Trivia

Youngest actress ever to portray Joan of Arc in a movie (Joan of Arc (1999)) and, because of that, the one who is the closest to the real age of the historical figure at the time the story takes place.

Collects locks of hair from major stars appearing with her in films. Tom Cruise declined her request when filming Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

Discovered by a casting director in her New York City school cafeteria.

Is fluent in French.

Bears such an uncanny resemblance to actress Helen Hunt that many people believe she is Hunt's younger sister. The two are not related.

Retired from full-time acting in 2012, to focus on raising her kids and to pursue her passion of art.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 26, a daughter named Louisanna Ray Kimmel on December 15, 2009. Child's father is her fiancé (now 2nd husband), Adam Kimmel.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a son named Martin Kimmel in July 2014. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Adam Kimmel.

Spent part of her childhood on a ranch in France.

Enjoys painting, ceramics, poetry, martial arts, and horseback riding.

Her father is Jean Sobieski, a New York City painter, and her mother, Elizabeth Sobieski, is a writer.

(August 31, 2010) Married for the 2nd time her boyfriend of 19 months and father of her 8-month-old daughter, Louisanna, Adam Kimmel following a 13-month-long engagement.

Returned to work 6 months after giving birth to her daughter Louisianna in order to film her guest appearance on Drop Dead Diva (2009).

Her father, Jean Sobieski, is a French-born painter. Her mother, Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), is an American-born writer. Leelee's father is of Polish and Swiss descent. Leelee's maternal grandfather was from a Russian Jewish family, while Leelee's maternal grandmother was of Belarusian Jewish/Lithuanian Jewish descent (on her own father's side), and of Dutch descent (on her own mother's side).

Audtioned for the role of Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994) (1994).

In 2001, she matriculated with the class of 2005 at Brown University, but she has since taken time off to advance her career. She remains a popular topic of conversation of Brown students.

Audtioned for the role of Jane Burnham in American Beauty (1999) (1999).

Has a younger brother, Roby Sobieski, born 1988.

Her father, Jean Sobieski, lived with French singer Dalida in Paris in the '60s.

Australian band Primitive Whore perform a song titled "Why Leelee won't Love Me".

Lost out two roles to Natalie Portman Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (1999) and Anywhere But Here (1999) (1999).