Ione Skye Biography
Born: September 04, 1971
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, Rovi
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