Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Leelee Sobieski

Leelee Sobieski played the title character in a Joan of Arc biopic and landed several small dramatic roles throughout the 1990s. She was up for a role in Interview with the Vampire, but Kristen Dunst ended up winning it instead. Sobieski's once prolific career flattened out pretty quickly after the early 2000s.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.