0
Sin & Redemption

Sin & Redemption

0
The Goodbye Bird

The Goodbye Bird

4.5
Reach

Reach

5.964
Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

4.9
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

6.231
Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

5.763
For Muriel

For Muriel

0