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Minnie Driver | Actress and Singer

Minnie Driver is a British actress who has been nominated for an Academy Award and several Emmys. Her most well known movies are Good Will Hunting and Circle of Friends.

In 2008 she gave birth to a son who was a weighty 9lbs 12oz!

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Minnie Driver Wants An Oscar
Minnie Driver says her greatest ambition is to win an Academy Award for her acting work. The 'Hunky Dory' actress is keen to be recognised for her work and thinks getting the prestigious accolade from the Academy would be the ultimate honour.
Minnie Driver Talks Personal Lows At Height Of Fame, Forthcoming Autobiography
While an Oscar nomination tends to be the bright light in an actor's career, the recognition landed Minnie Driver in a dark place. During the height of her "Good Will Hunting" fame -- for which she earned a 1997 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination ...
Minnie Driver - Minnie Driver Went 'Bonkers' With Success
Oscar nominated actress Minnie Driver has confessed she went a ''bit bonkers'' when she first became famous and claims it's hard to survive in Hollywood. Minnie Driver went "bonkers" when she first got famous. The 42-year-old actress achieved great ...
Minnie Driver went 'bonkers' with success
Minnie Driver went "bonkers" when she first got famous. The 42-year-old actress achieved great success in the 90s, including being nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 1997 film 'Good Will Hunting', but she admits she wasn't ...

Minnie's Milestones



- 1976 Moved to England with her mother and older sister after her parents' divorce (date approximate)
- 1981 Sent to boarding school at age 10 (date approximate)
- 1991 Made stage debut two weeks after graduating from drama school (date approximate)
- 1994 Co-starred in "Maigret and the Nightclub Dancer," a BBC production seen in the US as "Maigret II", a "Mystery!" presentation on PBS
- 1995 Featured as country-western lounge singer in "GoldenEye"
- 1995 Gained 25 pounds to star in feature film debut, "Circle of Friends"
- 1996 Had featured role as the mistress to a member of Parliament in the British miniseries "The Politician's Wife" (aired in the USA on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre")
- 1997 Co-starred in both "Grosse Pointe Blank" and "Good Will Hunting"; received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as an English medical student in the latter
- 1998 Producing debut with "At Sachem Farm"; also co-starred
- 1999 Provided the voice of Jane in the Disney animated film "Tarzan"
- 1999 Voiced the character of "Winona Ryder" in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"
- 2000 Had leading role of a single mother competing in a beauty pageant in "Beautiful"
- 2000 Starred opposite David Duchovny in "Return to Me", playing a woman who has received a heart transplant
- 2001 Made guest appearance as "Minnie Driver" on Showtime's "The Chris Isaak Show"; also sang
- 2001 Starred in the British comedy "High Heels and Lowlifes"
- 2003 Acted in the drama "Owning Mahowny"
- 2003 Guest starred as herself on an episode of the british sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"
- 2003 Played Stan's Mistress, Lorraine, on the sitcom "Will and Grace"
- 2004 Cast in the big-screen version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "The Phantom of the Opera"
- 2004 Cast opposite Anne Hathaway in "Ella Enchanted"
- 2007 Cast as Dahlia Malloy in the FX series, "The Riches"
- 2008 Gives birth to Henry Story Driver.

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Minnie Movies



Barney's Version (2010), Second Mrs. P
Conviction (2010), Abra Rice
Motherhood (2009), Sheila
Take (2008), Ana
The Ripple Effect (2008), Kitty
The Virgin of Juarez (2006), Karina Davies
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Carlotta
Ella Enchanted (2004), Mandy
Hope Springs (2003), Vera
Owning Mahowny (2003), Belinda
High Heels and Low Lives (2001), Shannon
Beautiful (2000), Mona Hibbard
Return to Me (2000), Grace Briggs
Slow Burn (2000), Trina
Princess Mononoke (1999), Voice of of Lady Eboshi
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), Voice of of Brooke Shields
Tarzan (1999), Voice of of Jane
An Ideal Husband (1999), Mabel
Hard Rain (1998), Karen
Higher Love (1998), Kendal
The Governess (1998), Rosina DaSilva 'Mary Blackchurch'
Good Will Hunting (1997), Skylar
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Debi Newberry
Big Night (1996), Phyllis
Sleepers (1996), Carol
Circle of Friends (1995), Benny
Cruel Train (1995)
Goldeneye (1995), Irina
The Politician's Wife (1995)

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Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank

A hit man attends his 10-year high school reunion with hopes of rekindling a romance, but things heat up when his arch rival appears.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 8-APR-2003
Media Type: DVD2 points

Return to Me

Return to Me

Who knew that when he ordered the special he d get the dish of his life? David Duchovny ("The X-Files") and Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) ignite sparks in this "warm-hearted winner" (Jeff Craig Sixty Second Preview) about a widower and a waitress who meet and fall in love. Featuring an incredible all-star cast this hilarious romantic comedy delivers a lot of laughs tears and joys that will make your spirits soar.It took a lot of coaxing to get Bob (Duchovny) a recently widowed architect to g...1 point

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

Sexy leading man Rupert Everett heads an acclaimed all-star cast in this wonderfully witty story of decadence, romance, and scandal! Sir Robert is a highly respected politician whose spotless reputation is the pride of his beautiful wife (Cate Blanchett ) and adoring sister (Minnie Driver). But when an old acquaintance (Julianne Moore) threatens to reveal a dark secret from Robert's past, only his womanizing party-loving best friend Goring (Everett) is scheming and dishonest enough to come to hi...1 point

High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes

Minnie Driver (GOOD WILL HUNTING) and Mary McCormack (GUN SHY) star as best friends who take on low-live thieves in this hilarious high-energy action-comedy. It all starts when Shannon (Drier), a nurse at a London emergency room, and Frances (McCormack), a struggling American actress, overhear bank robbers on a radio scanner making off with a fortune. They make contact and demand a cut of the loot. But when the stubborn felons refuse to hand over a penny and threaten their lives in return, the g...1 point

Owning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny

Philip Seymour Hoffman adds another great performance to his gallery of losers in Owning Mahowny, an engrossing, fact-based comedy-drama about the perils of compulsive gambling. The subject is hardly new to movies, but as Toronto bank-loan manager Dan Mahowny, Hoffman brings fresh depth and tortured humanity to his portrayal of a man who helplessly feeds his pathological need to gamble with millions in embezzled bank money that he can't afford to lose. His supportive wife (Minnie Driver, barely....1 point

GoldenEye

GoldenEye

Pierce Brosnan ignites the screen in his first adventure as the unstoppable James Bond. When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of a former ally-turned-enemy only 007 can save the world from an awesome space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth!System Requirements:Running Time: 130 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: Unknown UPC: 027616066220 Manufacturer No: M1066221 point

The Governess

The Governess

Minnie Driver stars as an impoverished Jewish woman, Mary, living in an emphatically anti-Semitic England in the mid-19th century. Following the murder of her beloved father--who leaves his survivors strapped with his debts--she camouflages her identity as a Protestant of Italian descent and takes a job as governess to an unorthodox Scottish family. In this film by Sandra Goldbacher, sundry conventions from Victorian novels mix with a contemporary, feminist take on Mary's subsequent adventures.....0 points

Beautiful

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The Virgin of Juarez

The Virgin of Juarez

While on assignment Los Angeles based reporter Karina Danes (Minnie Driver) meets Mariela (Ana Claudia Talancon) a rare survivor of one of the vicious attacks taking place in the border town of Cuidad Juarez. During her recovery Mariela sees visions of the Virgin Mary and experiences the phenomenon of stigmata. Mariela and her story soon draw a devout following and her sermons galvanize a public in need of hope. Based on the ongoing unsolved murders in Cuidad Juarez The Virgin of Juarez connects...0 points

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Slow Burn

Slow Burn

Minnie Driver produces and stars in this sometimes unusual but largely familiar and undercooked crime thriller, a project seemingly aimed at hardening her good-girl image with a touch of the femme fatale. She plays Trina, the surviving daughter of a couple who spent their lives searching the Mexican desert for a fortune in lost diamonds. What a shock when a pair of escaped convicts (James Spader, chewing on an accent that could make him Ratso Rizzo's long-lost son, and Josh Brolin) stumble onto....0 points

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Hope Springs

Hope Springs

An English artist seeking to escape the heartbreak of a failed engagement, travels to a sleepy Vermont town where he finds unexpected love.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 7-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD0 points

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Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond? ' 'A marvelous romantic comedy' ' (Siskel & Ebert)0 points

Minnie Driver at a Glance



Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver; 31 January 1970) is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, as well as for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the television series The Riches.

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The Riches

The RichesThe Riches (styled as the R1¢hes in promotional material) is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.

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As well as being an accomplished actress, Minnie is also an accomplished singer. Here is her second album Seastories.
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Minnie Driver Wants An Oscar
Minnie Driver says her greatest ambition is to win an Academy Award for her acting work. The 'Hunky Dory' actress is keen to be recognised for her work and thinks getting the prestigious accolade from the Academy would be the ultimate honour.
Minnie Driver Talks Personal Lows At Height Of Fame, Forthcoming Autobiography
While an Oscar nomination tends to be the bright light in an actor's career, the recognition landed Minnie Driver in a dark place. During the height of her "Good Will Hunting" fame -- for which she earned a 1997 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination ...
Minnie Driver went 'bonkers' with success
Minnie Driver went "bonkers" when she first got famous. The 42-year-old actress achieved great success in the 90s, including being nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 1997 film 'Good Will Hunting', but she admits she wasn't ...
Minnie Driver - Minnie Driver Went 'Bonkers' With Success
Oscar nominated actress Minnie Driver has confessed she went a ''bit bonkers'' when she first became famous and claims it's hard to survive in Hollywood. Minnie Driver went "bonkers" when she first got famous. The 42-year-old actress achieved great ...

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