The Skinny On... Leelee Sobieski

NAME: Leelee Sobieski

GIVEN NAME: Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: June 10, 1982 in New York, NY

CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN: Year of the Dog – she’s loyal, honest and able to keep secrets (she had no problem keeping the plot of Eyes Wide Shut under wraps, not an easy thing for a teenage girl to do). She’s critical, but she’ll make a great leader. She gets along best with Tigers (Eyes Wide Shut costar Tom Cruise), but has trouble with Dragons (Stanley Kubrick).

FORGOTTEN FILM CLASSIC: Disney’s Jungle 2 Jungle

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: Recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Joan Of Arc.

NEXT ON THE PLATE: In Here On Earth, Leelee plays the object of a rich boy’s affection, however, not only is she from the wrong side of the tracks, she’s got a terminal illness to boot.

REINCARNATION OF: Helen Hunt

CELEBRITY HOOK UP: Had a serious Johnny Depp fetish that caused her to see Cry Baby about 300 times, however, now she has her eyes on Jonathan Rhys Meyers from Velvet Goldmine.

SIX DEGREES OF WILLIE AAMES: Leelee was in A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries with Kris Kristofferson who was in A Star Is Born with Barbra Streisand who was in Nuts with Karl Malden who was in On The Waterfront with Eva Marie Saint who was in On The Town with Frank Sinatra who was in The Manchurian Candidate with…Willie Aames.