Liliane Rudabet Elsveta Gloria Sobieski was born in New York on June 10, 1983. She caught a casting agent who saw her while scouting the cafeteria, a New York City private school. The man asked her to audition for a role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). She ended up losing the role, Kirsten Dunst, but that did not stop her. At age 13 she co-starred in the TV movie Reunion (1994) (TV) with Marlo Thomas and one year later starred in a horse for Danny (1995) (TV). Although she had roles in many films, it was in 1998 that she hit the big time, starring opposite Elijah Wood in Deep Impact (1998). The film, which is one of the biggest hits of the summer was Leelee garnered great reviews and drew her attention to many casting directors. Then, Joan of Arc (1999) (TV), which she shot in the Czech Republic, for which she received an Emmy nomination. While working on Joan of Arc (1999) (TV), she was also a movie with Tom Cruise, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The film, shot under strict secrecy by the notoriously shy Stanley Kubrick had Leelee cast as a teenager who seduces Nymphes Cruise's character. It was not quite the anticipated summer blockbuster, but again, Leelee got some good reviews. While shooting the movie they developed a friendship with Stanley Kubrick and was heartbroken when he died shortly after its completion.
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