Minnie Driver
Sign in to saveAlso known as Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver, Amelia Fiona Minnie Driver, Amelia Fiona Driver, Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver
Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver is a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films, including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank; Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting ; the musical The Phantom of the Opera; and Owning Mahowny. She also provided the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.
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Minnie Driver is a British and American television and film actor, film producer, and singer-songwriter. Born in Marylebone in 1970, she began her work period in 1990. She is a citizen of both the United Kingdom and the United States and currently resides in Los Angeles. Driver studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Her notable works include the films *Good Will Hunting* and *Tarzan*. She has received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. As a musician, she performs pop music using her voice and has been associated with Rounder Records. She has one child.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- High Heels And Low Lifes
- Managing Expectations
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1970
Discography
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Key facts
- Born
- Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver , ( 1970-01-31 ) 31 January 1970 (age 56) , London, England
- Citizenship
- UK US
- Alma mater
- Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Partner s
- Addison O'Dea (2019–present; engaged)
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Encyclopedic overview
Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress, producer and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films, including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank; Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting (for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award); the musical The Phantom of the Opera; and Owning Mahowny. She also provided the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.
In television, Driver starred with Eddie Izzard in The Riches, for which she was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She starred in the ABC sitcom Speechless, the NBC sitcom About a Boy, and had a recurring role in the NBC series Will & Grace. She has also starred in several British dramas, including The Deep for BBC One.
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