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Ione Skye

 
Actor: Ione Skye
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  • Born: Sep 04, 1971 in London, England, UK
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Say Anything..., River's Edge, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
  • First Major Screen Credit: River's Edge (1986)

Biography

With long brown hair, bright eyes, and full lips, Ione Skye first worked as a fashion model before getting into acting. The daughter of '60s folk rocker Donovan, she was born in England but raised by her mother in the U.S. Her modeling photographs caught the attention of director Tim Hunter, who cast her in his bleak teen drama River's Edge along with Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover. She continued to get good roles throughout the '80s as the spoiled rich girl Denise in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon and the valedictorian Diane Court in Cameron Crowe's bittersweet romantic comedy Say Anything..., arguably her best leading performance. She also had significant roles in the comedy The Rachel Papers, the drama Mindwalk, and the short period piece Carmilla. In 1992, she played the rebellious older sister Trudi in Gas Food Lodging, which also starred her brother, Donovan Leitch, as Fairuza Balk's glam friend, Darius. Director Allison Anders would later cast Skye in a segment of Four Rooms. The same year, she played Rob Lowe's girlfriend in Wayne's World and Eleanor Grey in the medieval TV series Covington Cross. A number of supporting performances followed, including the '50s-inspired crime flicks Guncrazy with Drew Barrymore and Girls in Prison with Anne Heche. Starring roles included the romantic comedy Dream for an Insomniac and the independent comedy drama Went to Coney Island on a Misson From God... Be Back by Five. Following the breakup of her nine-year marriage to Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz, Skye got remarried and had her first baby. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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Ione Skye at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards
Born Ione Skye Leitch
September 4, 1970 (1970-09-04) (age 39)
Hertfordshire, England

Ione Skye Leitch (pronounced /aɪˈoʊni/;[1] born September 4, 1970[2]) is a British-born American actress.

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Biography

Personal life

Skye was born in Hertfordshire, England, and is the daughter of Scottish folk singer/songwriter Donovan and model Enid Karl (née Stulberger). Her mother is an American of Jewish descent. She is the sister of Camp Freddy singer Donovan Leitch. Skye was raised in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Connecticut, and briefly attended Hollywood High School for the Performing Arts in 1987.

Skye had a relationship with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis. Her first husband, Adam Horovitz, is a member of the Beastie Boys. In 1999, she had a romance with model Jenny Shimizu.[3] She had a daughter, Kate Netto, in 2001 with designer David Netto, although they did not marry. In 2008, she became engaged to musician Ben Lee.[4] On December 29, 2008, Skye and Lee were married in a postmodern Hindu wedding ceremony in India.[5] They have a daughter named Goldie Priya Lee who was born September 24, 2009.[6]

Career

Skye's most well-known performance is as Diane Court in the 1989 film Say Anything... She made her film debut in River's Edge in 1986, and played the title character in The Rachel Papers (1989). In 1992, she played the role of Elanore Grey on the short-lived TV show Covington Cross. More recently, she appeared as Mrs. Veal in an episode of the TV show Arrested Development. She also had a small but well-received part in the 2007 David Fincher film Zodiac.

She ranks #84 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Ione Skye Biography (1970?-)
  2. ^ according to the British birth index, she was born in 1970, not 1971
  3. ^ glbtq >> arts >> Film Actors: Lesbian
  4. ^ Lee needs guru's OK to wed | The Daily Telegraph
  5. ^ A Wedding in India for Actress Ione Skye People.com, January 11, 2009
  6. ^ Josh Greenberg (2009-09-28). "Ione Skye and Ben Lee Say Baby!". E! Online. http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b146311_Ione_Skye_and_Ben_Lee_Say_Baby_.html. Retrieved 2009-09-28. 

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