Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (2025)

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (1)

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

Awards

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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).

Credits

Batman: Caped CrusaderStreamVoiceOswalda Cobblepot / PenguinSeries202494%The BeekeeperStreamActorDirector Janet HarwardMovie202471%

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Beekeeper - Rede de Vingança

Actor

Director Janet Harward

Movie

2024

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Millers in Marriage

Actor

Renee

Movie

2024

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Young Again

Guest

Show

2023

Live with Kelly and MarkStreamGuestTalk2023

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Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose

Actor

Anne

Movie

2023

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Uproar

Actor

Shirley Waaka

Movie

2023

The Witcher: Blood OriginStreamActorSeanchaíMiniseries202228%The Jennifer Hudson ShowGuestTalk2022RosalineStreamActorThe NurseMovie202275%ChevalierStreamActorLa GuimardMovie202276%What Happens in HollywoodStreamSelfDocuseries2021StarstruckStreamActorCathMiniseries202196%CinderellaStreamActorQueen BeatriceMovie202141%

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Sky Arts Book Club Live

Guest

Show

2020

The Kelly Clarkson ShowGuestTalk2019

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Today With Hoda & Jenna

Guest

Show

2019

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Today 3rd Hour

Guest

Show

2018

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My Dream Dinner Party

Host

Show

2018

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My Dream Dinner Party

Writer

Show

2018

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Red Nose Day

Guest

Show

2018

Spinning ManStreamActorEllen BirchMovie201842%Live with Kelly and RyanGuestTalk2017

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The Crash

Actor

Shannon Clifton

Movie

2017

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The Wilde Wedding

Actor

Priscilla Jones

Movie

2017

SpeechlessStreamActorMaya DiMeoSeries2016

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Minnie Driver English Living

Guest

Show

2016

SuperMansionStreamGuest VoiceDebbie DevizoSeries2015

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Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter

Guest

Show

2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenGuestTalk2015

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The Red Tent

Actor

Leah

Show

2014

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Peter Pan Live!

Actor

Adult Wendy Darling/Narrator

Show

2014

Celebrity Name GameContestantGame Show2014Late Night With Seth MeyersStreamGuestTalk2014

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About a Boy

Actor

Fiona

Show

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStreamGuestTalk2014

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Stage Fright

Actor

Kylie Swanson

Movie

2014

Beyond the LightsStreamActorMacy JeanMovie201484%

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Return to Zero

Actor

Maggie Royal

Movie

2014

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The Milky Way

Actor

Movie

2014

Hollywood Game NightGuestGame Show2013

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I Give It a Year

Actor

Naomi

Movie

2013

Live! With Kelly and MichaelGuestTalk2012Live! With Kelly and MichaelMusic PerformerTalk2012

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Sunday Brunch

Guest

Show

2011

LIVE with KellyGuestTalk2011Web TherapyStreamGuest StarSeries2011

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Hunky Dory

Actor

Vivienne

Movie

2011

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The Fran Drescher Tawk Show

Music Performer

Show

2010

ConanStreamGuestTalk2010The TalkGuestTalk2010The DeepStreamActorFrances KellyMiniseries2010Who Do You Think You Are?StreamGuest StarReality2010

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Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert

Host

Show

2010

ConvictionStreamActorAbra RiceMovie201068%

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Barney's Version

Actor

2nd Mrs. P

Movie

2010

Modern FamilyStreamGuest StarValerieSeries200985%

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ES.TV

Guest

Show

2009

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStreamGuestTalk2009

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Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Guest

Show

2009

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (68)

Motherhood

Actor

Sheila

Movie

2009

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (69)

HSN Today

Guest

Show

2008

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Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda

Guest

Show

2007

Chelsea LatelyGuestTalk2007The Graham Norton ShowStreamGuestTalk2007The Graham Norton ShowStreamGuest StarTalk2007

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Excellent Adventure

Self

Show

2007

The RichesStreamActorDahlia MalloySeries200786%TakeStreamActorAnaMovie200745%

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (77)

Ripple Effect

Actor

Kitty

Movie

2007

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Ripple Effect

Executive Producer

Movie

2007

Rachael Ray ShowGuestTalk2006

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Saturday Live

Guest

Show

2006

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The One Show

Guest

Show

2006

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etalk

Guest

Show

2006

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The Virgin of Juarez

Actor

Karina Danes

Movie

2006

Hell's KitchenStreamGuestReality2005The Late Late Show With Craig FergusonGuestTalk2005Ella EnchantedStreamActorMandyMovie200451%The Phantom of the OperaStreamActorCarlottaMovie200433%The Ellen DeGeneres ShowGuestTalk2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowMusic PerformerTalk2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!StreamGuestTalk2003

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Owning Mahowny

Actor

Belinda

Movie

2003

Hope SpringsStreamActorVeraSpecial200325%

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (93)

Live With Regis and Kelly

Guest

Show

2001

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (94)

High Heels and Low Lifes

Actor

Shannon

Movie

2001

Return to MeStreamActorGrace BriggsMovie200062%BeautifulStreamActorMonaMovie200017%

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Slow Burn

Actor

Trina McTeague

Movie

2000

TarzanStreamVoiceJane PorterMovie199989%

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (99)

An Ideal Husband

Actor

Miss Mabel Chiltern

Movie

1999

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Kickin' It: With Byron Allen

Guest

Show

1998

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (102)

Trade Winds

Actor

Kendal

Movie

1998

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (103)

La Granja de Satchem

Actor

Movie

1998

Hard RainStreamActorKarenMovie199831%

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The Governess

Actor

Rosina 'Rosie' da Silva, aka Mary Blackchurch

Movie

1998

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At Sachem Farm

Actor

Kendal

Movie

1998

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (107)

At Sachem Farm

Executive Producer

Movie

1998

The ViewGuestTalk1997Grosse Pointe BlankStreamActorDebi NewberryMovie199782%Good Will HuntingStreamActorSkylarMovie199797%Good Will HuntingStreamOriginal SongMovie199797%

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Princess Mononoke

Voice

Lady Eboshi

Movie

1997

Big NightStreamActorPhyllisMovie199697%SleepersStreamActorCarol MartinezMovie199673%

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The Politician's Wife

Actor

Show

1995

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Circle of Friends

Actor

Bernadette `'Benny'` Hogan

Movie

1995

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (117)

Entertainers: With Byron Allen

Guest

Show

1994

Absolutely FabulousStreamActorSeries1994

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That Sunday

Actor

Rachel

Movie

1994

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (120)

Cruel Train

Actor

Flora Mussell

Movie

1994

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (121)

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Actor

Show

1993

The Tonight Show With Jay LenoGuestTalk1992MaigretStreamGuest StarSeries1992

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The Zebra Man

Actor

Movie

1992

Minnie Driver - Actress, Singer (125)

God on the Rocks

Actor

Lydia

Movie

1990

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This Morning

Guest

Show

1988

CBS News Sunday MorningGuestNews1979Good Morning AmericaGuestNews1975MasterpieceActorFranchise1971

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Maigret

Guest Star

Show

1967

TodayGuestNews1952TodayMusic PerformerNews1952

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