Minnie Driver

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Minnie Driver
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Driver in 2010
Born
Amelia Fiona Driver

(1970-01-31) 31 January 1970 (age 54)
London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States (from 2017)
Alma mater Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1991–present
Partner(s) Addison O'Dea (2019–present; engaged)
Children1
Website minniedriver.com

Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's 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 .

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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 in a recurring role in the NBC series Will & Grace . She has also starred in several British dramas, including The Deep for BBC One.

Before she began working as an actress, Driver was a singer; she has released three full solo albums in the course of her career. She has also lent her voice to a variety of animated series and films, including SuperMansion and Tarzan , as well as video games, including Jurassic Park: Trespasser .

Early life and education

Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver was born in London and raised in Barbados until she was six. [1] [2] [3] [4] The nickname Minnie was given to her by her older sister Kate in childhood. [5] [6]

Her mother, Gaynor Churchward (née Millington), was a fabric designer and former couture model. Her father, Charles Ronald Driver, [7] was born in Swansea, Wales, and was of English and Scottish descent. [8] He earned the Distinguished Flying Medal [7] for his role in the Battle of Heligoland Bight [9] and was a director of London United Investments. [8] [10] [11]

Her parents never married. [9] Her father was married to another woman throughout his relationship with her mother. Her parents broke off their relationship when she was six years old. [6] She was sent to Bedales School in Hampshire as a boarder soon after. [6] She later attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, [12] and Collingham College, an independent college in Kensington, Central London. [13] Her older sister Kate is a film producer and manager. She also has one older half-sister, Susan Driver, from her father's first marriage, and two younger half-brothers: Charlie Driver, a football agent, from Ronald's subsequent marriage, and Ed Churchward from her mother's subsequent one. [6] [14]

Career

Acting

Driver's television debut was in a 1991 TV advertisement for Right Guard deodorant. [15] Driver also made her stage debut in 1991, supplementing her income by performing as a jazz vocalist and guitarist. [16] In 1993 she featured in an episode of Maigret , alongside Michael Gambon and Michael Sheen. Also in 1993, she played alongside Jonathan Pryce in the mini-series Mr Wroe's Virgins. She appeared in The Day Today , on British television, with comedian Steve Coogan and for satirist Armando Iannucci, and had small parts in Casualty , The House of Eliott , Lovejoy and Peak Practice .

Driver gained broader public attention when she played the lead role in Circle of Friends in 1995, opposite Chris O'Donnell. She followed this with a minor role in GoldenEye (1995), a supporting role in Sleepers (1996), a leading role in Big Night (1996), and as a co-star in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), opposite John Cusack.

Driver played opposite Matt Damon as Skylar in the drama Good Will Hunting (1997), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award. [17]

In 1998, Driver starred in Sandra Goldbacher's film The Governess . [18] That year, she co-starred opposite Christian Slater and Morgan Freeman in the action thriller Hard Rain . Driver has also worked on several animated features, voicing Jane in Disney's 1999 version of Tarzan and Lady Eboshi in the 1999 English-dubbed release of the Japanese film Princess Mononoke . In 2003 and 2004, she had a recurring role on Will & Grace as Lorraine Finster, the nemesis of Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) and daughter of Karen's lover, Lyle Finster (John Cleese).

In March 2007, Driver made her return to television in the FX Network show The Riches . She was nominated for an Emmy Award [19] and a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2008, respectively. [20] She was scheduled to appear in The Simpsons Movie , although her appearance was cut from the final version. Driver appeared in the January 2010 episode of Modern Family entitled "Moon Landing". [21] She also starred in the television series The Deep [22] and appeared in Conviction , in the comedy drama Barney's Version , winning a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. [23]

In October 2013, Driver started filming for The Crash which was released on 13 January 2017. [24]

Driver landed the lead role in the ABC sitcom Speechless , playing the mother of three children, one of whom has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. The series debuted in the 2016–17 TV season. It was cancelled in May 2019 after three seasons. [25]

Music

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Driver performing in 2004

Driver began making music at boarding school. [26] She collaborated on Bomb the Bass's album Clear , in 1994, as part of the outfit River. She was part of the Milo Roth Band, which received a recording contract when she was 19. [26] In 2001 she signed with EMI and Rounder Records and performed at the SXSW music festival. [27] The title song of Everything I've Got in My Pocket , her first album, reached No. 34 [28] in the U.K., and the song "Invisible Girl" peaked at No. 68. Driver wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the album. In 2004, Driver was the supporting act for the Finn Brothers on the U.K. portion of their world tour. [29]

In 2004, Driver played Carlotta Giudicelli in Joel Schumacher's film The Phantom of the Opera , based on the musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Driver sang "Learn to be Lonely", an original song written for the film by Lloyd Webber. However, because of her lack of opera experience, all her songs as Carlotta were dubbed by opera singer Margaret Preece. Driver released her second album, Seastories , in July 2007, featuring guest appearances by Ryan Adams, the Cardinals and Liz Phair. [30] Driver released a third album in October 2014 called Ask Me to Dance that includes songs by Elliott Smith, Neil Young and The Killers. [31]

Podcast

In 2021, Driver started a podcast, Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver, in which she asks guests a series of seven questions, inspired by the Proust Questionnaire. Guests have included Chelsea Clinton, Nick Jonas and Cindy Crawford. [32]

Personal life

Driver has been in a relationship with Addison O'Dea since 2019. [33] [34] She was briefly engaged to Josh Brolin in 2001. [35] She has a son named Henry (born 5 September 2008) [36] from a brief relationship with television writer and producer Timothy J. Lea. [37] In 1997, she began dating Matt Damon while filming Good Will Hunting. The two split in early 1998. [38]

In 2016, Driver revealed that she was sexually assaulted at age 17 while on holiday in Greece. [39] [40]

On 21 December 2017, Driver became a United States citizen. [41] [42] [43] [44] After living in California for a number of years, Driver moved back to London, where her son attends school. [45] [46]

Activism

Driver was a long-time ambassador for and supporter of Oxfam [47] until withdrawing her support in 2018 over a sexual abuse scandal in the organisation. [48]

Filmography

Film

Driver at the red carpet New York premiere of Barney's Version in January 2011 MinnieDriverJan2011.jpg
Driver at the red carpet New York premiere of Barney's Version in January 2011
Driver at the premiere of Chevalier in September 2022 Minnie Driver on the Red Carpet for the 2022 TIFF Premiere of Chevalier (52358886196).jpg
Driver at the premiere of Chevalier in September 2022
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The Zebra ManEmily AshdownShort
1994That SundayRachel
1995 Circle of Friends Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan
GoldenEye Irina
1996 Big Night Phyllis
Sleepers Carol Martinez
1997 Grosse Pointe Blank Debi Newberry
Good Will Hunting Skylar Satenstein
1998 Hard Rain Karen
The Governess Rosina Da Silva
At Sachem Farm Kendal
1999 An Ideal Husband Miss Mabel Chiltern
Princess Mononoke Lady EboshiVoice, English dub [49]
Tarzan Jane Porter Voice [49]
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Brooke Shields
2000 Return to Me Grace Briggs
Beautiful Mona Hibbard
Slow Burn Trina McTeague
The UpgradeConstance LevineShort
2001 High Heels and Low Lifes Shannon
D.C. SmallsWaitressShort
2003 Owning Mahowny Belinda
Hope Springs Vera Edwards
2004 Ella Enchanted Mandy
Portrait DonnaShort
The Phantom of the Opera Carlotta
2006The Virgin of JuarezKarina Danes
2007 Take Ana Nichols
Ripple Effect Kitty
The Simpsons Movie Grievance CounselorDeleted scene
2009 Motherhood Sheila
2010 Conviction Abra Rice
Barney's Version Mrs. P.
2011 Hunky Dory Vivienne Mae
2012 Goats ShamanUncredited
2013 I Give It a Year Naomi
2014 Return to Zero Maggie Royal
Stage Fright Kylie Swanson
Beyond the Lights Macy Jean
2015 Unity Narrator (voice)Documentary
2017 The Crash Shannon Clifton
The Wilde Wedding Priscilla Jones
Laboratory ConditionsMarjorie CaneShort
2018 Spinning Man Ellen Birch
2021 Cinderella Queen Beatrice
2022 Rosaline The Nurse
Chevalier Marie-Madeleine Guimard
2023 Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose Anne
Uproar Shirley Waaka
2024 The Beekeeper Director Janet Harward
The Assessment Evie
Millers in Marriage Renee

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990God on the RocksLydiaTelevision film
1991 The House of Eliott MaryEpisode #1.4
Casualty Zena MitchellEpisode: "The Last Word"
1992 Lovejoy SarahEpisode: "Kids"
Kinsey Louise Kinsey3 episodes
1993 Maigret ArletteEpisode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer"
Mr Wroe's Virgins Leah4 episodes
Screen One SallyEpisode: "Royal Celebration"
1994 The Day Today Mila Milandrovicz, Lally Sampson2 episodes
Peak Practice Sue KeelEpisode: "Enemy Within"
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge Daniella ForrestEpisode #1.2
1995 My Good Friend Ellie7 episodes
The Politician's Wife Jennifer Caird3 episodes
1996 Cruel Train Flora MussellTelevision film
Murder Most Horrid Sergeant ColeEpisode: "Confess"
2000 The X-Files Cinema AudienceUncredited; episode: "Hollywood A.D."
2003 Absolutely Fabulous HerselfEpisode: "Panickin'"
2003–2020 Will & Grace Lorraine Finster Recurring role; 9 episodes
2007–2008 The Riches Dahlia MalloyLead role
2010 Modern Family ValerieEpisode: "Moon Landing"
The Deep Frances KellyLead role, miniseries
2011Hail MaryMary Beth BakerTelevision film
2012Lady FriendsJennifer Rensen
QuickBitesEllenEpisode: "Food for Thought"
Web Therapy Allegra Favreau5 episodes
2013 Hollywood Game Night HerselfEpisode: "The Office Party"
2014 Hell's Kitchen Episode: "7 Chefs Again"
The Red Tent LeahLead role, miniseries
Peter Pan Live! Narrator/Adult Wendy DarlingTV special
2014–2015 About a Boy Fiona BowaLead role
2015 Undateable Ally's FriendEpisode: "A Live Show Walks Into a Bar: Part 1"
2016–2019 Speechless Maya DiMeoLead role
2018–2019 SuperMansion Debby Devizo Voice, 5 episodes
2021 Modern Love Stephanie CurranEpisode: "On a Serpentine Road, With the Top Down"
2021–2023 Starstruck Cath4 episodes
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Seanchai3 episodes
2023 Our Flag Means Death Anne Bonny Season 2 [50]
2024 The Serpent Queen Queen Elizabeth I Lead Role, Season 2
Batman: Caped Crusader The Penguin / Oswalda Cobbelpot Voice, Season 1
Arcane Illusionary SorceressVoice, Season 2, episode: "Blisters and Bedrock"
Krapopolis Shlub's MotherVoice, episode: "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1995 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Most Promising Actress Won
1996 London Film Critics' Circle Award British Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated
Nominated
1997 Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Good Will Hunting Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Award British Supporting Actress of the Year Won
Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
1998 MTV Movie Award Best Kiss (shared with Matt Damon)Nominated
1999 Annie Award Voice Acting in a Feature Production Nominated
2004 Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Award British Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated
2007 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Drama The Riches Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series Nominated
Satellite Award Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated
California Independent Film Festival AwardBest ActressWon
Phoenix Film FestivalBest Acting EnsembleWon
Tiburon International Film Festival AwardBest ActressWon
2010 Genie Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Won
London Film Critics' Circle Award British Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film Nominated
2015 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
2017 People's Choice Awards Favorite Actress in a New TV SeriesNominated
2018FilmQuestBest Supporting ActressLaboratory ConditionsWon
Best Supporting Actress - ShortWon

Other media

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Revisioned: Tomb Raider Lara Croft Voice, 10 episodes [49]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1998 Trespasser Anne [49]
2002 Quest for the Code Smokita

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum US Heat Label
2004 Everything I've Got in My Pocket 43Zoë
2007 Seastories 25
2014 Ask Me to Dance 11Rounder

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2004"Invisible Girl"Everything I've Got in My Pocket
2005"Everything I've Got in My Pocket"

Works

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