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Téa Leoni (born '''Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni''' on February 25 , 1966 ) is an American Actress . BIOGRAPHY Personal life Leoni was born in on May 6 , 1997 . Their first child, daughter Madelaine West Duchovny, was born on April 24 , 1999 , and their second, son Kyd Miller Duchovny, was born on May 15 , 2002 . Career A graduate of Brearley School , The Putney School and Sarah Lawrence College , Leoni went on to star in a number of TV series and movies, starting as "Lisa DiNapoli" on '' Santa Barbara '' in 1989. She starred in 1995's smash box-office hit '' Bad Boys '', along with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence . Her most commercially successful movie was '' Deep Impact '', in which her character, "Jenny Lerner," breaks the story of a Comet that is going to hit Earth . She also starred in Woody Allen 's modest movie '' Hollywood Ending '', which also starred Allen himself and Mark Rydell . In 2004 , she starred in '' Spanglish '' with Adam Sandler , Cloris Leachman , and Paz Vega (a Spanish actress with whom she spoke Italian off-set). In 1993, she landed the starring role in Fox's ''Flying Blind'', a short-lived Sitcom . In 1995, Leoni landed the lead role in the television sitcom '' The Naked Truth '', playing Nora Wilde, a Tabloid news journalist. The show was a minor hit and lasted until 1998. An Asteroid , 8299 Téaleoni , has been named after her. While on '' The Tonight Show '' starring Jay Leno , Leoni admitted that she had incorrectly filled out her 2000 General Election Absentee Ballot . She had intended to vote for Al Gore , but instead accidentally voted for someone named "Howard" (most likely Howard Phillips , the very Paleoconservative candidate of the Constitution Party ). FILMOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINK |
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