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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 3.65
Birthday 1945-12-30
Place of Birth Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
Amy and the Angel
1982

Amy and the Angel

Murder in Three Acts
1986

Murder in Three Acts

One Special Victory
1991

One Special Victory

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

The List
2007

The List

In Love and War
1987

In Love and War

Doubletake
1985

Doubletake

The Betty Ford Story
1987

The Betty Ford Story

Cyrano de Bergerac
2008

Cyrano de Bergerac

Sin and Redemption
1994

Sin and Redemption

The Muse
1999

The Muse

View from the Top
2003

View from the Top

China Beach: Pilot
1988

China Beach: Pilot

Sin & Redemption
1994

Sin & Redemption

The Goodbye Bird
1994

The Goodbye Bird

Reach
2018

Reach

Gone But Not Forgotten
2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

Deep Impact
1998

Deep Impact

Twenty Bucks
1993

Twenty Bucks

For Muriel
2018

For Muriel

Falcon Crest
1981

Falcon Crest

Numb3rs
2005

Numb3rs

L.A. Law
1986

L.A. Law

Ghost Whisperer
2005

Ghost Whisperer

Judging Amy
1999

Judging Amy

Providence
1999

Providence

Star Trek: Voyager
1995

Star Trek: Voyager

China Beach
1988

China Beach

Cold Case
2003

Cold Case

Wings
1990

Wings

The King of Queens
1998

The King of Queens

The Max Headroom Show
1987

The Max Headroom Show

7th Heaven
1996

7th Heaven

Diagnosis: Murder
1993

Diagnosis: Murder

Madman of the People
1994

Madman of the People

Lush Life
1996

Lush Life

Murphy Brown
1988

Murphy Brown

The Mick
2017

The Mick

The Mick
2017

The Mick

Weeds
2005

Weeds

Arrested Development
2003

Arrested Development

The Burden of Proof
1992

The Burden of Proof

Ellen
1994

Ellen

Murder One
1995

Murder One

Second Time Around
2004

Second Time Around

Veep
2012

Veep

Abby's
2019

Abby's

Stars in the House
2020

Stars in the House

The Max Headroom Show
1987

The Max Headroom Show

Touched by an Angel
1994

Touched by an Angel

The Closer
2005

The Closer

Space Force
2020

Space Force