1. Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta "Leelee" Sobieski was born on June 10,1983 and is an American artist and retired actress.
31 Facts About Leelee Sobieski
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Leelee Sobieski achieved fame in her teens with roles in films such as Deep Impact, Never Been Kissed, Eyes Wide Shut, Here on Earth, Joy Ride and The Glass House.
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Leelee Sobieski received Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of the title character in the television film Joan of Arc, and a further Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the NBC miniseries Uprising.
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Leelee Sobieski was born in New York City, on June 10,1983.
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Leelee Sobieski's mother, Elizabeth Sobieski, is an American film producer and screenwriter who worked as Sobieski's manager, and her father, Jean Sobieski, is a French-born painter and former actor of Polish and Swiss descent.
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Leelee Sobieski grew up in a "pan-religious" family; she has said that she is "proud of [her] melting pot roots".
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Leelee Sobieski graduated from Trevor Day School in 2001 and studied literature and fine art at Brown University but did not graduate.
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Leelee Sobieski was first noticed by a talent scout in the cafeteria of a New York City private school.
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Leelee Sobieski portrayed the character of Anna Yates in the 1994 TV movie Reunion starring Marlo Thomas.
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That same year Leelee Sobieski appeared in the Merchant Ivory film A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries.
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In 1999, Leelee Sobieski appeared in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut.
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Also in 1999, Leelee Sobieski was cast in a supporting role in the teen comedy feature Never Been Kissed starring Drew Barrymore.
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In 2000, Leelee Sobieski played the female lead in the film Here on Earth opposite Josh Hartnett and Chris Klein, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination.
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Leelee Sobieski received a second Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Tosia Altman in the 2001 TV film Uprising.
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In 2001, Leelee Sobieski played the lead role in the road horror film Joy Ride with Paul Walker and Steve Zahn.
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Leelee Sobieski landed a starring role in the independent film L'Idole, which opened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Leelee Sobieski then starred alongside John Cusack in the drama feature Max, as the mistress of a Jewish art dealer who mentors a young Adolf Hitler.
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Leelee Sobieski portrayed the role of Deianira in Hercules, a 2005 television miniseries.
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The independent comedy film Walk All over Me, in which Leelee Sobieski plays a woman who becomes a dominatrix, premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at several other film festivals.
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In January 2008, Leelee Sobieski appeared in In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, a fantasy film inspired by the Dungeon Siege video game series.
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Leelee Sobieski next reteamed with her Joy Ride co-star Steve Zahn in the direct-to-video film Night Train.
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In 2009, Leelee Sobieski had a small role in the biographical crime drama Public Enemies.
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Leelee Sobieski made a guest appearance in the television series Drop Dead Diva in the episode "A Mother's Secret".
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Also in 2010, Leelee Sobieski filmed a supporting role in the indie comedy-drama The Last Film Festival, which would not be released until 2016.
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From April 2012 to August 2012, Leelee Sobieski starred in the lead role of Officer Jennifer "White House" Perry, a rookie New York City police officer, on the CBS drama series NYC 22, which was created by Richard Price and produced by Robert De Niro.
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Leelee Sobieski played the lead role of Abby Gibbons in the movie Branded, which was released on September 7th, 2012.
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Leelee Sobieski began her art career using her married surname Leelee Kimmel.
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Leelee Sobieski uses bright colors, abstracted and textured shapes floating on either a large black or white background.
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Leelee Sobieski then debuted her first UK exhibit titled "Wormhole" at the Simon Lee Gallery in London.
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In January 2009, Leelee Sobieski began dating fashion designer Adam John Kimmel, the son of American real estate developer Martin Kimmel and grandson of American boat racer and designer Donald Aronow.
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Leelee Sobieski speaks fluent French, which she learned from her French-born father.