Actress • Singer
Birth Name: Amelia Fiona Driver
Birth Date: January 31, 1970
Age: 54 years old
Birth Place: Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Partners: Josh Brolin, Matt Damon
Minnie Driver first made a splash in America with back-to-back roles in the comedy "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) and the drama "Good Will Hunting" (1997). Born in London in 1970, Driver took to both music and singing as a young child. She attended boarding school in Hampshire but spent vacations with her father who lived in Barbados. Though her music group the Milo Roth Band signed a recording contract when Driver was just 19, her first professional success came just a short while later when she began auditioning for and landing roles on screen.
She appeared on "The House of Elliott" (BBC, 1991-94), "Casualty" (BBC, 1986-), and "Lovejoy" (BBC, 1986-1994) in 1991 alone, and co-starred on the mini-series "Mrs. Wroe's Virgins" (BBC, 1993) just two years later. Driver landed her big break in 1995 when she was cast as in the lead role of "ugly duckling" Benny in the drama "Circle of Friends" (1995). Driver gained 25 lbs. for the role, impressing audiences with her nuance and vulnerability. Following the small movie's sleeper success, she quickly shed the weight and took her talents stateside, winning tremendous acclaim for her performance in "Good Will Hunting."
Driver branched into producing the following year with the drama "At Sachem Farm" (1998), but she remained most well known and in-demand for her abilities as an actor. She starred in the beauty pageant comedy-drama "Beautiful" (2000) as well as in the British comedy "High Heel and Lowlifes" (2001) before finally returning to her passion for singing, releasing her first album Everything I've Got in My Pocket in 2004. That same year found Driver playing opera diva Carlotta in the big screen adaptation of the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004), for which she also performed the additional song "Learn to be Lonely" during the credits.
Driver moved into TV in 2007, starring opposite Eddie Izzard on the series "The Riches" (FX, 2007-08) and earning major acclaim for her performance from critics. She released her sophomore album Seastories also in 2007. Though "The Riches" was cancelled after just two seasons, Driver continued her upward trajectory, appearing with Hilary Swank in "Conviction" (2010) and starring in the science fiction mini-series "The Deep" (BBC, 2010). She released a third album, Ask Me to Dance in 2014, shortly before joining the cast of the TV adaptation of "About a Boy" (NBC, 2014-15).
The show came to an end in 2016, but Driver did not miss a beat, taking on the role of Maya DiMeo on the series "Speechless" (ABC, 2016-19).
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Director Janet Harward
Movie
2024
Millers in Marriage
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Renee
Movie
2024
Young Again
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2023
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
Actor
Anne
Movie
2023
Uproar
Actor
Shirley Waaka
Movie
2023
Sky Arts Book Club Live
Guest
Show
2020
Today With Hoda & Jenna
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2019
Today 3rd Hour
Guest
Show
2018
My Dream Dinner Party
Host
Show
2018
My Dream Dinner Party
Writer
Show
2018
Red Nose Day
Guest
Show
2018
The Crash
Actor
Shannon Clifton
Movie
2017
The Wilde Wedding
Actor
Priscilla Jones
Movie
2017
Minnie Driver English Living
Guest
Show
2016
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Guest
Show
2015
The Red Tent
Actor
Leah
Show
2014
Peter Pan Live!
Actor
Adult Wendy Darling/Narrator
Show
2014
About a Boy
Actor
Fiona
Show
2014
Stage Fright
Actor
Kylie Swanson
Movie
2014
Return to Zero
Actor
Maggie Royal
Movie
2014
The Milky Way
Actor
Movie
2014
I Give It a Year
Actor
Naomi
Movie
2013
Sunday Brunch
Guest
Show
2011
Hunky Dory
Actor
Vivienne
Movie
2011
The Fran Drescher Tawk Show
Music Performer
Show
2010
Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert
Host
Show
2010
Barney's Version
Actor
2nd Mrs. P
Movie
2010
ES.TV
Guest
Show
2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Guest
Show
2009
Motherhood
Actor
Sheila
Movie
2009
HSN Today
Guest
Show
2008
Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda
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Show
2007
Excellent Adventure
Self
Show
2007
Ripple Effect
Actor
Kitty
Movie
2007
Ripple Effect
Executive Producer
Movie
2007
Saturday Live
Guest
Show
2006
The One Show
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Show
2006
etalk
Guest
Show
2006
The Virgin of Juarez
Actor
Karina Danes
Movie
2006
Owning Mahowny
Actor
Belinda
Movie
2003
Live With Regis and Kelly
Guest
Show
2001
High Heels and Low Lifes
Actor
Shannon
Movie
2001
Slow Burn
Actor
Trina McTeague
Movie
2000
An Ideal Husband
Actor
Miss Mabel Chiltern
Movie
1999
Kickin' It: With Byron Allen
Guest
Show
1998
Trade Winds
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Kendal
Movie
1998
La Granja de Satchem
Actor
Movie
1998
The Governess
Actor
Rosina 'Rosie' da Silva, aka Mary Blackchurch
Movie
1998
At Sachem Farm
Actor
Kendal
Movie
1998
At Sachem Farm
Executive Producer
Movie
1998
Princess Mononoke
Voice
Lady Eboshi
Movie
1997
The Politician's Wife
Actor
Show
1995
Circle of Friends
Actor
Bernadette `'Benny'` Hogan
Movie
1995
Entertainers: With Byron Allen
Guest
Show
1994
That Sunday
Actor
Rachel
Movie
1994
Cruel Train
Actor
Flora Mussell
Movie
1994
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Actor
Show
1993
The Zebra Man
Actor
Movie
1992
God on the Rocks
Actor
Lydia
Movie
1990
This Morning
Guest
Show
1988
Maigret
Guest Star
Show
1967
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