LEELEE SOBIESKI (Samantha Cavanaugh) co-starred in the recent romantic comedy "Never Been Kissed," released by Twentieth Century Fox. She most recently had a key role in director Stanley Kubrick’s provocative "Eyes Wide Shut," starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Sobieski received an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the title role in the high-rated miniseries "Joan of Arc."
She made her feature film debut in the Tim Allen starrer "Jungle 2 Jungle" and starred opposite Elijah Wood in "Deep Impact." She also starred in the Merchant/Ivory production "A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries," which called for Sobieski to exercise her fluent French. Shot on location in Paris, she starred as the central character Channe, alongside Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Hershey.
She recently wrapped production on the thriller "Squelch," to be released by Twentieth Century Fox in 2000, and is currently lensing the independent film "My First Mister," opposite Albert Brooks and directed by Christine Lahti. She will next star in "The Glass House" for "Cape Fear" scribe Wesley Strick.