Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta "Leelee" Sobieski (born June 10, 1983)
is an American artist and actress. She achieved fame in her teens with
roles in films such as Deep Impact, Eyes Wide Shut, Never Been Kissed,
Joy Ride, Here on Earth, and The Glass House. She received Emmy Award
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 miniseries
Uprising.Sobieski continued to work in films and on television up
until retiring in 2012, after which she focused on her art
career.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 of Polish descent. Her
maternal grandfather, United States Navy Captain Robert Salomon, was
Jewish. Her maternal grandmother was of Ashkenazi Jewish and Dutch
descent. Sobieski grew up in a "pan-religious" family; she has said
that she is "proud of [her] melting pot roots". Her younger brother is
Robert "Roby" Sobieski.
is an American artist and actress. She achieved fame in her teens with
roles in films such as Deep Impact, Eyes Wide Shut, Never Been Kissed,
Joy Ride, Here on Earth, and The Glass House. She received Emmy Award
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 miniseries
Uprising.Sobieski continued to work in films and on television up
until retiring in 2012, after which she focused on her art
career.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 of Polish descent. Her
maternal grandfather, United States Navy Captain Robert Salomon, was
Jewish. Her maternal grandmother was of Ashkenazi Jewish and Dutch
descent. Sobieski grew up in a "pan-religious" family; she has said
that she is "proud of [her] melting pot roots". Her younger brother is
Robert "Roby" Sobieski.
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