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  • Tea Leoni Reportedly Dating Her On-Screen Husband Tim Daly

    Tea Leoni is reportedly dating her on-screen husband Tim Daly.

    Us Weekly reported the news, which must thrill fans of the CBS political drama Madame Secretary.

    “Their chemistry on set is electrifying,” a source told Us of the new couple. “They have an amazing time filming.”

    On Friday, Nov. 14, Leoni, 48, and her new 58-year-old beau were seen strolling down a street in L.A.’s Venice area “with their arms wrapped around each other,” a witness said.

    “They were definitely couple-y,” said the source.

    Daly recently praised his costar and told Collider they ironically went to the same high school in Vermont, although years apart.

    “She’s a person, like me and like a lot of people who have gone to that school…who can be perfectly happy sleeping in a wet sleeping bag on a stone floor, or staying in a fancy hotel,” he said of Leoni.

    “She’s not a whiner. She wants to work hard and she wants to have fun,” he added. “We get along really, really well. We have a really good time. I’ve gotten along with plenty of people, but the chemistry sucked. And I’ve hated people where the chemistry is great. It’s much better if you get along and the chemistry is good. That’s perfect.”

    Leoni’s divorce from ex-husband David Duchovny, with whom she has two children, was finalized in August. The former couple were married for 14 years before announcing their separation in June 2011.

    As for the Private Practice alum, he was married to Amy Van Nostrand from 1982 to 2010. They have two adult children together.

  • Téa Leoni Makes Comeback As ‘Madam Secretary’ On CBS

    After a 16-year hiatus from TV, Téa Leoni makes a big comeback playing the title role in CBS’ new series, Madam Secretary.

    The actress plays Elizabeth McCord, the new Secretary of State who reluctantly accepted the appointment from the President (her former boss) following the mysterious death of her predecessor.

    The role seemed to fit Leoni perfectly, she told CBS News that she was immediately drawn to Madam Secretary after reading the script. “Sometimes, I think, I read a script, and it’s not so much that I know that I have to do it,” Leoni said. “I know that I can’t not do it.”

    The 48-year-old actress said that she relates to her character’s rawness and honesty because she has kids who take over a huge part of her life, despite her high-powered position, “which at times, is a huge pain in the ass.”

    “Here’s another way about it,” the actress continued. “There are a lot of shows out there that are leaning wonderfully to the left and the right and forward and back…and I think we were really shooting to come up with a very wide open woman.”  Leoni further commented that she appreciates that there are plenty of interesting and dynamic female characters – specifically women in office – on television.

    Leoni’s character, McCord, is a former CIA operative who quit the agency because of conflict with her personal principles. She is living a normal life as a university professor, wife and mother until a plane crash causes the untimely death of the secretary of State and brings her into office.

    The pilot episode involves two Americans being held hostage in Syria which the government tries to sort out.  Because the character doesn’t have a political background, Madam Secretary will find herself at odds with those around her as she faces all sorts of conflicts as the series unfolds.

    “I like playing a fish out of water, and I like the opportunity. I think the dirty little secret on this character is that she’s hopeful and she’s not cynical and she’s a believer.” Leoni said.