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The Whitney Biennial?s Understated Opening

New York Times - Found Mar. 9, 2010
... new head of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (in his signature bug glasses) and the actress Leelee Sobieski (in an evening dress and...

Posted on March 9, 2010, 3:19 am

LeeLee Sobieski welcomes baby girl; 'Runaways' trailer debuts online

Celebritology - Found Dec. 18, 2009
LeeLee Sobieski gives birth to baby girl... Melanie Griffith treated for skin cancer... Nancy O'Dell leaving "Access Hollywood"...

Posted on December 18, 2009, 7:02 am

Leelee Sobieski's Merry Christmas Baby!

E! Online - Found Dec. 17, 2009
Santa's visit is still a week away, but the stork just made a special delivery to Leelee Sobieski.

Posted on December 17, 2009, 4:30 am

Leelee Sobieski welcomes baby daughter

MSNBC - Found Dec. 17, 2009
It's the perfect present ? Leelee Sobieski and her fashion designer fiancé Adam Kimmel have welcomed a baby girl.The Emmy-nominated actress

Posted on December 17, 2009, 2:35 am

Leelee Sobieski Becomes a Mom

People - Found Dec. 17, 2009
Facebook Twitter Yahoo Buzz E-mail It's the perfect present ? Leelee Sobieski and her fashion designer fiancé Adam Kimmel have welcomed a baby ...

Posted on December 17, 2009, 2:30 am

Leelee Sobieski's Merry Christmas Baby!

EOnline.com - Found Dec. 17, 2009
Santa's visit is still a week away, but the stork just made a special delivery to Leelee Sobieski.

Posted on December 17, 2009, 5:06 am

Leelee Sobieski Becomes a Mom

People - Found Dec. 17, 2009
It's the perfect present ? Leelee Sobieski and her fashion designer fiancé Adam Kimmel have welcomed a baby girl.

Posted on December 17, 2009, 2:33 am

Leelee Sobieski Has A Baby Girl

Starpulse - Found Dec. 18, 2009
Leelee Sobieski has become a Christmas mom after giving birth to her first child on Wednesday.

Posted on December 18, 2009, 6:50 am

Leelee Sobieski Welcomes First Child

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Found Dec. 17, 2009
Leelee Sobieski has given birth to a baby girl in New York, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

Posted on December 17, 2009, 7:58 am

Leelee Sobieski Welcomes Baby Girl

Access Hollywood - Found Dec. 17, 2009
... brought a special gift for actress Leelee Sobieski ? a baby girl. A rep for the actress confirmed to Access Hollywood that Leelee and her...

Posted on December 17, 2009, 5:37 am

Leelee Sobieski Biography

Leelee Sobieski
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Leelee Sobieski

Sobieski at the 2009 Metropolitan Opera premiere
Born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski
June 10, 1982 (1982-06-10) (age 27)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Adam Kimmel (2009 -present) 1 child

Leelee Sobieski (born June 10, 198212) is an American actress. Sobieski rose to fame in her mid-teens with her appearance in the movie Deep Impact. She has received an Emmy nomination for the 1999 TV movie Joan of Arc, and two Golden Globe nominations for Joan of Arc and the TV movie Uprising.

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Early life

Sobieski was born Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski in New York City. Her parents are American novelist/screenwriter Elizabeth (née Salomon), who also works as Sobieski's manager, and French painter and former actor Jean Sobieski.34

Sobieski's first name, "Liliane", was the name of her paternal grandmother. One of her middle names, "Elsveta", is derived from "Elżbieta" which is the Polish equivalent of "Elizabeth".5 Sobieski's younger brother Robert attends Princeton University.67 Sobieski's maternal grandfather, United States Navy captain Robert Salomon, was Jewish and Sobieski grew up in a "pan-religious" family; she has said that she is "proud of [her] Jewish roots".89

She attended Trevor Day School10 and studied literature and fine art at Brown University.

Career

Sobieski rose to fame in her mid-teens with her appearance in the movie Deep Impact (1998)11 and played a modern Lolita in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (released in 1999, she was not even fifteen when her nymphet-like scenes were shot). She was playing alongside Tom Cruise: she recalls he was "very kind and considerate with me," and says her most vivid recollection of Stanley Kubrick was that he "genuinely seemed to hold something magic".12

The title role in the TV movie Joan of Arc (1999) earned her an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination and a second nomination followed her portrayal of Tosia Altman in the 2001 TV movie Uprising.

Her roles in the Merchant Ivory film A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998), L'Idole (2002) and the miniseries Les Liaisons dangereuses (2003) with Catherine Deneuve and Rupert Everett, an adaptation of Laclos's classic novel of sexual intrigue made use of her fluency in French.

Personal life

Sobieski speaks fluent French, which she picked up from her father, who currently lives in France.1314

Sobieski is engaged to fashion designer Adam Kimmel.15 In mid-September 2009, the couple confirmed that Sobieski was expecting her first child with Kimmel.16 Sobieski gave birth to a baby girl, named Louisanna Ray Kimmel on Dec. 15, 2009.1718

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1995 A Horse for Danny Danny Bara
1997 Jungle 2 Jungle Karen
1998 Deep Impact Sarah Hotchner
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Newcomer
1999 Never Been Kissed Aldys Martin
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Eyes Wide Shut Milich's Daughter
2000 Here on Earth Samantha 'Sam' Cavanaugh
2001 My First Mister Jennifer
Joy Ride Venna Wilcox
The Glass House Ruby Baker
Uprising Tosia Altman Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
2002 L'Idole Sarah Silver
Max Liselore von Peltz
2003 Les Liaisons dangereuses Cécile de Volanges TV
2005 Hercules Deianeira TV
2006 Lying Sarah
Heavens Fall Victoria Price
In a Dark Place Anna Veigh
The Wicker Man Sister Honey
The Elder Son Lolita
2007 Walk All Over Me Alberta
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Muriella
2008 88 Minutes Lauren Douglas
Acts of Violence Olivia Flyn
2009 Finding Bliss Jody Balaban
Night Train Chloe
Public Enemies Polly Hamilton
The Mad Cow Abby Gibbons (post-production)

Notes

  1. ^ Samantha Miller (November 12, 2001). "Blithe Spirit". People magazine. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20135697,00.html. Retrieved January 6, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Don't Walk All Over Leelee", News of the World Sunday Magazine, February 3, 2008, p28.
  3. ^ "Girl, uninterrupted". Los Angeles Magazine. 2001. http://www.leeleesobieski.com/articles/la/index.html. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
  4. ^ "Leelee Sobieski Biography (1982-)". Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies. 2003. http://www.filmreference.com/film/67/Leelee-Sobieski.html. Retrieved May 12, 2008. 
  5. ^ "America Online: Deep Impact". LeeleeSobieski.com. http://www.leeleesobieski.com/articles/aol/aol1.html. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
  6. ^ "Box Office.com". CUT: "GLASS". http://www.boxoff.com/issues/aug01/sobieski.html. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
  7. ^ Stated on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 30, 2006
  8. ^ "Leelee Sobieski's Sobering Take on Terror". Jewish Exponent. November 1, 2001. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79382062.html. Retrieved December 10, 2007. 
  9. ^ "The Jewish Journal". The Film No One Wanted. http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=9840. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
  10. ^ Article: New York Magazine - Little Leelee
  11. ^ "Yahoo! - Biography". http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019203/bio. Retrieved June 14, 2008. 
  12. ^ Yianni Vassiliou (May 2008). "24 things in the life of Leelee Sobieski". Wound Magazine (London) (3): 50–53. ISSN 1755-800X. 
  13. ^ Janet Weeks. TV Guide; May 15, 1999; Pages 38 - 42
  14. ^ "Leelee Sobieski.com". Leeleesobieski.com - In Person Interview. http://www.leeleesobieski.com/articles/eric/eric2.html. Retrieved August 23, 2006. 
  15. ^ Leelee Sobieski is Engaged USMagazine.com, July 17, 2009.
  16. ^ Leelee Sobieski Expecting Her First Baby USMagazine.com, September 16, 2009.
  17. ^ "Leelee Sobieski welcomes baby daughter- msnbc.com". www.msnbc.msn.com. 2009-12-17. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34469241/ns/entertainment-celebrities/. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  18. ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/leelee-sobieski-welcomes-baby-girl-20091712

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