Leelee Sobieski sexy & smart
Liliane Gloria Sobieski (born June 10, 1983 some sources say 1982), known professionally as Leelee Sobieski, is an American film and television actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact. 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.She’s only nineteen years old and has already worked with the legendary director, Stanley Kubrick in Eyes Wide Shut, been in blockbusters like Deep Impact, and even received a Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role as Joan in the made-for-TV film, Joan of Arc.
You should be ashamed of yourself. This readers’ panel is disgusted with you. How dare you even think about the sexiness quotient of a respected young artist like Leelee? Sure, her first name sounds like a stripper’s, but she looks like the innocent girl next door who doesn’t deserve to be mentally undressed by the likes of you… well, alright, go ahead, but you leave those Olsen twins alone! She’s only nineteen and has already had a whole lot more life experience than most; it’s almost enough to make you hate her, but petty insecurities aside, Leelee has began what looks like a blockbuster of a career.We could just go over facts that we’ve already stated throughout this feature, but let’s give you a true read of fame from the most truthful of popularity contests, the World Wide Web.According to the Open Directory Project, Leelee Sobieski has seventeen fan pages dedicated to her. Put this in comparison to Jazz great, Thelonious Monk, and President George W. Bush, who each have twelve, and the Hindu deity, Shri Rama who has six.
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Sobieski was spotted by a talent scout who noticed her while he was scouting the cafeteria of a New York City private school. 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.She rose to fame in her mid-teens with her appearance in the movie Deep Impact (1998). The film was a major financial success, grossing over $349 million worldwide on a $75 million production budget. Deep Impact brought her to the attention of many casting directors. That same year Sobieski appeared in the Merchant Ivory film A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries. Sobieski’s performance received praise from the critics; Emanuel Levy of Variety wrote that “the graceful Sobieski registers strongly as a potential star, combining physical charm with technical skill.” The film also garnered her a Young Artist Award nomination, as well as a nomination by the Chicago Film Critics Association.In 1999, she was cast as a supporting role in the teen comedy feature Never Been Kissed, which was starring Drew Barrymore. Sobieski also played a modern Lolita in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. The film opened to generally positive reviews, but it generated several censorship controversies due to the explicit nature of its sex scenes. Recalling acting alongside Tom Cruise, she said 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”. The title role in the TV movie Joan of Arc (1999) earned her an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination, and she became the youngest actress ever to portray Joan of Arc in a movie.
She received a second nomination for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Tosia Altman in the 2001 TV movie Uprising. In 2000, Sobieski was a part of the cast of the film Here on Earth, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination.In 2001, Sobieski played the lead role in the road horror film Joy Ride with Paul Walker and Steve Zahn. The film received several favorable reviews. Garth Franklin of Dark Horizons stated that Sobieski “does a better job than usual”. That same year, she was cast in the thriller The Glass House, in which she appeared alongside Diane Lane. The film was panned by critics, and had a disappointing weekend $5,738,448 gross with little promotion. My First Mister, a low-budget drama, was also released in 2001. Sobieski’s performance in the film was praised by critics, with Pete Croatto of Filmcritic.com writing that “As for Sobieski, who I’ve always liked, she does another fine job. This time it’s with a shaky character – the troubled Goth chick”, and “Sobieski finds her character’s human touch and runs with it.”Sobieski landed a starring role in the independent film L’Idole (2002), which opened at the Toronto International Film Festival. She then starred alongside John Cusack in the drama feature Max. She portrayed the character of Cecile in 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. She portrayed the role of Deianira in Hercules, a television miniseries which was premiered on May 15, 2005.In May 2006, the experimental-indie film Lying, in which Sobieski starred alongside Chloë Sevigny and Jena Malone, was released. The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the United States in 2008. She starred in the American drama Heavens Fall as one of the young women that accuse nine black youths of rape in the segregated South. That same year, she appeared in the horror films In a Dark Place and The Wicker Man, a movie starring Nicolas Cage, which was a remake of the 1973 film of the same title. It was not well received by critics with the New York Times stating that the movie “is neither haunting nor amusing; just boring.”
The independent comedy film Walk All Over Me, starring Sobieski, had a range of screening dates at several film festivals – starting with the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is about a woman who becomes a dominatrix. Her next film in wide release, the thriller 88 Minutes co-starring Al Pacino and Alicia Witt, opened on April 18, 2008 in the United States, having already been released in various other countries in 2007. The film suffered critically and was a minor success at the box office, garnering over $32 million worldwide.In January 2008, she appeared in In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, a fantasy film inspired by the Dungeon Siege video game series. For her performances in both 88 Minutes and A Dungeon Siege Tale, she received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress. Sobieski then starred in the direct-to-video film Night Train, with her Joy Ride co-star Steve Zahn. In the film, she played the role of Chloe, a potentially lethal med student. Night Train is about three strangers that meet aboard a Polar Express-like train on one fateful night.In 2009, she had a small role in the biographical crime drama Public Enemies, and starred with Denise Richards and Jamie Kennedy in the 2010 film Finding Bliss, a romantic comedy about a straight-laced aspiring filmmaker who is forced to go to work for a producer of adult films. Finding Bliss was released on June 4 in New York City and June 11 in Los Angeles. She guest appeared in the television series Drop Dead Diva episode “A Mother’s Secret”. Sobieski also played a lead role in the drama thriller Acts of Violence. The film tells the story of a man who is on a mission on killing the men who raped his wife. Filming of the movie began and finished in Los Angeles, California. The film was released between April and May 2010.She also joined the cast of a comedy-drama entitled The Last Film Festival, co-starring Dennis Hopper, Jacqueline Bisset, and Chris Kattan. Filming took place in Queens in 2009. As of October 2012 the film has not yet been released.Sobieski guest-starred in an episode of The Good Wife which aired in January 2011; her role was the girlfriend of one of Lockhart-Gardner-Bond’s most influential clients. In the show, Sobieski’s character is accused of using prescription stimulants.Sobieski starred in CBS’ drama NYC 22 as a rookie New York City police officer.Sobieski landed the role of Abby Gibbons in the movie Branded which was released in 2012.
