Leoni, Tea

Téa Leoni (born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni on February 25, 1966) is an American actress known for her work in both film and television. Born in New York City and raised in New York and Englewood, New Jersey, she attended the Brearley School and The Putney School before enrolling at Sarah Lawrence College, though she did not complete her degree. She began acting in the early 1990s with roles on Santa Barbara and in projects such as Switch (1991) and A League of Their Own (1992). Her breakout role came in the 1995 action-comedy Bad Boys, leading to starring roles in films including Deep Impact (1998), The Family Man (2000), Jurassic Park III (2001), Spanglish (2004), and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). From 2014 to 2019, she starred as Elizabeth McCord on the CBS political drama Madam Secretary, which cemented her status as a leading television actress. In addition to her acting career, Leoni has been active in humanitarian work with UNICEF, following in her family’s footsteps. She has two children from her long marriage to actor David Duchovny and, in 2025, married actor Tim Daly.

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June 14, 2007, Tea Leoni at screening of Film "You Kill Me" in San Francisco

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