Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni (born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni, February 25, 1966 in New York City) is an American television and film actress. Her father was half Italian and half Polish, while her Southern-bred mother was of English descent. A graduate of Brearley School and Sarah Lawrence College, Leoni went on to star in a number of TV series and movies, starting as Lisa DiNapoli in Santa Barbara in 1989. She starred in 1995's Oscar-nominated smash Bad Boys along with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Her most commercially successful movie was Deep Impact where her character Jenny Lerner breaks the story of a comet which is going to hit Earth.

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February 25 - 1966 - New York City - American - Television - Actress - Italian - Polish - English - Brearley School - Sarah Lawrence College - Santa Barbara - Oscar - Bad Boys - Will Smith - Martin Lawrence - Deep Impact - Comet - Earth

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In 1995, Leoni landed the lead role in the television sitcom The Naked Truth, playing Nora Wilde, a tabloid news journalist.

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1995 - Sitcom - Tabloid

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She married actor David Duchovny on May 6, 1997. On April 24, 1999 she gave birth to a daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny. Her second child, a son, Kyd Miller Duchovny, was born June 15, 2002.

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Married - David Duchovny - May 6 - 1997 - April 24 - 1999 - June 15 - 2002

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