Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni Wiki Biography
Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni was born on the 25th February 1966 in New York City, New York USA, of Italian – English and Polish – American ancestry. She is an actor and producer widely known under her professional name Tea Leoni. She is a winner of the Saturn Award in the category of the Best Actress. Tea Leoni has been accumulating her net worth being active in the industry since 1989.
How much is the Tea Leoni’s net worth? It has been estimated that the overall size of her net worth is as much as $15 million, accumulated during her film career spanning more than 25 years.
Téa Leoni Net Worth $15 Million
Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni was raised in Englewood, New Jersey and New York City. The girl studied at The Putney School and Brearley School. Tea entered Sarah Lawrence College but soon dropped out. As an actress she debuted in the soap opera “Santa Barbara” (1989) with the small role of Lisa DiNapoli which occurred in the series for only six episodes. Leoni continued her career with small roles on the cinema screens, appearing in “Switch” (1991) and “A League of Their Own” (1992). Then, she appeared in the main roles of the sitcoms “Flying Blind” (1992–1993) and “The Naked Truth” (1995–1998). Soon after that, she starred in the blockbuster directed by Mimi Leder, “Deep Impact” (1998) which grossed $350 million at the box office. More, Leoni was nominated in the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards as the Favourite Actress – Sci-Fi. Another success was the lead role alongside Nicolas Cage in the romantic drama film “The Family Man” (2000) directed by Brett Ratner. The film has also significantly increased Tea Leoni’s net worth as the box office grossed $125 million. It is worth to mention the fact that Tea Leoni also won the Saturn Award as the Best Actress for the previously mentioned role.
Tea Leoni was then invited to star alongside Sam Neill and William H. Macy in the science fiction film “Jurassic Park III” (2001) directed by Joe Johnston. Even though the reviews were mixed, the box office grossed over $370 million worldwide. Later, she was in the main cast of the following films: “People I Know” (2002), “Hollywood Ending” (2002), “House of D” (2004) and “Spanglish” (2004) though they were not particularly successful. Despite the negative reviews, the film “Fun with Dick and Jane” (2005) in which Leoni starred alongside Jim Carrey was financially profitable and earned more than $100 million. Furthermore, Leoni appeared in the ensemble cast which was praised by critics after creating the successful heist-comedy film “Tower Heist” (2011) directed by Brett Ratner. Currently, Tea Leoni has a lead role in the political drama television series “Madam Secretary” (2014–present) aired on CBS, for which Leoni was nominated for the People Choice Award as the Favourite Actress in a New TV Series.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has been married and divorced twice. From 1991 to 1995, she was married to Neil Joseph Tardio Jr. and from 1997 to 2014 to David Duchovny with whom she has two children. Currently, she is apparently dating the actor Tim Daly.
| Full Name | Téa Leoni |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 25, 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York USA |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Profession | Actress, producer |
| Education | The Putney School, Brearley School, Sarah Lawrence College |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | David Duchovny (m. 1997–2014), Neil Joseph Tardio Jr. (m. 1991–1995) |
| Children | Madelaine West Duchovny, Kyd Miller Duchovny |
| Parents | Emily Patterson, Anthony Pantaleoni |
| Siblings | Thomas Pantaleoni |
| Nicknames | Tea Leoni , Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni |
| http://www.facebook.com/TeaLeoni | |
| https://twitter.com/tealeoni | |
| IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0000495 |
| Awards | Saturn Award as the Best Actress |
| Nominations | People Choice Award as the Favourite Actress (2014), Blockbuster Entertainment Awards as the Favourite Actress – Sci-Fi |
| Movies | “People I Know” (2002), “Hollywood Ending” (2002), “House of D” (2004), “Spanglish” (2004), “Tower Heist” (2011) |
| TV Shows | “Flying Blind” (1992–1993), “The Naked Truth” (1995–1998), “Jurassic Park III” (2001), “Madam Secretary” (2014–present) |
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| 1 | Yes, I guess I am bi-coastal. |
| 2 | I just mean it’s very difficult for me to watch my work, in some ways, because I am critical of what I didn’t get across or I thought I was making one point. |
| 3 | Well, I don’t find glamour and clothing relevant. |
| 4 | I was desperate to go back to New York and when 9/11 happened, I feared moving to the bulls-eye and that was very hard because I have a lot of family there and I really had to question what I didn’t like about this community. |
| 5 | Really it was the first time in my life that I recognized that acting is, I’m just going to say it, I am an artist, I have to do this, I have to do this. |
| 6 | Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life. |
| 7 | I’m not quite ready for a no makeup movie. |
| 8 | But I’ve never looked at myself as being particularly funny. |
| 9 | I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, too! |
| 10 | I’ve been in a gym probably nine days of my life. |
| 11 | But I can tell you that the New York that I see now is not the New York that we grew up in. It’s not 1973. |
| 12 | I don’t think, there’s no possible way for me, anyway, to play a character that I haven’t found some sort of sublime compassion for and I related to Deborah on a way that almost, initially, almost in a way maybe someone in the audience might. |
| 13 | And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don’t want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett. |
| 14 | Jim Brooks is a very powerful director and it was a lot of intense work. |
| 15 | Acting doesn’t feel good. It’s not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it’s not. |
| 16 | People don’t know this, but early in your career, you don’t just glide on to The Tonight Show. |
| 17 | The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen. |
| 18 | It’s kind of fun to be sexy. |
| 19 | Sometimes, I feel that Manhattan in particular has gotten really tame and gentrified or something. |
| 20 | Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me… dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn’t want to be that weak link. |
| 21 | I’m not a huge fan of my work. |
| 22 | I have always loathed working out. |
| 23 | At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes. |
| 24 | I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child. |
| 25 | First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn’t as much attracted to Kate as I was to the relationship between the two people. |
| 26 | Shopping turns me off. |
| 27 | I live by a hill. I began walking it and then I began jogging it and then I began sprinting it. |
| 28 | I don’t mean to be presumptuous that men don’t feel this, I don’t mean this, but I found that when my child was born, my first child, it felt like my heart broke. |
| 29 | If I swim in the ocean, I have a shark thought. Not a bad one, but just a little one. |
| 30 | It was just this interesting, my first, the first time you hear your child in any way criticize you. It’s the worst review of your life and it’s really relieving to find out that they don’t know what they’re saying. |
| 31 | I am not addicted to, attracted to, or neurotically pursuing stardom. |
| 32 | Hollywood means work and getting yourself out there, and for a while I pooh-poohed that idea. My ego still doesn’t get stroked by fame. But I’ve been guided by people who have told me if you aren’t out there, then studios and producers are less likely to pull you in to the projects you might want to do. |
| 33 | I think getting over opening night, his first opening night of his life, was a huge milestone. And he did it with such grace and flying colors. I’m very proud of him. (about husband David Duchovny’s off-Broadway debut). |
| 34 | We have this incredible cast with Billy Bob Thornton, who is maybe my new favorite person in the world. |
| 35 | “I love tennis. I love very aggressive tennis, and I think I’m quite good. Golf, well, of course you can drink beer when you play that, but I take it pretty seriously, and I’m quite good at that. And I’m a good swimmer, and I used to compete in windsurfing” (on the challenge of playing an athlete in Spanglish (2004)). |
| 36 | “Not to sound like a whore, but I’ve been with…I’ve worked with…some very attractive men. Nicolas Cage…Al Pacino…Ben Stiller…and Woody Allen”. |
| 37 | David. The best thing about marriage is David’s sense of humor. (When asked what is the best thing about marriage to David Duchovny). |
| 38 | I don’t do T&A very well because I haven’t got much of either. |
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| 1 | Is a huge fan of fly fishing, an activity she pursues as often as she can. |
| 2 | In a relationship with Madam Secretary (2014) co-star Tim Daly since summer 2014. |
| 3 | Gave birth to her second child at age 36, son Kyd Miller Duchovny (7 lb. 10 oz.), on June 15, 2002, in Los Angeles. He’goes by his middle name Miller because of family tradition. Father was her second husband, David Duchovny. |
| 4 | Took a two-year break from Hollywood to give birth and nurture her daughter West. |
| 5 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 33, a daughter Madelaine West Duchovny on April 24, 1999. She goes by her middle name West because of her family’s custom. |
| 6 | She and husband David Duchovny appeared together on TV only once, when she played herself on the 2000 The X-Files (1993) episode, The X-Files: Hollywood A.D. (2000). |
| 7 | Was accepted to Sarah Lawrence College but dropped out after her freshman year to travel through Italy and Japan. It was following her travels that she ended up in Boston and, on a friend’s dare, entered a local casting call for a new TV series to be called “Angels ’88,” a campy take on “Charley’s Angels”. With no experience, she won the lead role but the series never materialized. |
| 8 | Raised on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and sent to exclusive all-girls Brearley School and The Putney School, a progressive boarding school in Vermont. She graduated from Putney in 1984 with the intent on studying anthropology and psychology. |
| 9 | On October 15, 2008, Leoni and Duchovny confirmed that they had been separated for several months after Duchovny’s much publicized sexual addiction. The couple publicly reconciled after Duchovny’s rehab period and were seen frequently together, but on June 29, 2011, it was reported the couple had again separated. |
| 10 | Considered for the role of Melissa Robinson in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). |
| 11 | Appears in A League of Their Own (1992), with Geena Davis. Her husband, David Duchovny, played Davis’ ex-husband, Jeff Goldblum, on Saturday Night Live (1975). |
| 12 | Her husband David Duchovny called her for his “Phone a Friend” lifeline when he appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999). When she couldn’t offer him any help in regards to the question, she simply told him; “You’re screwed, honey”. |
| 13 | Was considered for the role of “Rachel” on Friends (1994) (1994-2004). |
| 14 | She has inherited the stage wardrobe of Sonny Bono. They are a perfect fit requiring no alterations. She wore a glittered suite once owned by Sony Bono on the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) broadcast on December 22, 2007. She demonstrated that the suits have Velcro fasteners to make it easier to quickly change outfits. |
| 15 | Ex-sister-in-law of Laurie Birnbaum and Daniel Ducovny. |
| 16 | Grand-niece of Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel of Green Acres (1965)). |
| 17 | Téa’s paternal great-grandfather, Guido Pantaleoni, was an Italian immigrant, who was himself of Italian and Irish descent. In the U.S., Guido married Téa’s American-born great-grandmother, Ellen Morton Colladay, who had German and English ancestry. Téa’s paternal grandmother was the daughter of Polish parents, and Téa’s Southern-born mother had English and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) ancestry. Tea’s great-grandfather Guido was the brother of Maffeo Panteloni, a prominent economist in Italy. |
| 18 | Went to Oahu to help search for her cousin, Tim Pantaleoni, in summer 1995. He mysteriously vanished while hiking and to this day has never been found. |
| 19 | Calls her children West and Miller. It is tradition in their family to use the middle names as a first name. |
| 20 | Her grandmother, Helenka Adamowska Pantaleoni, co-founded what would become the US Fund for UNICEF in 1947 and served as its President for 25 years. Téa, herself, has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2001. |
| 21 | Was going to be one of the new Charlie’s Angels in the proposed “Angels ’88”, along with Claire Yarlett, but the series never got off the ground. |
| 22 | Has one brother, Thomas “Tom” Pantaleoni. |
| 23 | Daughter of Emily and Anthony Pantaleoni |
| 24 | Attended Sarah Lawrence College |
| 25 | Planned on majoring in anthropology and/or psychology, but dropped out of college at age 20 to do background modeling. |
| 26 | Her father suffered from skin cancer. |
| 27 | Her paternal grandmother was actress Helenka Adamowska, who was the daughter of Polish musicians Jozef Adamowski and Antonina Szumanowska. Her grandmother was the niece, by marriage, of composer and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Helena was among those who helped found UNICEF. |
| 28 | Her character in Deep Impact (1998) breaks the story on a comet which is going to hit the Earth and her character on The Naked Truth (1995) works for “The Comet”. |
| 29 | Her first name is pronounced “TAY-uh.” |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madam Secretary | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Elizabeth McCord |
| Tower Heist | 2011 | Special Agent Claire Denham | |
| Spring/Fall | 2011 | TV Movie | Margo |
| The Smell of Success | 2009 | Rosemary Rose | |
| Ghost Town | 2008/I | Gwen | |
| You Kill Me | 2007 | Laurel Pearson | |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | 2005 | Jane Harper | |
| Spanglish | 2004 | Deborah Clasky | |
| House of D | 2004 | Mrs. Warshaw | |
| People I Know | 2002 | Jilli Hopper | |
| Hollywood Ending | 2002 | Ellie | |
| Jurassic Park III | 2001 | Amanda Kirby | |
| The Family Man | 2000 | Kate Reynolds | |
| The X-Files | 2000 | TV Series | Dana Scully / Tea Leoni |
| Life in the Fast Lane | 1998 | Landeene | |
| The Naked Truth | 1995-1998 | TV Series | Nora Wilde |
| Deep Impact | 1998 | Jenny Lerner | |
| Flirting with Disaster | 1996 | Tina Kalb | |
| Bad Boys | 1995 | Julie Mott | |
| Frasier | 1995 | TV Series | Sheila |
| Wyatt Earp | 1994 | Sally | |
| The Counterfeit Contessa | 1994 | TV Movie | Gina Leonarda Nardino |
| Flying Blind | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Alicia |
| A League of Their Own | 1992 | Racine 1st Base (as Tea Leoni) | |
| Switch | 1991 | Dream Girl | |
| Santa Barbara | 1989 | TV Series | Lisa DiNapoli |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man Made Man | producer announced | ||
| Madam Secretary | 2014-2017 | TV Series producer – 67 episodes | |
| Spring/Fall | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| You Kill Me | 2007 | executive producer | |
| Life in the Fast Lane | 1998 | executive producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prodigal Sons | 2008 | Documentary many thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live with Kelly and Ryan | 2004-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Charlie Rose | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| CBS This Morning | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Talk | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Herself – Madame Secretary / Herself |
| The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sundance Skippy | 2010 | Documentary | Herself |
| Larry King Live | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The View | 2004-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Making ‘Ghost Town’ | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1995-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Film ’72 | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Building the ‘House of D’ | 2005 | Video short | Herself |
| Good Day Live | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 2004 | TV Series documentary short | Herself |
| Beyond Jurassic Park | 2001 | Video | Herself |
| The Making of ‘Jurassic Park III’ | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Special Effects of ‘Jurassic Park III’ | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Gomorron | 2001 | TV Series | Herself / Kate Reynolds |
| The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| My VH1 Music Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Madam Secretary |
| Manufacturing Dissent | 2007 | Documentary | Herself – at Fahrenheit 9 / 11 premiere (uncredited) |
| Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Deborah Clasky |
| The Award Show Awards Show | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| VH1: All Access | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actress | The Family Man (2000) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | People’s Choice Award | People’s Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Actress in a New TV Series | |
| 2007 | EDA Special Mention Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest | You Kill Me (2007) |
| 2006 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Little Screen/Big Screen Star (Women) | |
| 2005 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst On-Screen Couple | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) |
| 2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress – Comedy/Romance | The Family Man (2000) |
| 2001 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Actress | Jurassic Park III (2001) |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actress – Sci-Fi | Deep Impact (1998) |
| 1998 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Deep Impact (1998) |