Even before she starred in Deep Impact, Leelee Sobieski was touted as being one of the next big things in Hollywood. She started very young, with roles in films as young as 14 but it wasn’t until 1998 when she really began to set the acting world alight. Her performance in the film, A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries received national acclaim and she was nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Newcomer. After this, there was no stopping this young actress who has, quite simply, gone from strength to strength; making the transition between teen actress and adult actress look relatively seamless.

Her first leading role was in the film Joan of Arc where she played Joan. For this performance she received 3 nominations at separate awards ceremonies, including a nomination for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. She has averaged about 3 films per year which, for an actor of just 28, is very impressive. These films have been very iconic as well, with such titles as the acclaimed Wicker Man and Hercules. Sobieski does have an added advantage over many other actresses; she speaks fluent French. She is, therefore, not restricted to English speaking films and would be very capable of taking part in French cinema as well; as is shown by her performance in the French television series Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 2003.