Ione Skye
Encyclopedia
Ione Skye Lee is an English
-born American
actress, who became a teen idol
after the 1989 movie Say Anything.... In 2006 VH1
placed her at number 84 in the "100 Greatest Teen Stars" list.
, England
, and is the daughter of folk singer/songwriter Donovan
and model Enid Karl (née
Stulberger). Her father is Scottish
and her mother is an American
from a Jewish
family. She is the younger sister of Camp Freddy
singer Donovan Leitch, who is married to former model Kirsty Hume
. Skye was raised in Los Angeles
, San Francisco, and Connecticut
. She attended Immaculate Heart High School
and Hollywood High School
for the Performing Arts in 1987.
in 1986, and played the title character in The Rachel Papers
(1989). In 1992, she played the role of Eleanor Grey on the short-lived TV show Covington Cross
, and played a supporting role in the Stephen La Rocque film Samantha
. She also had a small but well-received part in the 2007 David Fincher film Zodiac
.
She also appeared in a music video by the band Harvey Danger, titled "Sad Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
In a rare interview with mondo-video.com in December 2010, Skye admitted to not paying perfect attention to her career arc over the years. She went on record, to state, that she "never struck when the iron was hot", when it came to going out after bigger Hollywood roles when in her 20s.
frontman Anthony Kiedis
. In Kiedis' 2004 book Scar Tissue
there is a nude photo of the couple. Skye was under the age of 18 when the picture was taken.
Her first husband, Adam Horovitz, is a member of the Beastie Boys
. The couple separated in 1995 and divorced in 1999.
In 1999, she had a romance with model and actress Jenny Shimizu
.
Skye had a relationship with furniture designer David Netto and they had a daughter named Kate around 2001 or 2002. The family, Ione's home in Hollywood, California and David's apartment in New York City, were featured in the February 2003 issue of Vogue
magazine. They were engaged even though they continued an on-again, off-again, bi-coastal relationship. Eventually they broke up.
In 2008, Skye became engaged to Australian musician Ben Lee
. On December 29, 2008, Skye and Lee were married in a traditional Hindu
wedding ceremony in India
. They have a daughter named Goldie Priya Lee who was born September 24, 2009.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress, who became a teen idol
Teen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
after the 1989 movie Say Anything.... In 2006 VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
placed her at number 84 in the "100 Greatest Teen Stars" list.
Early life
Skye was born Ione Skye Leitch in HertfordshireHertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and is the daughter of folk singer/songwriter Donovan
Donovan
Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
and model Enid Karl (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Stulberger). Her father is Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
and her mother is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from a Jewish
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
family. She is the younger sister of Camp Freddy
Camp Freddy
Camp Freddy is a group of established musicians who play rock and roll covers at various shows around America. The band is composed of core members Dave Navarro , Billy Morrison , Matt Sorum , Donovan Leitch, Jr. and Chris Chaney...
singer Donovan Leitch, who is married to former model Kirsty Hume
Kirsty Hume
Kirsty Hume is a Scottish model who came to prominence in the fashion world in the 1990s. A columnist likened her appearance to a Botticelli angel....
. Skye was raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, San Francisco, and Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. She attended Immaculate Heart High School
Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles)
Immaculate Heart High School is a Catholic, all-girl, college preparatory school located in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Western Avenue. There are 200 students in the middle school and 521 in the high school . It is located in...
and Hollywood High School
Hollywood High School
Hollywood High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school located at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and West Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.-History:...
for the Performing Arts in 1987.
Career
Skye's best-known performance was as Diane Court in the 1989 film Say Anything... She made her film debut in River's EdgeRiver's Edge
River's Edge is a 1986 American drama film written by Neal Jimenez and starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper.It was awarded Best Picture from the Independent Spirit Awards in 1986.- Plot :...
in 1986, and played the title character in The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers is a 1989 British film based on the novel of the same name by Martin Amis. It stars Dexter Fletcher and Ione Skye as the two main characters, and a number of famous names in supporting roles such as Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson, James Spader, Jared Harris, Claire Skinner, and...
(1989). In 1992, she played the role of Eleanor Grey on the short-lived TV show Covington Cross
Covington Cross
Covington Cross is a British/American television series that was broadcast on ABC in the United States from August 25 to October 31, 1992. It also aired in the UK, and was dubbed for broadcast in France....
, and played a supporting role in the Stephen La Rocque film Samantha
Samantha (film)
Samantha is a 1992 American film starring actress Martha Plimpton. Though at the time already a film actress for nearly ten years, this was the first vehicle in which Plimpton was the star. The film co-starred Mary Kay Place, Hector Elizondo, Ione Skye and Dermot Mulroney...
. She also had a small but well-received part in the 2007 David Fincher film Zodiac
Zodiac (film)
Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros...
.
She also appeared in a music video by the band Harvey Danger, titled "Sad Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
In a rare interview with mondo-video.com in December 2010, Skye admitted to not paying perfect attention to her career arc over the years. She went on record, to state, that she "never struck when the iron was hot", when it came to going out after bigger Hollywood roles when in her 20s.
Personal life
For a few years in the 1980s, Skye had a relationship with Red Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
frontman Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis is an American vocalist/lyricist, and occasional actor best known as the lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis spent his youth in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his mother before moving, shortly before his 12th birthday, to Hollywood,...
. In Kiedis' 2004 book Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue (book)
Scar Tissue is the autobiography of Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis. It was released in 2004 by Hyperion and authored by Kiedis with Larry Sloman, who compiled information and interviewed various parties associated with the plot line. The story follows Kiedis from his birth in 1962 to...
there is a nude photo of the couple. Skye was under the age of 18 when the picture was taken.
Her first husband, Adam Horovitz, is a member of the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
. The couple separated in 1995 and divorced in 1999.
In 1999, she had a romance with model and actress Jenny Shimizu
Jenny Shimizu
Jenny Lynn Shimizu is an American model and actress. She was born in San Jose, California.- Career :While working as a mechanic she was approached to model for the Calvin Klein CK1 fragrance ads and model Calvin Klein fashions...
.
Skye had a relationship with furniture designer David Netto and they had a daughter named Kate around 2001 or 2002. The family, Ione's home in Hollywood, California and David's apartment in New York City, were featured in the February 2003 issue of Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
magazine. They were engaged even though they continued an on-again, off-again, bi-coastal relationship. Eventually they broke up.
In 2008, Skye became engaged to Australian musician Ben Lee
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
. On December 29, 2008, Skye and Lee were married in a traditional Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
wedding ceremony in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They have a daughter named Goldie Priya Lee who was born September 24, 2009.
Filmography
- River's EdgeRiver's EdgeRiver's Edge is a 1986 American drama film written by Neal Jimenez and starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper.It was awarded Best Picture from the Independent Spirit Awards in 1986.- Plot :...
(1986) - Stranded (1987)
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonA Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonA Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is a 1988 film about a high school graduate who must find out if he wants to go to business school at the request of his father or go his own way and get a full time job. He shows he's rebellious throughout the film but eventually comes to understand what his...
(1988) - Say Anything... (1989)
- The Rachel PapersThe Rachel PapersThe Rachel Papers is a 1989 British film based on the novel of the same name by Martin Amis. It stars Dexter Fletcher and Ione Skye as the two main characters, and a number of famous names in supporting roles such as Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson, James Spader, Jared Harris, Claire Skinner, and...
(1989) - MindwalkMindwalkMindwalk is a 1990 feature film directed by Bernt Amadeus Capra, based on his own short story, based in turn on the book The Turning Point by his brother Fritjof Capra, the author of the book The Tao of Physics....
(1991) - SamanthaSamantha (film)Samantha is a 1992 American film starring actress Martha Plimpton. Though at the time already a film actress for nearly ten years, this was the first vehicle in which Plimpton was the star. The film co-starred Mary Kay Place, Hector Elizondo, Ione Skye and Dermot Mulroney...
(1992) - GuncrazyGuncrazyGuncrazy is a 1992 American crime/drama/thriller film starring Drew Barrymore. It was directed by Tamra Davis and written by Matthew Bright. It is a loose remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name.- Plot :...
(1992) - Wayne's WorldWayne's World (film)Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers in his film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of the Aurora, Illinois-based Public-access television cable TV show Wayne's World...
(1992) - Gas Food LodgingGas Food LodgingGas Food Lodging is a 1992 movie directed by Allison Anders about a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer-park. It stars Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, and Fairuza Balk. The film was adapted from the novel Don't Look and It Won't Hurt by Richard Peck...
(1992) - Covington CrossCovington CrossCovington Cross is a British/American television series that was broadcast on ABC in the United States from August 25 to October 31, 1992. It also aired in the UK, and was dubbed for broadcast in France....
(1992) (TV) - Girls in PrisonGirls in PrisonGirls in Prison is a 1956 drama/sexploitation women in prison film about a young woman who is convicted of being an accomplice to a bank robbery and is sent to an all-female prison. The film was directed by Edward L. Cahn, and stars Richard Denning, Joan Taylor, and Mae Marsh...
(1994) - Four RoomsFour RoomsFour Rooms is a 1995 portmanteau comedy film telling four stories set in a hotel in the US city of Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale; he also takes part to some degree in all four stories....
(1995) - Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
- The Size of Watermelons (1996)
- Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveWent to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveWent to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five is a 1998 film directed by Richard Schenkman and written by Schenkman and Jon Cryer. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1998) - Tower of the FirstbornTower of the FirstbornTower of the Firstborn is a 2004 TaurusFilm-produced film. It was based on the novel La Torre Della Solitudine by Valerio Massimo Manfredi.-External links:* at Yahoo! Movies...
(1998) (TV) - Jump!Jump!Jump! is a 1984 album by Van Dyke Parks. The album is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales. Parks mixes numerous musical styles...
(1999) - But I'm a CheerleaderBut I'm a CheerleaderBut I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 satirical romantic comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Brian Wayne Peterson. Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan Bloomfield, an apparently happy heterosexual high school cheerleader...
(1999) - MascaraMascaraMascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the eyes. It may darken, thicken, lengthen, and/or define the eyelashes. Normally in one of three forms—liquid, cake, or cream—the modern mascara product has various formulas; however, all contain the same basic components of pigments, oils, waxes, and...
(1999) - Moonglow (2000)
- The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)The Twilight Zone is a 2002 revival of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host....
(Episode 6) - Dry Cycle (2003)
- The Dead ZoneThe Dead ZoneThe Dead Zone may refer to:* The Dead Zone , a 1979 novel by Stephen King* The Dead Zone , a 1983 film adaption of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg...
(2003) (TV Season 2 Episode 19) - Arrested Development (2005)
- Fever PitchFever Pitch (2005 film)Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a 2005 Farrelly brothers romantic comedy film. It is a remake of a 1997 British film of the same name. Both films are loosely based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name, a best-selling memoir in...
(2005) - The Lather Effect (2006)
- 12 Hours to Live (2006)
- ZodiacZodiac (film)Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros...
(2007) - My Father's Will (2008)
- Private Practice (2008) (1 episode)
- Return to BabylonReturn to BabylonReturn to Babylon is an upcoming silent film. It was directed by Alex Monty Canawati and written by Matt Riddlehoover. It stars an ensemble cast of Jennifer Tilly, María Conchita Alonso, Ione Skye, Debi Mazar, and Tippi Hedren.-Plot:...
(2008)