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 Téa Leoni born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni wallpapers & Biography

 Téa Leoni born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni; February 25, 1966 is an American actress. In her early career, she starred in the television sitcoms Flying Blind (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–1998). Her breakthrough role was in the 1995 action comedy film Bad Boys. In later years, Leoni had leading roles in films such as 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 the female lead in the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary.

Early life and Family

Leoni was born on February 25, 1966, in New York City. Her mother, Emily Ann (née Patterson)was a dietitian and nutritionist, and her father, Anthony Pantaleoni, was a corporate attorney with the firm Fulbright & Jaworski. Her paternal grandfather was of Italian, English, and Irish ancestry; he was a nephew of Italian economist and politician Maffeo Pantaleoni.The surname was derived from Pantaleon, an ancient Greek king.

Leoni's grandmother, American silent film actress and humanitarian Helenka Adamowska Pantaleoni, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Polish composer Józef Adamowski and Antonina Szczowska-Adamowska. Leoni's mother is a native of Amarillo, Texas. She is the niece of actor Hank Patterson.

Leonie grew up in Englewood, New Jersey and New York City and attended two private schools, the Brearley School and The Putney School in Vermont.  She attended Sarah Lawrence College but did not finish. 

On a 2017 episode of Finding Your Roots hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Leonie learned that her mother Emily, who was adopted, is the biological daughter of Mavis Abilene Gindret and Sumpter James Daniel of Vic, Louisiana, whose ancestors originated in Ireland. They immigrated to Virginia in the early 18th century and established a farm in Fairfax County, seven miles from George Washington.Her mother's adoptive parents were Florrie Elizabeth (née Roberts) and Virgil Pearson Patterson.

Personal life

Leonni married Neil Joseph Tardio Jr., a television commercial producer, on June 8, 1991, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hope Township, New Jersey. They divorced in 1995. 

Leonni married actor David Duchovny on May 13, 1997, after an eight-week courtship.  They have two children, daughter Madeleine West Duchovny  and son Kidd Miller Duchovny. In 2008, Leoni and Duchovny separated.  Duchovny received treatment for sex addiction from August to October. The couple reconciled in 2009 but separated again in June 2011. Duchovny filed for divorce in June 2014, and the couple agreed to the terms of the settlement by August.

After her separation from Duchovny, Leoni moved to Riverside Drive on New York City's Upper West Side.  Leoni began dating her Madam Secretary co-star Tim Daly in December 2014. They are both alumni of The Putney School.

Humanitarian work

Leoni was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. Helenka Pantaleoni , her grandmother, was president of the US Fund for UNICEF for more than 25 years.

Asteroid

The asteroid 8299 Pantaleoni, discovered by Eric Elst at La Silla in 1993, was named after Leoni.