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Concetta Tomei

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79 Years Old

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.

Born

Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA on 30th December 1945

All Credits

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Star Trek: Voyager
Minister Odala
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Diagnosis: Murder
Sister Regina
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Arrested Development
Mrs. Livingston
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Touched by an Angel
Kate Carpenter
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Ghost Whisperer
Margaret
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The King of Queens
Joyce
Nip/Tuck Image
Nip/Tuck
Maureen Ayers
Cold Case Image
Cold Case
Violet Golding (2008)
Weeds Image
Weeds
Celia's Mother
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Numb3rs
Dr. Sarah Kemple
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Stars in the House
Self
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Veep
Connie DiBenedetto
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Space Force
Rep. Pitosi
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Ellen
Professor Bass
Murphy Brown Image
Murphy Brown
Doris Dial
The Mick Image
The Mick
Tippy Pemberton
The Mick Image
The Mick
Evelyn
The Closer Image
The Closer
Mrs. Rawley
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Wings
Sylvia
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L.A. Law
Susan Hauber
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Falcon Crest
Dr. Estelle Kramer
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Judging Amy
Joanne Collins
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Madman of the People
Delia Buckner
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Max Headroom
Blank Dominique
Providence Image
Providence
Lynda Hansen
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St. Elsewhere
Elise Praeger
Abby's Image
Abby's
Nemo
China Beach Image
China Beach
Lila Garreau
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7th Heaven
Mrs. Hampton
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Murder One
Jeanette Rennick
Deep Impact Image
Deep Impact
Patricia Ruiz
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Second Time Around
Christia Muse
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Image
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Mom
View from the Top Image
View from the Top
Mrs. Stewart
Lush Life Image
Lush Life
The Muse Image
The Muse
Nurse Rennert
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Rita
The Burden of Proof Image
The Burden of Proof
Clara Stern
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Murder in Three Acts
Janet Crisp
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Twenty Bucks
Sam's Mother
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Doubletake
Hazel Carter
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The List
Ms. Fitch
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Reach
Doris
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In Love and War
Doyen Salsig
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The Betty Ford Story
Jan
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Sin and Redemption
Marina Preston
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One Special Victory
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Amy and the Angel
Mrs. Mixner
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Cyrano de Bergerac
Roxane's Duenna
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China Beach: Pilot
Maj. Lila Garreau
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Marina Preston
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For Muriel
Elaine
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The Goodbye Bird
Victoria Van Borins