Téa Leoni
Birthday: 25 February 1966, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni
Height: 173 cm
Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni was born in New York, on February 25, 1966. Her father, Anthony Pantaleoni, was a corporate lawyer, and her mother, Emily Patterson, was a dietitian and nutritionist. She is ...Show More
If I swim in the ocean, I have a shark thought. Not a bad one, but just a little one.
If I swim in the ocean, I have a shark thought. Not a bad one, but just a little one.
I don't mean to be presumptuous that men don't feel this, I don't mean this, but I found that when m Show more
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. Hide
Really it was the first time in my life that I recognized that acting is, I'm just going to say it, Show more
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. Hide
I have always loathed working out.
I have always loathed working out.
People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show.
People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show.
Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not.
Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not.
I live by a hill. I began walking it and then I began jogging it and then I began sprinting it.
I live by a hill. I began walking it and then I began jogging it and then I began sprinting it.
I am not addicted to, attracted to, or neurotically pursuing stardom.
I am not addicted to, attracted to, or neurotically pursuing stardom.
I don't think, there's no possible way for me, anyway, to play a character that I haven't found some Show more
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. Hide
Jim Brooks is a very powerful director and it was a lot of intense work.
Jim Brooks is a very powerful director and it was a lot of intense work.
I was desperate to go back to New York and when 9/11 happened, I feared moving to the bulls-eye and Show more
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. Hide
It's kind of fun to be sexy.
It's kind of fun to be sexy.
I'm not quite ready for a no makeup movie.
I'm not quite ready for a no makeup movie.
Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least Show more
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. Hide
Yes, I guess I am bi-coastal.
Yes, I guess I am bi-coastal.
"I love tennis. I love very aggressive tennis, and I think I'm quite good. Golf, well, of course you Show more
"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)). Hide
Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.
Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.
Hollywood means work and getting yourself out there, and for a while I pooh-poohed that idea. My ego Show more
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. Hide
We have this incredible cast with Billy Bob Thornton, who is maybe my new favorite person in the wor Show more
We have this incredible cast with Billy Bob Thornton, who is maybe my new favorite person in the world. Hide
I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life.
I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life.
I'm not a huge fan of my work.
I'm not a huge fan of my work.
David. The best thing about marriage is David's sense of humor. (When asked what is the best thing a Show more
David. The best thing about marriage is David's sense of humor. (When asked what is the best thing about marriage to David Duchovny). Hide
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 Show more
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. Hide
I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, Show more
I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, too! Hide
At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny.
But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny.
Shopping turns me off.
Shopping turns me off.
It was just this interesting, my first, the first time you hear your child in any way criticize you. Show more
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. Hide
The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen.
The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen.
And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, bu Show more
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. Hide
I just mean it's very difficult for me to watch my work, in some ways, because I am critical of what Show more
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. Hide
"Not to sound like a whore, but I've been with...I've worked with...some very attractive men. Nicola Show more
"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". Hide
First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn't as much a Show more
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. Hide
Sometimes, I feel that Manhattan in particular has gotten really tame and gentrified or something.
Sometimes, I feel that Manhattan in particular has gotten really tame and gentrified or something.
Well, I don't find glamour and clothing relevant.
Well, I don't find glamour and clothing relevant.
I think getting over opening night, his first opening night of his life, was a huge milestone. And h Show more
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). Hide
I don't do T&A very well because I haven't got much of either.
I don't do T&A very well because I haven't got much of either.
I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child.
I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child.
Téa Leoni's FILMOGRAPHY
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