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Lilane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski was
born in New York, N.Y. on June 10, 1982. The actress drew attention
to a casting agent who discovered her while scouting the cafeteria
of a New York City private school. The man asked Leelee to audition
for a role in Interview with the Vampire. She ended up losing the
role to Kirsten Dunst, but that didn't stop her from getting her own
parts.
At the age of thirteen she starred in the TV-Movie Reunion, with
Marlo Thomas, and a year later she starred in A Horse for Danny. Although
she had roles in many films, including A Soldiers Daughter Never Cries,
it was in 1998 that Leelee endured her first big hit of fame, starring
opposite of Elijah Wood in Deep Impact (1998). The film, which was
one of the summer's biggest hits, brought Leelee great reviews, and
to the attention of many casting directors. Next up for Leelee was
Joan of Arc, for which she was nominated for an Emmy. Her experiences
doing Joan of Arc, in the Czech Republic are something she'll probably
remember forever.
While working on Joan of Arc, Leelee was also doing a film with Tom
Cruise, Eyes Wide Shut. The film, which had such secrecy, had Leelee
starring as a teenage-nymphet type character, who beckons Tom's character.
Eyes Wide Shut didn't turn out to be quite the summer blockbuster
that it was expecting, but again, Leelee got some good reviews. While
on the set of Eyes Wide Shut, Leelee did develop a certain friendship
with the late Stanley Kubrick, and was heartbroken when he died. The
5'9" actress did go on to star with other big names; Drew Barrymore
in Never Been Kissed (1999), Diane Lane in the upcoming The Glass
House (2000), and Josh Hartnett and Chris Klein in Here on Earth (2000).
With so many films coming out, she shouldn't be getting dumped for
Kirsten Dunst anymore.Leelee
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