After a while, the actress disappeared from Hollywood altogether, leaving people to wonder where she’d gone.
What happened to make Sobieski leave the industry?
Here’s what really happened toLeelee Sobieski.
she told theSouth Florida Sun-Sentinelin 1999.
Sobieski didn’t shy away from challenging parts, either.
Sobieski also had arcs on several television shows during this time includingFrasier, Dangerous Liaisons,andHercules.
And while Sobieski’s career continued throughout the 2000s, it had slowed down by this point.
And while her early success may have seemed fortuitous, it also prevented her from having a normal youth.
Sobieski wasn’t even able to attend her high schoolprombecause she was filmingJoy Ride.
“We all felt like such jerks,” the film’s director, John Dahl toldThe Baltimore Sun.
Sobieski was also able to nurture other artistic talents at school.
In a 2001 interview with theNew York Daily News, Sobieski expressed ambivalence about her growing fame.
“I hope to do many things in my life,” she said.
“You don’t want people to know what you have in your bank account,” she explained.
Not surprisingly, as she grew older, Sobieski also grew more private.
The filmsGlass House,88 Minutes, andIn the Name of the King: Dungeon Siegewere similarly ill-received.
At the time of their marriage, the couple already had a daughter named Louisianna.
A son, Martin,followed in 2014.
In 2012, Sobieski toldVoguethat she was happy to be focusing on her real life.
Four years later, it was clear that Sobieski didn’t regret her decision to step away from Hollywood.
For Leelee Sobieski, though, being a star was never something she’d really aspired to.
Instead, her career was one that had come about largely through luck.
Things may have been different if Sobieski had truly been passionate about acting, but she wasn’t.
It was something she enjoyed, but never something that she felt compelled to pursue.
Sobieski explained toAnOtherthat for her, acting was more about paying the bills than anything else.
“I had a lot of pressure and things got complicated for me,” she added.
Sobieski also revealed that she hated kissing scenes so much that each one drove her to tears.
“I couldn’t stomach it,” she recalled.
“It might have been acting, but it was real for me,” she continued.
PerIndieWire, the film stars Dennis Hopper who passed away in 2010 in his final role.
The movie was left unfinished for years until a 2015 Kickstarter campaign raised the funds necessary to complete it.
This, combined with funding issues, led to its delayed completion.
Sobieski’s true last roles date back to 2012 when she appeared in the movieBrandedand on the showNYC 22.
While it may seem like an odd transition, Sobieski did study visual arts in college.
Sobieski’s been well-received in the art world.
In addition to paintings, she creates virtual reality pieces and 3D-printed sculptures.
“What happened to designer Adam Kimmel?”
asked a 2017 article fromGQ Style.
Like his wife, Kimmel retired from the public eye and is focused on his family.
In an interview withOprah.com, Sobieski said that she makes a point of disconnecting one day a week.
Disconnecting also helps Sobieski live in the moment.
