Tea Leon

Name: Tea Leoni
Birth Name: Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni
Height: 5' 7"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: February 25, 1966
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Profession: actress, producer
Education: Putney High School in Putney, VT (graduated in 1984)
  Brearly High (private school on the Upper East Side NYC)
  Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY (majored in Anthropology and Psychology; dropped out)
Husband/Wife: David Duchovny (actor; born on August 7, 1960; married on May 6, 1997 at 6:30 pm at Manhattan's Grace Church), Neil Tardio (commercial director; married in 1992; divorced in October 1995)
Relationship: Chris Thompson (executive producer of The Naked Truth; together from August 1995 until early 1996)
Father: Anthony Pantleoni (lawyer)
Mother: Emily Pantleoni (nutritionist)
Brother: Tom Pantleoni (antique store owner)
Son: Kid Duchovny (born on June 15, 2002)
Daughter: Madelaine West Duchovny (born on April 24, 1999)
Claim to fame: as Nora Wilde in TV Series The Naked Truth (1995)
   

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TEA LEONI NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Auditioned for a CHARLIE'S ANGELS (1976) remake role (as a dare) and got the part. A writer's strike in Hollywood meant the series was never made, but the pre-publicity was enough to get Tea noticed.
  • Her father suffered from skin cancer.
  • Her first name is pronounced TAY-uh.
  • Leoni means lions in Italian; her full name, Pantaleoni, is quite close to the Italian word for trousers (pantaloni).
  • Her character in DEEP IMPACT breaks the story on a comet going to hit the Earth and her character on THE NAKED TRUTH works for THE COMET.
  • The name Tea means goddess
  • Was nominated for Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi Blockbuster Entertainment Award for DEEP IMPACT in 1999.

Quotes
  • "I don't do T&A very well because I haven't got much of either."
  • "I feel better. I feel hornier. I feel more womanly and more accomplished and prouder." [on life since having her daughter with husband David Duchovny]

Awards
  • Saturn Award: Best Actress, THE FAMILY MAN (2001)
FAN SITES  
  • Deference to Tea Leoni Angelic Divinity
    http://tea.mykong.com/
    This site features biography, picture gallery, career info, and links.
  • The Tea Leoni Website
    http://www.cyberus.ca/tealeoni/
    Provides fan mail, biography, TV/movie credits, audios, pictures, links and FAQ.
  • Tea Leoni Unofficial Home Page
    http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5194/index.html
    Offers biography, sounds, image gallery, links.
  • LeoniOnline
    http://www.leonionline.com/
    With articles, biography, photos, video clips, message board, filmography and more.
  • Tea Leoni Home Page
    http://phi.simplenet.com/tea/else.html
    Decent fan site dedicated to the lovely actress, Tea Leoni. Bio, image gallery, sound bytes, news, vote booth, and links.