Name: Téa Leoni
Date of Birth: 25 February 1966 Daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny born. [24 April 1999] Graduated from the Putney School in Putney, VT in 1984. Her first name is pronounced "TAY-uh." 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 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". ... Her paternal grandmother was silent film actress Helenka Adamowska. Gave birth to second child, 7lb. 10-oz. boy, Kyd Miller Duchovny, in Los Angeles, 15 June 2002. Her father suffered from skin cancer. Planned on majoring in anthropology and/or psychology, but dropped out of college at age 20 to do background modeling'. Attended Sarah Lawrence College Measurements: 32AA-21-34 (on "Flying Blind" (1992) - 1995) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Daughter of Emily and Anthony Pantaleoni Has one brother named Thomas 'Tom' Pantaleoni 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. 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. T?a, herself, has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2001. Calls her children: West and Miller. It is tradition in their family, to use the middle names as a first name. 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. Her father is of Italian and Polish extraction, while her Southern-born mother is of Anglo-Saxon ancestry. Grand-niece of Hank Patterson. Sister-in-law of Laurie and Daniel Ducovny. 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. Was considered for the role of "Rachel" on "Friends" (1994) (1994-2004). Her husband David Duchovny called her for his "Phone a Friend" lifeline when he appeared on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I). When she couldn't offer him any help in regards to the question, she simply told him; "You're screwed, honey". Raised in Manhattan. Appears in A League of Their Own (1992), with Geena Davis. Her husband, David Duchovny played Davis's ex-husband Jeff Goldblum on Saturday Night Live. Read more Téa Leoni movies (actor)User Comments |
