Concetta Tomei

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. 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-controllin…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Deep Impact (1998) — Patricia Ruiz
2. Ghost Whisperer (2005) — Margaret
3. Arrested Development (2003) — Mrs. Livingston
4. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Minister Odala
5. Weeds (2005) — Celia's Mother
6. Space Force (2020) — Rep. Pitosi
7. The King of Queens (1998) — Joyce
8. View from the Top (2003) — Mrs. Stewart
9. Veep (2012) — Connie DiBenedetto
10. Nip/Tuck (2003) — Maureen Ayers
11. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) — Mom
12. Cold Case (2003) — Violet Golding (2008)
13. Numb3rs (2005) — Dr. Sarah Kemple
14. The Closer (2005) — Mrs. Rawley
15. The Mick (2017) — Evelyn
16. 7th Heaven (1996) — Mrs. Hampton
17. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Kate Carpenter
18. The Muse (1999) — Nurse Rennert
19. Wings (1990) — Sylvia
20. Elsbeth (2024) — Lorena Marchuk
21. Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Sister Regina
22. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Elise Praeger
23. Murphy Brown (1988) — Doris Dial
24. Judging Amy (1999) — Joanne Collins
25. L.A. Law (1986) — Susan Hauber
26. Murder in Three Acts (1986) — Janet Crisp
27. Max Headroom (1987) — Blank Dominique
28. Twenty Bucks (1993) — Sam's Mother
29. Falcon Crest (1981) — Dr. Estelle Kramer
30. Ellen (1994) — Professor Bass
31. Picket Fences (1992) — Ellen McGrath
32. China Beach (1988) — Lila Garreau
33. Kitchen Confidential (2005) — Grace
34. Murder One (1995) — Jeanette Rennick
35. Abby's (2019) — Nemo
36. Providence (1999) — Lynda Hansen
37. Reach (2018) — Doris
38. Gone But Not Forgotten (2005) — Rita
39. The Burden of Proof (1992) — Clara Stern
40. Doubletake (1985) — Hazel Carter