Minnie Driver

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Birth Name: Amelia Fiona J. Driver

Age: 53, born 31 January 1970

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 10"

Relationship Status: In a relationship

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Bond Girls (75 items)
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Backless Dresses (174 items)
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Hot and Over 40 (126 items)
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Not Having a Good Day? (100 items)
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Published 10 years, 10 months ago

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They Shine! (100 items)
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Minnie Driver Shares Her Hilarious Bad Paid for Photo and More

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Ellen and Minnie Driver Audition for 'Downton Abbey'

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Minnie Driver 2014 interview about 'Return to Zero,' 'About a Boy' and Emmy Awards

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Description: Minnie Driver was born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on January 31, 1970 in Finsbury Park, London. Driver is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, and an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the 2007–2008 television series The Riches. Driver made her stage debut in 1991, supplementing her income by performing as a jazz vocalist and guitarist. Driver gained broader public attention when she played the lead role in Circle of Friends in 1995. She followed this with supporting roles in GoldenEye (1995), Sleepers (1996) Minnie Driver was born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on January 31, 1970 in Finsbury Park, London. Driver is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, and an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the 2007–2008 television series The Riches.

Driver made her stage debut in 1991, supplementing her income by performing as a jazz vocalist and guitarist. Driver gained broader public attention when she played the lead role in Circle of Friends in 1995. She followed this with supporting roles in GoldenEye (1995), Sleepers (1996) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997). She 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.

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).That same 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 March 2007, Driver made her return to television in the FX Network show The Riches. She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2008, respectively.

In 2001 she signed with EMI and Rounder Records and performed at the SXSW music festival. Her first album included the song, Everything I've Got in My Pocket, which reached No. 34 in the UK, and the song, "Invisible Girl" which 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 UK portion of their world tour. Driver released her second album, Seastories, in July 2007, featuring guest appearances by Ryan Adams, the Cardinals and Liz Phair. Driver released a third album in October 2014 called, Ask Me to Dance that includes songs by Elliott Smith, Neil Young and The Killers. (Wikipedia)

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