Leelee Sobieski Lands Multiple Movie Roles
Sep 12, 2001 - David Germain
Leelee Sobieski has joined the movie-of-the-month club.
The 19-year-old actress, who has played Joan of Arc and a latter-day Kubrick Lolita in her short career, is breaking out in a big way with the thrillers "The Glass House" and "Joy Ride" and the independent drama "My First Mister," all arriving in theaters just weeks apart.
The flurry of films - one in September, one in October and one in November - was just a coincidence, Sobieski said in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, where "Joy Ride" premiered.
"They were much more spread out when they were shot, and they just kind of appeared, boom, at the same time," said Sobieski.
She's a bit concerned about the over-exposure. "But on the other hand, I think it's kind of exciting that people are going to see me in all these different types of characters at the same time," she said.
Till now, Sobieski was best known for the title role of the television miniseries "Joan of Arc," which earned her an Emmy nomination, and a small part as a teen temptress in Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut." Her other film credits include the dramatic romance "Here on Earth," the comedy "Never Been Kissed," the asteroid flick "Deep Impact" and the literary drama "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries."




