Ione Skye

At 53 years old, Ione Skye has this physical status:

Ione Skye Leitch (née Ione Skye Leitch, 1970) is a British-born American actress, author, and painter.

She made her film debut in River's Edge (1986) before being noticed in Cameron Crowe's Say Anything (1989).

She continued to appear in films into the 1990s, with prominent appearances in Wayne's World (1992) and One Night Stand (1997). The comedy Fever Pitch (2005) and an uncredited role in Zodiac (2007) are among the film credits.

Skye has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Twilight Zone (2004), Private Practice (2008), and a regular appearance on Arrested Development. Skye also works as a painter and has written several children's books in addition to acting.

VH1 ranked her number 84 on its list of the 100 Greatest Teen Stars in 2006.

Early life

Skye Leitch, an Ione Skye Leitch-born child of folk singer-songwriter Donovan and actress Enid Karl (née Stulberger), was born in Hampstead, London. Her father is a Scottish-born male with traces of Irish origins, and he grew up in England. Her mother is a Jewish American who was born in the Bronx, New York City. Her second name comes from the Isle of Skye. She is the younger sister of Camp Freddy singer Donovan Leitch. Skye's parents were separated at the time of her birth, and her mother raised her daughter alone, having no contact with her father.

Skye grew up in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as in Connecticut. She attended Immaculate Heart High School and Hollywood High School in Los Angeles.

Personal life

Skye had a long association with Anthony Kiedis, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' singer. Scar Tissue, Kiedis' 2004 book Scar Tissue, contains a nude photograph of the couple.

Adam Horovitz, a Beastie Boys member, married Skye. The couple married in 1992, separated in 1995, and divorced in 1999.

Skye dated model Jenny Shimizu after her divorce.

Skye's then had a friendship with furniture designer David Netto. Kate, their daughter, was born in December 2001. In the February 2003 issue of Vogue, Skye's home in Hollywood and Netto's apartment in New York City were featured. Both of them were engaged but they eventually broke apart.

Skye became engaged to Australian musician Ben Lee in 2008. Skye and Lee were married in India on December 29, 2008. They have one daughter, Goldie Priya Lee, who was born on September 24, 2009.

Skye talked to her in a lengthy 2015 interview, addressing heroin use and other drug use.

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Career

Skye made her film debut with a supporting role in River's Edge in 1986, followed by a role as the title character in The Rachel Papers (1989). She played Diane Court, a withdrawn high school valedictorian, in the 1989 film Say Anything..., the feature film debut of director Cameron Crowe; the film attained a cult following and lent Skye international recognition.

In 1992, she played the role of Eleanor Grey on the short-lived television series Covington Cross, starred in Allison Anders's debut feature film Gas Food Lodging (which also featured Skye's brother Donovan Leitch), and had a supporting role in the Stephen La Rocque film Samantha. She subsequently had supporting roles as Elise in the comedy Wayne's World (1992) and the Mike Figgis-directed drama One Night Stand (1997).

She later appeared in the music video for the Harvey Danger song "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo." In 2007, Skye had a small, well-received part in the David Fincher film Zodiac.

In an interview with mondo-video.com in December 2010, Skye said she had not paid perfect attention to her career arc over the years, saying she "never struck when the iron was hot" when it came to going after big Hollywood roles in her 20s.

In 2013, she appeared in a supporting part in the independent horror film Haunt, with Jacki Weaver. In 2016, Skye directed the music video for the Against Me! single "333". The same year, she appeared in the short film Kitty, directed by Chloë Sevigny.

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