Concetta Tomei
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If longevity counts for anything, Concetta Tomei is an American actress who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching her. The role of Patricia Ruiz in 'Deep Impact' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'View from the Top' belongs on any short list of her work. 43 credits across 44 years is a rate most careers never reach.
Concetta Tomei
11 Movies
32 Series
If longevity counts for anything, Concetta Tomei is an American actress who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching her. The role of Patricia Ruiz in 'Deep Impact' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'View from the Top' belongs on any short list of her work. 43 credits across 44 years is a rate most careers never reach.
Movies
Plays Patricia Ruiz
Deep Impact
1998
Plays Mom
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
Plays Mrs. Stewart
View from the Top
2003
Plays Sam's Mother
Twenty Bucks
1993
Plays Nurse Rennert
The Muse
1999
Plays Janet Crisp
Murder in Three Acts
1986
Plays Ms. Fitch
The List
2007
Plays Doris
Reach
2018
Plays Victoria Van Borins
The Goodbye Bird
1994
TV Shows
Plays Lynda Hansen
Providence
1999
Plays Lila Garreau
China Beach
1988
Plays Delia Buckner
Madman of the People
1994
Plays Blank Dominique
Max Headroom
1987
Plays Susan Hauber
L.A. Law
1986
Plays Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
1998
Plays Ellen McGrath
Picket Fences
1992
Plays Joanne Collins
Judging Amy
1999
Plays Sylvia
Wings
1990
Plays Clara Stern
The Burden of Proof
1992
Plays Rep. Pitosi
Space Force
2020
Plays Margaret
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Plays Minister Odala
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Plays Violet Golding (2008)
Cold Case
2003
Plays Joyce
The King of Queens
1998
Plays Mrs. Hampton
7th Heaven
1996
Plays Sister Regina
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Plays Doris Dial
Murphy Brown
1988
Plays Evelyn
The Mick
2017
Plays Celia's Mother
Weeds
2005
Plays Mrs. Livingston
Arrested Development
2003
Plays Jeanette Rennick
Murder One
1995
Plays Connie DiBenedetto
Veep
2012
Plays Nemo
Abby's
2019
Plays Kate Carpenter
Touched by an Angel
1994
Plays Mrs. Rawley
The Closer
2005
Plays Dr. Sarah Kemple
Numb3rs
2005
Plays Elise Praeger
St. Elsewhere
1982
Plays Maureen Ayers
Nip/Tuck
2003
Plays Grace
Kitchen Confidential
2005
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Full Filmography
Elsbeth
Lorena Marchuk · 1 episode
2024–
TV
Going Home
Fay Hutton · 1 episode
2022–
TV
Space Force
Rep. Pitosi · 2 episodes
2020–
TV
Abby's
Nemo · 1 episode
2019–
TV
Reach
Doris
2018
Film
For Muriel
Elaine
2018
Film
The Mick
Evelyn · 1 episode
2017
TV
Veep
Connie DiBenedetto · 1 episode
2012–
TV
Ghost Whisperer
Margaret · 1 episode
2008
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Concetta Tomei and where are they from?
Concetta Tomei is 80 years old, born on December 30, 1945 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Concetta Tomei?
Concetta Tomei is best known for roles in Deep Impact, View from the Top, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.
How many movies has Concetta Tomei been in?
Over a 44-year career (since 1982), Concetta Tomei has appeared in 11 movies and 31 TV shows.
What was Concetta Tomei's first movie?
The career of Concetta Tomei began with Amy and the Angel (1982).
What is Concetta Tomei's most recent movie or series?
Concetta Tomei's most recent release is Elsbeth, which premiered on February 29, 2024.
What TV shows has Concetta Tomei appeared in?
On television, Concetta Tomei has appeared in Ghost Whisperer, Arrested Development, Star Trek: Voyager, Weeds.
Concetta Tomei
1945-12-30 · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
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.