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.
