Concetta Tomei
Concetta Tomei (born December 30, 1945 in Kenosha , Wisconsin , USA ) is an American film and theater actress .
biography
Concetta Tomei was associated with acting early on by her artistically interested father. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin , where she earned her bachelor's degree in education . Tomei worked as a teacher at a school in the suburbs of Milwaukee for almost four years until she decided in the late 1960s to give it a try as an actress.
She moved to Chicago and attended the Goodman School of Drama there . After completing her bachelor's degree in theater studies there, she appeared in various plays, including A Streetcar Named Desire and The Corn Is Green . In the 1970s Tomei got engagements on Broadway and appeared on stage with David Bowie in The Elephant Man .
From 1985 Tomei was also in front of the camera. Her breakthrough came in 1986 in six episodes of the Falcon Crest television series . Her film career was limited to television series with a few exceptions. One of her better known feature films was the 1998 disaster film Deep Impact . Tomei had guest appearances in series such as Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager , A Heavenly Family , King of Queens or For All Cases Amy .
Tomei is married to a lawyer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Falcon Crest (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1986: Deadly Parties ( Murder in Three Acts , TV movie)
- 1987: POW - Prisoner of War (In Love and War)
- 1991: Fast Food Family (Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead)
- 1997: you want to tango? (Out to Sea)
- 1998: Deep Impact
- 2003: Flight Girls (View from the Top)
Theater (selection)
- 1979: Little Eyolf (23rd Street Theater)
- 1979–1981: The Elephant Man (Booth Theater)
- 1980: Goodbye Fidel (New Ambassador Theater)
- 1981: Cloud 9 (Lucille Lortel Theater)
- 1983: King Richard III (Delacorte Theater)
- 1983: A Private View (The Public Theater / Martinson Theater)
- 1983–1985: Noises Off (Brooks Atkinson Theater)
- 1984: Fen (The Public Theater / Newman Theater)
- 1985: The Normal Heart (The Public Theater / LuEsther Hall)
- 2006: The Clean House (Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)
- 2007-2008: Cyrano de Bergerac (Richard Rodgers Theater)
- 2009: In the Daylight (McGinn-Cazale Theater)
Web links
- Concetta Tomei at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Concetta Tomei at filmreference.com (English)
- Concetta Tomei at the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Concetta Tomei in the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Concetta Tomei in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tomei, Concetta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and stage actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kenosha , Wisconsin , United States |