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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Reach
2018
as Doris
A socially awkward band geek, Steven Turano, is planning on killing himself. However, when Clarence, the new quirky kid in school, befriends him, Stev...

For Muriel
2018
as Elaine
Elaine and Helen, two older ladies, and their younger friend Jenn plot a bank robbery. Because none of them has ever robbed a bank, they each suggest ...

Cyrano de Bergerac
2008
as Roxane's Duenna
The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.

The List
2007
as Ms. Fitch
Ever been dumped? In front of 20,000 people at a stadium, on live television!? LEWIS BOND, a dashing young executive, decides to get serious after thi...

Gone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Rita
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has...

View from the Top
2003
as Mrs. Stewart
No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to...

The Muse
1999
as Nurse Rennert
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.

Deep Impact
1998
as Patricia Ruiz
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to sav...

The Goodbye Bird
1994
as Victoria Van Borins
A teenager finds himself in hot water when his school principal accuses him of stealing her prized, talking parrot. But with the help of a kindly vete...
Sin and Redemption
1994
as Marina Preston
Taking a short-cut home from work, high-schooler Billie Simms is raped. Not only does the incident cause an unwanted pregnancy that damages her colleg...
Sin & Redemption
1994
as Marina Preston
A rape victim learns the truth about her husband when their daughter has a life-threatening illness.

Twenty Bucks
1993
as Sam's Mother
A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.

One Special Victory
1991
A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He i...

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
as Mom
Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings...

China Beach: Pilot
1988
as Maj. Lila Garreau
The feature-length pilot for the popular tv series. In 1967, the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam include the cool but compass...

In Love and War
1987
as Doyen Salsig
This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infa...

The Betty Ford Story
1987
as Jan
This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford.

Murder in Three Acts
1986
as Janet Crisp
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural unt...

Doubletake
1985
as Hazel Carter
Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investiga...

Amy and the Angel
1982
as Mrs. Mixner
Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy ...