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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1945-12-30

Birth Place

Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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7th Heaven

1996

6.4

TV
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Abby's

2019

7.2

TV
Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel

1982

6.0

Movie
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Arrested Development

2003

8.0

TV
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China Beach

1988

7.3

TV
China Beach: Pilot

China Beach: Pilot

1988

0.0

Movie
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Cold Case

2003

7.8

TV
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

2008

6.4

Movie
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

1998

6.2

Movie
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Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991

6.1

Movie
Doubletake

Doubletake

1985

5.2

Movie
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Ellen

1994

6.4

TV
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Falcon Crest

1981

5.6

TV
For Muriel

For Muriel

2018

0.0

Movie
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Ghost Whisperer

2005

8.1

TV
Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

4.9

Movie
In Love and War

In Love and War

1987

3.7

Movie
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Judging Amy

1999

7.5

TV
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L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
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Lush Life

1996

6.5

TV
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Madman of the People

1994

0.0

TV
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Max Headroom

1987

6.8

TV
Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

1986

5.5

Movie
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Murder One

1995

7.8

TV
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Murphy Brown

1988

6.4

TV
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Numb3rs

2005

7.0

TV
One Special Victory

One Special Victory

1991

0.0

Movie
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Providence

1999

6.5

TV
Reach

Reach

2018

6.2

Movie
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Second Time Around

2004

0.0

TV
Sin & Redemption

Sin & Redemption

1994

0.0

Movie
Sin and Redemption

Sin and Redemption

1994

4.0

Movie
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Space Force

2020

6.5

TV
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Star Trek: Voyager

1995

7.8

TV
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Stars in the House

2020

0.0

TV
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

1987

0.0

Movie
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The Burden of Proof

1992

3.8

TV
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The Closer

2005

7.9

TV
The Goodbye Bird

The Goodbye Bird

1994

4.5

Movie
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The King of Queens

1998

7.1

TV
The List

The List

2007

3.5

Movie
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The Mick

2017

7.2

TV
The Muse

The Muse

1999

5.2

Movie
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Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

1993

5.8

Movie
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Veep

2012

7.4

TV
View from the Top

View from the Top

2003

5.5

Movie
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Weeds

2005

7.5

TV
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Wings

1990

6.9

TV