Concetta Tomei (born December , ) is an American theatre, film and
television character actress, best known for her roles as Major Lila
Garreau on the ABC series China Beach (â€") and as Lynda Hansen on the
NBC series Providence (â€"). She is unrelated to Marisa Tomei.Tomei
was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She earned a degree in education from
the University of Wisconsinâ€"Madison and worked four years as a
teacher before deciding to pursue her love of theatre at the Goodman
School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul
University). She earned a BFA and moved to Houston, Texas, where she
worked for the Alley Theatre for two years before moving to New York
City. In the Milwaukee area, she studied at Sunset Playhouse with Alan
Furlan.Tomei appeared in the original cast of several pioneering
Off-Broadway productions, including Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine and
Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart. She appeared opposite Kevin Kline in
the New York Shakespeare Festival's Richard III (winning New York's
Bayfield Shakespearean award for her performance) and starred with
David Bowie in the Broadway production of The Elephant Man, continuing
in the national tour.In the s, she moved to California and appeared in
many regional theatres, including Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum, the
Oregon Contemporary Theatre, and San Francisco's ACT. She was a
regular cast member in the TV-series China Beach, which ran from â€".
She was also in the cast of the short-lived "Madman of the People"
(â€"). She appeared in recurring roles in several TV series, including
L.A. Law, Falcon Crest, Picket Fences, Max Headroom, and Judging Amy.
She also appeared in the films Murder in Three Acts (), The Betty Ford
Story () and In Love and War ().
television character actress, best known for her roles as Major Lila
Garreau on the ABC series China Beach (â€") and as Lynda Hansen on the
NBC series Providence (â€"). She is unrelated to Marisa Tomei.Tomei
was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She earned a degree in education from
the University of Wisconsinâ€"Madison and worked four years as a
teacher before deciding to pursue her love of theatre at the Goodman
School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul
University). She earned a BFA and moved to Houston, Texas, where she
worked for the Alley Theatre for two years before moving to New York
City. In the Milwaukee area, she studied at Sunset Playhouse with Alan
Furlan.Tomei appeared in the original cast of several pioneering
Off-Broadway productions, including Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine and
Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart. She appeared opposite Kevin Kline in
the New York Shakespeare Festival's Richard III (winning New York's
Bayfield Shakespearean award for her performance) and starred with
David Bowie in the Broadway production of The Elephant Man, continuing
in the national tour.In the s, she moved to California and appeared in
many regional theatres, including Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum, the
Oregon Contemporary Theatre, and San Francisco's ACT. She was a
regular cast member in the TV-series China Beach, which ran from â€".
She was also in the cast of the short-lived "Madman of the People"
(â€"). She appeared in recurring roles in several TV series, including
L.A. Law, Falcon Crest, Picket Fences, Max Headroom, and Judging Amy.
She also appeared in the films Murder in Three Acts (), The Betty Ford
Story () and In Love and War ().
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