Leelee Sobieski

Leelee Sobieski
Sobieski at the 7th Annual Chanel Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner 2012
Born	Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski (1983-06-10) June 10, 1983 (age 33) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–2012
Spouse(s)	Adam Kimmel (m. 2009)
Children	2

Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta "Leelee" Sobieski (born June 10, 1983) is an American film and television actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact and as the daughter of a costume store owner in Eyes Wide Shut (1999). She received an Emmy nomination for the 1999 TV movie Joan of Arc, and two Golden Globe nominations for Joan of Arc and the 2001 TV movie Uprising.

Leelee Rose Sobieski was born in New York City. Her mother, Elizabeth Sobieski (née Salomon), is an American film producer and screenwriter who also works as Sobieski's manager, and her father, Jean Sobieski, is a French-born painter and former actor. Sobieski has a younger brother, Robert.

Sobieski's first name, "Liliane", or "Liliana," was the name of her paternal grandmother. One of her middle names, "Elsveta", is derived from "Elżbieta", which is the Polish equivalent of "Elizabeth". Her father is of Polish and Swiss ancestry. Her maternal grandfather, United States Navy Captain Robert Salomon, was Jewish. Her maternal grandmother was part Ashkenazi Jewish, part Dutch. Sobieski grew up in a "pan-religious" family; she has said that she is "proud of [her] Jewish roots". She graduated from Trevor Day School in 2001 and studied literature and fine art at Brown University.

Sobieski was spotted by a talent scout who noticed her while he was scouting the cafeteria of a New York City private school as part of a recreational visit. After that encounter, she became a candidate for the role of Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), which she eventually lost out to Kirsten Dunst. She portrayed the character of Anna Yates in the 1994 TV movie Reunion, which starred Marlo Thomas. Next, she played a lead role in A Horse for Danny, a made-for-television film which was released in 1995. Later, she had a major role in the comedy feature film Jungle 2 Jungle, with Tim Allen. In the film, she played the daughter of Martin Short's character.