Biography

TEA LEONI has starred in two science fiction blockbusters executive produced by Steven Spielberg, beginning with 1998's Deep Impact, directed by Mimi Leder and also starring Morgan Freeman and Robert Duvall, which became one of that summer's biggest hits. This past summer, she starred in the hit sequel Jurassic Park III, directed by Joe Johnston, and also starring Sam Neill and William H. Macy.
Leoni will next be seen in People I Know, in which she stars with A1 Pacino and Kim Basinger for director Dan Algrant. Her other recent film credits include Brett Ratner's holiday fantasy The Family Man, in which she starred opposite Nicolas Cage; David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster, with Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin; and Michael Bay's Bad Boys, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

On television, Leoni starred on NBC's critically acclaimed series The Naked Truth, playing Nora Wilde, a former socialite and photojournalist, who is forced to take a job as a tabloid photographer. She had earlier been a regular on the Fox series Flying Blind.

A native New Yorker, Leoni first became interested in acting through the influence of her grandmother, a former Broadway actress. After studying at Sarah Lawrence College, Leoni took time off to travel, living in Tokyo, Italy and on St. Croix. Returning to New York, she began to pursue her career and soon landed a role on the Charlie's Angels spinoff, Angels 88.

After relocating to Los Angeles for the series, Leoni went on to make her feature film debut in Blake Edwards' Switch. She also appeared in such films as Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own and Lawrence Kasdan's Wyatt Earp, starring Kevin Costner.

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Filmography

People I Know (2002)
Hollywood Ending (2002) .... Ellie Waxman
Jurassic Park III (2001) .... Amanda Kirby
... aka JP3 (2000) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Family Man, The (2000) .... Kate Reynolds

There's No Fish Food In Heaven (1998) .... Landeene
... aka Life in the Fast Lane (2000) (USA: DVD title)
Deep Impact (1998) .... Jenny Lerner
Flirting with Disaster (1996) .... Tina
"Naked Truth, The" (1995/I) TV Series .... Nora Wilde
... aka "Wilde Again" (1995)
Bad Boys (1995) .... Julie Mott
Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Sally
Counterfeit Contessa, The (1994) (TV) .... Gina Leonarda Nardino
"Flying Blind" (1992) TV Series .... Alicia
League of Their Own, A (1992) .... Racine 1B
Switch (1991) .... Connie the Dream Girl
... aka Blake Edwards' Switch (1991) (USA: complete title)

"Santa Barbara" (1984) TV Series .... Lisa DiNapoli (1989) (temporary replacement)