Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

actress, producer

Téa Leoni was born on Feb 25, 1966 in USA. Téa Leoni's big-screen debut came with Switch directed by Blake Edwards in 1991. Téa Leoni is known for Madam Secretary directed by Eric Stoltz, Téa Leoni stars as Elizabeth McCord and Tim Daly as Henry McCord. Téa Leoni has got 1 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Téa Leoni achieved is Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. The upcoming new tvshow Téa Leoni plays is Madam Secretary - Season 6 which will be released on Sep 21, 2014.

Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni was born on February 25, 1966 in New York City. Her father, Anthony Pantaleoni, was a corporate lawyer, and her mother, Emily Ann (Patterson), worked as a dietitian and nutritionist. She is of Italian (from a paternal great-great-grandfather), Polish, English, Irish, Scottish, and German descent. Téa attended but did not complete studies at Sarah Lawrence College. She started out in acting as Lisa DiNapoli in Santa Barbara (1984) in 1989 and followed up with small roles in Switch (1991) and A League of Their Own (1992).In 1992 she starred in the short-lived sitcom Flying Blind (1992). In 1994 she appeared in Wyatt Earp (1994) opposite Kevin Costner and The Counterfeit Contessa (1994) opposite D.W. Moffett. In 1995 she starred opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the popular film Bad Boys (1995). She also had a guest appearance on Frasier (1993) that same year.She appeared in many successful films after that, such as Flirting with Disaster (1996), Deep Impact (1998), The Family Man (2000), Spanglish (2004), You Kill Me (2007) and most recently, she starred in the film Ghost Town (2008) opposite Greg Kinnear.Tea was married to television commercial producer Neil Joseph Tardio Jr. from 1991 to 1995. In 1997 she married actor David Duchovny, with whom she has two children: Daughter West Duchovny (born April 24, 1999) and Son Kyd Miller Duchovny (born June 15, 2002).

  • Birthday

    Feb 25, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

1 wins & 10 nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2001
Best Actress
Winner - Saturn Award

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