Leelee Sobieski(I)
- Actress
- Producer
Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski was born June 10, 1983 in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), a writer, and Jean Sobieski, a painter who has also acted. She has a younger brother, Robert. Her father, born in France, is of Polish and Swiss descent, while her mother is of three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish and one quarter Dutch, ancestry.
Sobieski caught the attention of a casting agent who noticed her
while he was scouting the cafeteria of a New York City private school.
Leelee's first major audition was for a role in
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).
She ended up losing the role to
Kirsten Dunst, but that didn't stop her.
At age 11 she co-starred in the TV movie
Reunion (1994) with
Marlo Thomas and a year later starred in
A Horse for Danny (1995).
In 1998 Leelee starring opposite Elijah Wood
in Deep Impact (1998). The film,
which was one of the summer's biggest hits, garnered Leelee great
reviews and brought her to the attention of many casting directors.
Next up was
Joan of Arc (1999), which
she shot in the Czech Republic and for which she received an Emmy
nomination. While working on
Joan of Arc (1999), she was
also shooting a film with Tom Cruise,
Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The film,
shot under strict secrecy by the notoriously reclusive
Stanley Kubrick, had Leelee cast
as a teenage nymphet who tempts Cruise's character. While shooting the
film she developed a friendship with
Stanley Kubrick and was
heartbroken when he died soon after its completion.
Leelee went on to star with other big names:
Drew Barrymore in
Never Been Kissed (1999);
Diane Lane in
The Glass House (2001) and
Josh Hartnett &
Chris Klein in
Here on Earth (2000).
Leelee married fashion designer Adam Kimmel in 2010. The couple has two children.
Sobieski caught the attention of a casting agent who noticed her
while he was scouting the cafeteria of a New York City private school.
Leelee's first major audition was for a role in
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).
She ended up losing the role to
Kirsten Dunst, but that didn't stop her.
At age 11 she co-starred in the TV movie
Reunion (1994) with
Marlo Thomas and a year later starred in
A Horse for Danny (1995).
In 1998 Leelee starring opposite Elijah Wood
in Deep Impact (1998). The film,
which was one of the summer's biggest hits, garnered Leelee great
reviews and brought her to the attention of many casting directors.
Next up was
Joan of Arc (1999), which
she shot in the Czech Republic and for which she received an Emmy
nomination. While working on
Joan of Arc (1999), she was
also shooting a film with Tom Cruise,
Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The film,
shot under strict secrecy by the notoriously reclusive
Stanley Kubrick, had Leelee cast
as a teenage nymphet who tempts Cruise's character. While shooting the
film she developed a friendship with
Stanley Kubrick and was
heartbroken when he died soon after its completion.
Leelee went on to star with other big names:
Drew Barrymore in
Never Been Kissed (1999);
Diane Lane in
The Glass House (2001) and
Josh Hartnett &
Chris Klein in
Here on Earth (2000).
Leelee married fashion designer Adam Kimmel in 2010. The couple has two children.