Delia Scala

With the news of her passing, Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called her a "model of vivaciousness and rigorous professionalism" and said she ranked among "the most beloved and popular artists in the history of Italian entertainment.". Other movies Leelee has starred in include Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Never Been Kissed (1999), Here on Earth (2000), My First Mister (2001), The Glass House (2001), Joy Ride (2001) and Max (2002). After several years battling her cancer, Delia Scala died in 2004 in Livorno, Tuscany. Leelee speaks fluent French and this has enabled her to land roles in L'Idole (2002) and the miniseries Les Liaisons dangereuses (2003), an adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's classic novel of sexual intrigue. Although Scala achieved great fame, life was not easy and she was diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing a radical mastectomy. The title role in the TV movie Joan of Arc (1999) earned her a Golden Globe nomination and a second nomination followed her portrayal of Tosia Altman in the TV movie Uprising (2001). She ultimately married Piero Giannotti, but he was killed in a bicycle mishap. She rose to fame in her mid-teens with her appearance in the movie Deep Impact (1998) and went on to play a modern Lolita in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (Released in 1999, although Leelee was not even seventeen when her nymphet-like scenes were shot), which led to the forming of a firm friendship with the director.

However, he died in 1957 when his Ferrari crashed while attempting a speed record at the Modena racetrack. She claims to be a descendant of the family of King Jan Sobieski of Poland and collects locks of hair from her co stars. During the mid 1950s she gained much publicity for her relationship with Formula One racecar driver Eugenio Castellotti. Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski (born June 10, 1982), better known as Leelee (or LeeLee) Sobieski, is an American actress, born in New York City, New York to a French father and an American mother. She starred in several variety shows during the 50s and 60s, and became one of her country's most beloved TV showgirls. In 1956, she began a career in television, an industry that at the time in Italy was still in its infancy.

She performed in numerous ballets until World War II, after which she began appearing in motion pictures using the stage name, Delia Scala. Born Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio, Italy, as a young girl the family moved to Milan where she studied ballet at La Scala Ballet School for seven years. Delia Scala, born September 25, 1929 - died January 15, 2004, was an Italian ballerina and actress.