A well-known celebrity offspring stepped into the limelight for a rare red carpet event in New York City on a Tuesday evening.

The 26-year-old graced the 2025 WWD Honors at Cipriani South Street, donning a beige blazer that followed the trend of leaving it unbuttoned without a shirt or bra, revealing a daring amount of skin.

Her parents are both renowned actors. Her father, 65, gained fame on a television series about extraterrestrial life, later starring in another popular show set in California.

His film credits include roles in “Return to Me” (2000), “Evolution” (2001), “Connie and Carla” (2004), and “The Joneses” (2009).

Her mother, 59, also shines in the acting world, initially captivating audiences as an ambitious yet charming journalist. She further showcased her talent in films such as “Deep Impact” (1998), “The Family Man” (2000), “Jurassic Park III” (2001), and “Fun with Dick and Jane” (2005).

Her parents are divorced.

This nepo kid made a rare appearance on a red carpet in New York City on Tuesday evening

The 26-year-old blonde beauty wore a beige blazer with no shirt or bra underneath exposing quite a bit of flesh, which is the current trend. She was at the 2025 WWD Honors at Cipriani South Street. Both her parents are well-known actors. Who is she?

Now this young actress is doing well as an actress on her own and has already appeared in several projects like A Mouthful of Air, The Magicians and Saint X. 

So, who is she? 

She is Madelaine West Duchovny — the daughter of David Duchovny and Tea Leoni.

David, who is best known for his long-running TV series The X-Files, and Tea, who was on Madame Secretary, was married to Tea from 1997 to 2014.

Tea started dating 69-year-old Tim Daly in 2014 after meeting on the set of their show Madame Secretary and they wed in July of this year.

David began dating Monique Pendleberry in 2017 and they married in February 2025. 

Madelaine has a brother named Kyd Miller Duchovny. Her paternal uncle is actor and director Daniel Duchovny. 

Madelaine made her TV debut on season 11 of The X-Files with her dad and his costar Gillian Anderson.

She is best known for the film A Mouthful of Air, the SyFy series The Magicians, the Netflix series Painkiller, and the Hulu series Saint X.

After living her first ten years in Los Angeles, she moved with her family to New York City.

During her senior year of high school she performed in a staging of Slut: The Play to help a friend who was directing.

That led to her becoming interested in acting. 

She is Madelaine West Duchovny. The looker is the daughter of Hollywood stars David Duchovny and Tea Leoni. Seen with Daphne Peniston 

Here the star is seen in a selfie as she says good night to her Instagram fans

New York native David received his breakthrough with the role of Fox Mulder in The X-Files.

Another big role was as Hank Moody on the television series Californication (2007–2014).

He also executive-produced and starred in the historically based cop drama Aquarius (2015–2016).

His film work includes minor roles in Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991) and Beethoven (1992).

Also in 1992, he played Roland Totheroh in the biographical comedy-drama Chaplin with Robert Downey Jr.

Here the star is seen with her father David Duchovny in NYC in 2014

And West is seen posing with her actress mother Tea Leoni in December 2013 in NYC

In the 2000s, he starred in Return to Me with Minnie Driver (2000), Evolution with Orlando Jones (2001), Connie and Carla with Nia Vardalos (2004), House of D with Robin Williams (2004), and The Joneses with Demi Moore (2009).

Madelaine holds a B.A. in English literature from Princeton University, and an M.A. in English literature from Yale University.

Tea starred on the television sitcoms Flying Blind (1992–1993) and The Naked Truth (1995–1998).

Her breakthrough role was in the 1995 film Bad Boys, which led to leading parts in Deep Impact (1998), The Family Man (2000), Jurassic Park III (2001), Spanglish (2004), and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005).

Fun with Dick and Jane costarred Jim Carrey. 

From 2014 to 2019, Leoni starred as Elizabeth McCord on the CBS drama series Madam Secretary.