{{short description|American actress (born 1966)}} {{Distinguish|Toa Liona}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Téa Leoni | image = TéaLeoniJun07.jpg | caption = Leoni in 2007 | birth_name = Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|2|25}}<ref name=Biography.com>{{cite web|title=Téa Leoni|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/tea-leoni|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=Biography.com ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]]/[[A&E Networks]]) |date=September 30, 2020 }}</ref> | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.<ref name="Biography.com"/> | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1988–present | spouse = {{marriage|Neil Joseph Tardio Jr.|1991|1995|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|[[David Duchovny]]|1997|2014|reason=divorced}}<br> {{marriage|[[Tim Daly]]|2025}} | children = 2, including [[West Duchovny]] | relatives = [[Amram Ducovny]]<br>(ex-father-in-law)<br>[[Daniel Duchovny]] (ex-brother-in-law) }} '''Téa Leoni''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|eɪ|.|ə|_|l|eɪ|ˈ|oʊ|n|i}}; born '''Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni'''; February 25, 1966)<ref name="Biography.com"/> is an American actress. Early in her career, she starred on the television sitcoms ''[[Flying Blind (TV series)|Flying Blind]]'' (1992–1993) and ''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]'' (1995–1998). Her breakthrough role was in the 1995 film ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'', which led to leading parts in ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998), ''[[The Family Man]]'' (2000), ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' (2001), ''[[Spanglish (film)|Spanglish]]'' (2004), and ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' (2005). From 2014 to 2019, Leoni starred as [[Elizabeth McCord (character)|Elizabeth McCord]] on the [[CBS]] drama series ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''.
==Early life and family== Leoni was born on February 25, 1966, in [[New York City]]. Her mother, Emily Ann (née Patterson),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Téa Leoni |url=https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/person/tea-leoni/biography.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904092144/https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/person/tea-leoni/biography.html |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |access-date=October 20, 2014 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] Movies Canada}}</ref><ref name="fldr1">Stated on ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', November 21, 2017</ref> was a [[dietitian]] and [[nutritionist]], and her father, Anthony Pantaleoni, was a [[corporate lawyer]] with the [[Law firm|firm]] [[Fulbright & Jaworski]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Pantaleoni: Of Counsel |url=http://www.fulbright.com/apantaleoni |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104110121/http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/people/90718/anthony.pantaleoni |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=Fulbright.com}}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was of Italian, English, and Irish descent; he was a nephew of Italian [[economist]] and [[politician]] [[Maffeo Pantaleoni]].<ref name="eni">{{Cite web |last=LoSchiavo |first=LindAnn |date=June 2005 |title=Take Téa |url=http://www.lideamagazine.com/taketea.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708012524/http://www.lideamagazine.com/taketea.htm |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2010 |website=L'idea Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Matheou |first=Demetrios |date=July 17, 2001 |title=It's Téa time for T-Rex |work=Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724601/Its-Tea-time-for-T-Rex.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724601/Its-Tea-time-for-T-Rex.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=August 20, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="nytimes2002">{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Sean |date=April 28, 2002 |title=A Habit of Lying Taught Téa Leoni the Truth of Acting |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/movies/28MITC.html |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref>
Leoni's paternal grandmother, American [[silent film]] actress and [[humanitarian]] [[Helenka Pantaleoni|Helenka Adamowska Pantaleoni]], was born in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]] to Polish musicians Józef Adamowski and [[Antoinette Szumowska|Antonina Szumowska-Adamowska]].<ref name=eni/><ref name="helenka">{{Cite news |date=January 7, 1987 |title=Helenka A. Pantaleoni |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/07/obituaries/helenka-a-pantaleoni.html}}</ref> Leoni's mother is a native of [[Amarillo, Texas]]. She is a great-niece of actor [[Hank Patterson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=GertieBeth |title=The Articles – Elle Magazine |url=http://leonionline.com/articles/elle.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426062446/http://leonionline.com/articles/elle.htm |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=August 31, 2012 |publisher=Leoni Online}}</ref>
Leoni grew up in [[Englewood, New Jersey]], and New York City, and attended [[The Elisabeth Morrow School]], [[Brearley School]] and [[The Putney School]] in [[Vermont]].<ref name="Diamond">{{Cite web |last=Diamond |first=Jamie |date=April 21, 1996 |title=UP AND COMING: Tea Leoni; Playing Golf, Wearing Pearls, Taking Pratfalls |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/movies/up-and-coming-tea-leoni-playing-golf-wearing-pearls-taking-pratfalls.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306045210/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/movies/up-and-coming-tea-leoni-playing-golf-wearing-pearls-taking-pratfalls.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2014 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> She attended but did not complete studies at [[Sarah Lawrence College]].<ref name="Diamond" />
In a 2017 episode of ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', hosted by [[Henry Louis Gates Jr.]], Leoni discovered that her mother Emily, who was adopted, is the biological daughter of Mavis Abilene Gindratt from [[Vick, Louisiana]], and Sumpter James Daniel, whose ancestors originated in Ireland. The Daniels immigrated to Virginia in the early 18th century, and founded a farm in Fairfax County, seven miles from that of [[George Washington]].<ref>Finding Your Roots Series 4 Episode 8</ref> Her mother's adoptive parents were Florry Elizabeth (née Roberts) and Virgil Pearson Patterson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-10 |title=Adoption in PBS' "Finding Your Roots" |url=https://adoptionswithlove.org/uncategorized/adoption-stories-in-pbs-finding-your-roots |access-date=2020-05-24 |website=Adoptions With Love |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leoni |first=Téa |date=2019-03-26 |title=The episode of #FindingYourRoots including my family is re-airing tonight. This experience inspired a new chapter for our family after Mom, West, & I flew to meet this new family! They're deeply kind, loving, good people. We're forever indebted to the team that made this happen. |url=https://twitter.com/tealeoni/status/1110689825844273152 |access-date=2020-05-24 |website=@tealeoni}}</ref>
==Career== In 1988, Leoni was cast as one of the stars of ''Angels 88'', an updated version of the 1970s show ''[[Charlie's Angels]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Téa Leoni - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/530752/T-a-Leoni |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305131245/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/530752/T-a-Leoni |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2017 |website=[[The New York Times]] |department=Movies & TV Dept.}}</ref> After production delays, the show never aired. The following year, she was cast as Lisa DiNapoli in the NBC daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''. In 1991, she made her film debut with a small role in the comedy ''[[Switch (1991 film)|Switch]]'' and later played another small part in ''[[A League of Their Own]]'' (1992).
From 1992 to 1993, Leoni starred with [[Corey Parker (actor)|Corey Parker]] in the short-lived [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Flying Blind (TV series)|Flying Blind]]''. In February 1995, she appeared in the sitcom ''[[Frasier]]'', a [[Spin-off (media)|spinoff]] from ''[[Cheers]]'', as the fiancée of [[Sam Malone]] (played by [[Ted Danson]]).
Later in that year, she landed the lead role in the ABC/NBC sitcom ''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]'', playing Nora Wilde, a [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid news]] [[journalist]]. The show ran through 1998. She was also offered the role of [[Rachel Green]] on the hit sitcom ''[[Friends]]'', which she had turned down in favor of ''The Naked Truth''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} Leoni had the female lead role in the 1995 action comedy film ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'', which was a [[box office]] success, [[Gross income|grossing]] over $141 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bad Boys (1995) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badboys.htm |access-date=October 20, 2014 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
After leaving television, Leoni had a leading role in ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998), a big-budget [[disaster film]] featuring projected effects of a [[comet]] hurtling towards Earth. The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, grossing $349 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deep Impact (1998) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deepimpact.htm |access-date=October 20, 2014 |publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She later had main roles in two other big budget movies: romantic comedy ''[[The Family Man]]'' (2000), co-starring alongside [[Nicolas Cage]], and science fiction film ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' (2001) as [[William H. Macy]]'s character's ex-wife. In 2002, she starred as a film studio executive in ''[[Hollywood Ending]]'', directed by [[Woody Allen]] and had a supporting role in the box office bomb [[crime drama]] ''[[People I Know]]''. In 2004, she appeared as the wife of [[Adam Sandler]]'s character in the financially unsuccessful comedy-drama ''[[Spanglish (film)|Spanglish]]''. In 2005, Leoni starred alongside [[Jim Carrey]] in the comedy film ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]''. The movie grossed $202 million at the box office worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=funwithdickandjane.htm |access-date=October 20, 2014 |publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
Leoni co-starred in a number of small films in the late 2000s, including ''[[You Kill Me]]'' and ''[[The Smell of Success]]''. She co-starred opposite [[Ricky Gervais]] in the 2008 supernatural comedy-drama ''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]''. In 2011, she had a supporting role in the [[heist film|heist]] comedy film, ''[[Tower Heist]]''. In 2011, she was also cast alongside [[Hope Davis]] as leads in the [[HBO]] comedy pilot, ''Spring/Fall''; however, the [[Pilot Episode|pilot]] was not picked up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2011 |title='Spring/Fall' Not Going Forward At HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/springfall-not-going-forward-at-hbo-192286/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202121209/http://deadline.com/2011/11/springfall-not-going-forward-at-hbo-192286/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |access-date=October 20, 2014 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
Leoni starred as [[Elizabeth McCord (character)|Elizabeth McCord]] in the [[CBS]] [[political drama]] ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]'', which ran from September 21, 2014, to December 8, 2019.<ref name="playbill1">{{Cite web |title=CBS Picks Up "Madam Secretary" With Bebe Neuwirth and Patina Miller |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191058-CBS-Picks-Up-Madam-Secretary-With-Bebe-Neuwirth-and-Patina-Miller-Plus-McCarthys-Comedy-With-Laurie-Metcalf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513123200/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191058-CBS-Picks-Up-Madam-Secretary-With-Bebe-Neuwirth-and-Patina-Miller-Plus-McCarthys-Comedy-With-Laurie-Metcalf |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=[[Playbill]]}}</ref>
==Personal life== Leoni married Neil Joseph Tardio Jr., a television commercial producer, on June 8, 1991, at [[St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Hope, New Jersey)|St. Luke's Episcopal Church]] in [[Hope Township, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 9, 1991 |title=Miss Pantaleoni, Actress, Marries |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE5DA133EF93AA35755C0A967958260 |url-status=live |access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308204454/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/09/style/miss-pantaleoni-actress-marries.html |archive-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> They divorced in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schillaci |first=Sophie |date=June 29, 2011 |title=Tea LeoniI: 5 Things About the Newly Single Actress |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tea-Pantaleoni-5-things-newly-206898 |access-date=March 12, 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
Leoni married actor [[David Duchovny]] on May 13, 1997, after an eight-week courtship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gliatto |first=Tom |date=May 19, 1997 |title=Altared State: David Duchovny and Téa Leoni Tie the Knot |volume=47 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |issue=19 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20122178,00.html |access-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203554/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20122178,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2011 |title=David Duchovny and Tea Leoni – Separated |url=https://www.tmz.com/2011/06/28/david-duchovny-tea-leoni-separated-marriage-divorce-break-up-split |publisher=[[TMZ.com]]}}</ref> They have two children, daughter [[West Duchovny|Madelaine West Duchovny]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 16, 1999 |title=Duchovnys: Baby Makes 3 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,615751,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |issn=0093-7673 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220234241/http://people.com/celebrity/duchovnys-baby-makes-3/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |quote=Actors David Duchovny of 'The X-Files' and Tea Pantaleoni of 'Deep Impact' have welcomed their first child, a girl.... The baby was born Saturday [March 13, 1999] at an undisclosed Southern California hospital, said the couple's publicist, Annett Wolf.}}</ref><ref name="parade2014">{{Cite news |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=September 19, 2014 |title=Téa Leoni on Her New Role as Madam Secretary and Co-Parenting With Her Ex David Duchovny |work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |url=https://parade.com/336650/kentucker/tea-leoni-on-her-new-role-as-madam-secretary-and-co-parenting-with-her-ex-david-duchovny/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111001458/http://parade.com/336650/kentucker/tea-leoni-on-her-new-role-as-madam-secretary-and-co-parenting-with-her-ex-david-duchovny |archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref> and a son Kyd Miller Duchovny.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=June 18, 2002 |title=Leoni, Duchovny: And Baby Makes Four |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624084,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |issn=0093-7673 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308174415/http://people.com/celebrity/leoni-duchovny-and-baby-makes-four/ |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |quote=Tea Leoni and David Duchovny welcomed their second child Saturday [June 15, 2002], a baby boy weighing 7 lbs., 10 oz. [{{cvt|7|lb|10|oz|kg|1|disp=out}}], according to a statement issued to [[Reuters]] on Monday by the actors' publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details, including the newborn's name, were released}}</ref><ref name="miller">{{Cite news |date=February 15, 2008 |title=Téa Leoni and Kyd Miller spend a fun day in Malibu |work=People |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/02/15/tea-leoni/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123061939/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/02/15/tea-leoni |archive-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> In 2008, Leoni and Duchovny separated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleeman |first=Mike |date=October 15, 2008 |title=David Duchovny & Téa Leoni Separated 'For Several Months' |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20233501,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017033923/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20233501,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2008 |access-date=March 21, 2011 |publisher=People}}</ref> The couple reconciled in 2009 but separated again in June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2014 |title=Téa Leoni Breaks Her Silence After David Duchovny Divorce |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/580822/tea-leoni-finally-addresses-david-duchovny-divorce-i-don-t-know-how-i-could-ever-hate-him |website=E! Online}}</ref><ref>[http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/29/tea-leoni-and-david-duchovny-split/?hpt=hp_c2 "Tea Leoni and David Duchovny split"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702145359/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/29/tea-leoni-and-david-duchovny-split/?hpt=hp_c2 |date=July 2, 2011 }}. June 29, 2011, CNN</ref> Duchovny filed for divorce in June 2014, and the couple had agreed to settlement terms by that August.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2014 |title=David Duchovny, Tea Leoni Quietly Divorced |url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/08/09/tea-leoni-david-duchovny-divorce-split-child-support/ |access-date=March 8, 2017 |publisher=[[TMZ.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Leon |first=Anya |date=August 9, 2014 |title=David Duchovny and Téa Leoni Are Divorcing |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/article/david-duchovny-tea-leoni-divorce |access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
Leoni began dating [[Tim Daly]], her ''Madam Secretary'' co-star, in December 2014. They are both alumni of [[The Putney School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Téa Leoni, Tim Daly Make Their Red Carpet Debut at White House Correspondents' Dinner |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/tea-Pantaleoni-tim-daly-dating_n_7153514.html |access-date=May 22, 2015 |website=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hargrave |first=Hannah |date=January 25, 2017 |title='Madam Secretary' Star Tim Daly Breaks Both Legs in Skiing Accident in Sundance |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/madam-secretarys-tim-daly-breaks-both-legs-w462842 |website=Us Weekly}}</ref> Leoni and Daly were married on July 12, 2025, in New York in an intimate family wedding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Téa Leoni and Tim Daly Marry in Intimate New York Wedding |url=https://people.com/tea-leoni-and-tim-daly-marry-intimate-new-york-wedding-11771870 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=USAtoday-married>{{cite news |title=Téa Leoni marries 'Madam Secretary' husband Tim Daly|work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 15, 2025|accessdate=July 19, 2025 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/07/15/tim-daly-tea-leoni-married-madam-secretary/85204265007/ |first=Taijuan |last=Moorman}}</ref>
===Humanitarian work=== Leoni was named a [[UNICEF]] [[goodwill ambassador]] in 2001.<ref name="unicef">{{Cite web |title=UNICEF Ambassadors: Téa Leoni |url=http://www.unicefusa.org/supporters/celebrities/ambassadors/tea-leoni |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830092631/http://www.unicefusa.org/supporters/celebrities/ambassadors/tea-leoni |archive-date=August 30, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |publisher=[[UNICEF]]}}</ref> She has been a member of UNICEF's national board since 2004.<ref name="unicef"/> [[Helenka Pantaleoni]], her paternal grandmother, was the president of the [[U.S. Fund for UNICEF]] for more than 25 years.<ref name=helenka />
===Asteroid=== Asteroid [[8299 Téaleoni]], discovered by [[Eric Elst]] at [[La Silla Observatory|La Silla]] in 1993, was named after Leoni in 2000.<ref name="Asteroid-Tealeoni" />
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1991 | ''[[Switch (1991 film)|Switch]]'' | Connie the Dream Girl | |- | 1992 | ''{{sortname|A|League of Their Own}}'' | Racine 1st Base | |- | 1994 | ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' | Sally | |- | 1995 | ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' | Julie Mott | |- | 1996 | ''[[Flirting with Disaster (film)|Flirting with Disaster]]'' | Tina Kalb | |- | rowspan=2|1998 | ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' | Jenny Lerner | |- | ''[[There's No Fish Food in Heaven]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhob Stewart |author-link=Bhob Stewart |date=2008 |title=There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998) |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/173816/There-s-No-Fish-Food-in-Heaven/overview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527010512/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/173816/There-s-No-Fish-Food-in-Heaven/overview|archive-date=May 27, 2008|accessdate=October 8, 2011|website=[[The New York Times]] |department=Movies & TV Dept.}}</ref> | Landeene | Also executive producer; also known as ''Life in the Fast Lane'' |- | 2000 | ''[[The Family Man]]'' | Kate Reynolds | |- | 2001 | ''[[Jurassic Park III]]'' | Amanda Kirby | |- | rowspan=2|2002 | ''[[People I Know]]'' | Jilli Hopper | |- | ''[[Hollywood Ending]]'' | Ellie | |- | rowspan=2|2004 | ''[[House of D]]'' | Mrs. Warshaw | |- | ''[[Spanglish (film)|Spanglish]]'' | Deborah Clasky | |- | 2005 | ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' | Jane Harper | |- | 2007 | ''[[You Kill Me]]'' | Laurel Pearson | Also executive producer |- | 2008 | ''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]'' | Gwen | |- | 2009 | ''[[The Smell of Success]]'' | Rosemary Rose | |- | 2011 | ''[[Tower Heist]]'' | Special Agent Claire Denham | |- | rowspan=2|2025 | ''[[Death of a Unicorn]]'' | Belinda Leopold | |- | ''Bird Boy'' | Emmie Khumalo | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1989 | ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' | Lisa DiNapoli | Temporary replacement for [[Tawny Kitaen]] |- | 1992–1993 | ''[[Flying Blind (TV series)|Flying Blind]]'' | Alicia | Main cast |- | 1994 | ''The Counterfeit Contessa''<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hiltbrand |first=David |date=April 4, 1994 |title=Picks and Pans Review: The Counterfeit Contessa |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,615751,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190739/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,615751,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |magazine=People |volume=41 |issue=12 |issn=0093-7673 |accessdate=October 8, 2011}}</ref> | Gina Leonarda Nardino | Television film |- | 1995 | ''[[Frasier]]'' | Sheila | Episode: "[[The Show Where Sam Shows Up]]" |- | 1995–1998 | ''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]'' | Nora Wilde | Main cast |- | 2000 | ''[[The X-Files]]'' | Herself | Episode: "[[Hollywood A.D.]]" |- | 2011 | ''Spring/Fall'' | Margo | Television film |- | 2014–2019 | ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]'' | Elizabeth McCord | Main cast; also producer |- | 2024–2025 | ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' | Sofia Caccimelio | Recurring cast |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Nominated work ! Award ! Category ! Result |- | 1998 | ''Deep Impact'' | rowspan=2|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]] | rowspan=2|Favorite Actress – Sci-Fi |rowspan=2 {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2|[[27th Saturn Awards|2000]] | rowspan=2|''The Family Man'' |- | [[Saturn Award]]s | [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | {{won}} |- | 2006 | Herself | [[TV Land Award]]s | Little Screen/Big Screen Star – Female |rowspan=3 {{nom}} |- | [[41st People's Choice Awards|2014]] | rowspan=2|''Madam Secretary'' | [[People's Choice Awards]] | Favorite Actress in a New TV Series |- | 2016 | CBS MVP Awards |Best Motivational Speech |- |}
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