Minnie Driver
{{Short description|British and American actress }}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Minnie Driver
| image = Minnie Driver 2010.jpg
| caption = Driver in 2010
| birth_name = Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|01|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| citizenship = {{ubl|United Kingdom|United States (from 2017)}}
| alma_mater = Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active = 1991–present
| partner = Addison O'Dea (2019–present; engaged)
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|minniedriver.com}}
}}
Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film 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.
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 had 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{{cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/390827766 |title=Repertory: Invisible Girl |work=ASCAP |access-date=30 January 2021 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330145422/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/390827766 |url-status=live }} was born in London on January 31, 1970, and she was raised in Barbados until she was six.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/minnie-driver-lists-hollywood-hills-house-1201325933/ |title=Minnie Driver Lists Hollywood Hills House |last=David |first=Mark |magazine=Variety |date=9 October 2014 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213127/https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/minnie-driver-lists-hollywood-hills-house-1201325933/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.bajanreporter.com/2009/12/barbados-raised-actress-fathers-ashes-to-be-scattered-on-bajan-polo-field-minnie-drivers-dad-was-polo-addict/ |title=Barbados-raised Actress' father's ashes to be scattered on Bajan polo field |last=Borne |first=Air |website=Bajan Reporter |date=22 December 2009 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212936/https://www.bajanreporter.com/2009/12/barbados-raised-actress-fathers-ashes-to-be-scattered-on-bajan-polo-field-minnie-drivers-dad-was-polo-addict/ |url-status=live }} The nickname Minnie was given to her by her older sister Kate in childhood.{{cite news |last=Mears |first=Jo |title=Minnie Driver: My family values – The actress talks about her family |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/25/minnie-driver-family-values |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |date=24 September 2010 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021223102/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/25/minnie-driver-family-values |url-status=live }}
Her mother, Gaynor Churchward (née Millington), was a fabric designer and former couture model. Her father, Charles Ronald Driver,{{cite web |url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/66118/Driver-Charles-Ronald.htm|title=Driver, Charles Ronald|work=Traces of War|date=|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024042801/https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/66118/Driver-Charles-Ronald.htm|url-status=live}} was born in Swansea, Wales, and was of English and Scottish descent.{{cite episode |title=Minnie Driver |series=Who Do You Think You Are? |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0388r75 |network=BBC |series-no=10 |number=3 |access-date=2 September 2014 |date=7 August 2013 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117072430/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0388r75 |url-status=live }} He earned the Distinguished Flying Medal for his role in the Battle of Heligoland Bight{{cite web|title=Minnie Driver|url=https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/minnie-driver/|magazine=Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine|date=17 June 2020 |access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201233326/https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/minnie-driver/|url-status=live}} and was a director of London United Investments.{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2010/08/20/hollywood-star-calls-for-wales-only-lido-to-be-opened-91466-27101965/ |title=Hollywood star calls for Wales' only lido to be opened |last=Hutchinson |first=Clare |work=WalesOnline |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=7 November 2010 |archive-date=24 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924034005/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2010/08/20/hollywood-star-calls-for-wales-only-lido-to-be-opened-91466-27101965/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Laura |title=Film; When the Character Calls, Minnie Driver Listens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/02/movies/film-when-the-character-calls-minnie-driver-listens.html?pagewanted=1 |work=The New York Times |date=2 August 1998 |access-date=17 February 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203114459/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/02/movies/film-when-the-character-calls-minnie-driver-listens.html?pagewanted=1 |url-status=live }}
Her parents never married. 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. She was sent to Bedales School in Hampshire as a boarder soon after. She later attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art,{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Harriet |title=Minnie the minx: She used to be an English public school mouse; now she's a Hollywood babe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/aug/03/harrietlane |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |date=3 August 1997 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021223057/http://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/aug/03/harrietlane |url-status=live }} and Collingham College in Kensington, Central London.{{cite web |url=http://www.collingham.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=Collingham College |access-date=18 October 2016 |archive-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016094353/http://www.collingham.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author=Agencies |title=Minnie Driver unearths father's secret double life on TV show |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10222776/Minnie-Driver-unearths-fathers-secret-double-life-on-TV-show.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10222776/Minnie-Driver-unearths-fathers-secret-double-life-on-TV-show.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=5 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}
Career
=Acting=
Driver's television debut was in a 1991 TV advertisement for Right Guard deodorant.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4-FamSw2M | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609042217/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4-FamSw2M| archive-date=9 June 2014 | url-status=dead|title=UK TV Adverts 1991 (part 3) |via=YouTube |access-date=10 May 2012}} Driver also made her stage debut in 1991, supplementing her income by performing as a jazz vocalist and guitarist.{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/minnie-driver-9542319 |title=Minnie Driver Biography |work=Biography.com |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-date=7 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407044240/http://www.biography.com/people/minnie-driver-9542319 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |last1=Waxman |first1=Sharon |last2=Booth |first2=William |date=March 23, 1998 |title='Titanic's' 11 Oscars Ties Record; Night 'Good' for Nicholson, Hunt |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/oscars/oscars98.htm |access-date=December 28, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}
In 1998, Driver starred in Sandra Goldbacher's film The Governess.{{cite news |last1=Matthews |first1=Tom Dewe |title=Minnie the mix: How has Hampshire-bred actress Minnie Driver come to be a big success in Hollywood? By going native |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/sep/10/1 |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |date=10 September 1997 |archive-date=30 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230004947/http://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/sep/10/1 |url-status=live }} 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{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/minnie-driver |website=Emmys |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005050441/http://www.emmys.com/bios/minnie-driver |url-status=live }} and a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2008, respectively.{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver – Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000378/awards |website=IMDb |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330195645/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000378/awards |url-status=live }} 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".{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |title=Minnie Driver to Guest-Star on Modern Family |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Minnie-Driver-Guest-1012040.aspx |access-date=2 September 2014 |work=TV Guide |date=12 November 2009 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903061906/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Minnie-Driver-Guest-1012040.aspx |url-status=live }} She also starred in the television series The Deep{{cite news |title=James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Goran Visnjic star in new BBC One drama serial, The Deep |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/17/deep.shtml |work=BBC |access-date=2 September 2014 |date=17 December 2009 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926091116/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/17/deep.shtml |url-status=live }} and appeared in Conviction, in the comedy drama Barney's Version, winning a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/incendies-takes-top-prize-at-166623 |title='Incendies' Takes Top Prize at Canadian Film Awards |first=Etan |last=Vlessing |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=3 October 2011 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221063454/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/incendies-takes-top-prize-at-166623 |url-status=live }}
In October 2013, Driver started filming for The Crash which was released on 13 January 2017.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/frank-grillo-jekyll-island-minnie-driver-1200775773/ |title='The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE) |first=Justin |last=Kroll |magazine=Variety |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=1 March 2015 |archive-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218154423/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/frank-grillo-jekyll-island-minnie-driver-1200775773/ |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/speechless-cancelled-season-4-abc/ |title=Speechless Cancelled at ABC |last=Swift |first=Andy |work=TVLine |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510191805/https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/speechless-cancelled-season-4-abc/ |url-status=live }}
=Music=
Driver began making music at boarding school.{{cite news |last=Barnett |first=Laura |title=Portrait of the artist: Minnie Driver, actor and musician |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/13/1 |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |date=12 May 2008 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903154521/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/13/1 |url-status=live }} 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. In 2001 she signed with EMI and Rounder Records and performed at the SXSW music festival.{{cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |title='I've taken a pounding' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/sep/03/popandrock |access-date=22 November 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2 September 2004 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424001140/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/sep/03/popandrock |url-status=live }} The title song of Everything I've Got in My Pocket, her first album, reached No. 34{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r707997|title=(((Everything I've Got in My Pocket> Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums)))|work=AllMusic|date=5 October 2004|access-date=2 March 2010|archive-date=24 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924070346/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r707997|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |title=Minnie Drives at Musical Success With Finn Brothers Tour |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/minnie-drives-at-musical-success-with-finn-brothers-tour |access-date=22 November 2012 |newspaper=Contact Music |date=8 October 2004 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903095638/http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/minnie-drives-at-musical-success-with-finn-brothers-tour |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053805/phair-ryan-adams-enhance-minnie-driver-sophomore-set |title=Phair, Ryan Adams Enhance Minnie Driver Sophomore Set |magazine=Billboard |date=16 March 2007 |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-date=14 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914075027/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053805/phair-ryan-adams-enhance-minnie-driver-sophomore-set |url-status=live }} Driver released a third album in October 2014 called Ask Me to Dance that includes songs by Elliott Smith, Neil Young and The Killers.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/minnie-driver-release-ask-me-721766 |title=Minnie Driver to Release 'Ask Me to Dance,' Cover Album |author=Roy Trakin |date=28 July 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408052618/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/minnie-driver-release-ask-me-721766 |url-status=live }}
= 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.{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/minnie-driver-podcast-seven-questions-iheartradio-1234931882/|title = Minnie Driver to Launch Talk-Show Podcast Asking Celeb Guests Same Seven Existential Questions (EXCLUSIVE)|last = Spangler|first = Todd|date = 17 March 2021|accessdate = 25 February 2022|work = Variety|archive-date = 26 February 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220226032449/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/minnie-driver-podcast-seven-questions-iheartradio-1234931882/|url-status = live}}
Personal life
In 1997, Driver began dating Matt Damon while filming Good Will Hunting. The two split in early 1998.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/12/13/minnie-driver-matt-damon-split-emotional-video-1998-oscars/71899132007/ |title=Minnie Driver recalls being 'devastated' by Matt Damon breakup at 1998 Oscars |work=USA Today |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=14 March 2024 }} She was briefly engaged to Josh Brolin in 2001.{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102030&page=1 |title=Minnie Driver Breaks Off Engagement |work=ABC News |date=4 October 2001 |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-date=20 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920085519/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102030&page=1 |url-status=live }} She has a son born in 2008{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Julie |last2=Chi |first2=Paul |title=Minnie Driver Welcomes a Son! |url=https://people.com/parents/minnie-driver-welcomes-a-son/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |magazine=People |date=8 September 2008 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908105433/https://people.com/parents/minnie-driver-welcomes-a-son/ |url-status=live }} from a brief relationship with television writer and producer Timothy J. Lea.{{cite news |url=https://people.com/parents/celebs-who-dont-reveal-their-child-father/ |title=Mum's the Word! Mindy Kaling, Minnie Driver & More Celebs Who've Kept Quiet About Their Baby's Father |magazine=People |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818174809/https://people.com/parents/celebs-who-dont-reveal-their-child-father/ |url-status=live }} Driver confirmed that she was in a relationship with Addison O'Dea in 2019.{{cite news |url=https://people.com/tv/minnie-driver-confirms-romance-addison-odea-emmys/ |title=Minnie Driver Confirms Romance with Addison O'Dea at Emmys Afterparty |magazine=People |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Eric |last=Todisco |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514001033/https://people.com/tv/minnie-driver-confirms-romance-addison-odea-emmys/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/minnie-driver-debuts-blinged-out-engagement-ring-from-new-love-addison-odea-at-emmys-after-party |title=Minnie Driver Debuts Blinged Out Engagement Ring From New Love Addison O'Dea At Emmys After Party |work=Access Hollywood |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Marielle |last=Williams |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125171739/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/minnie-driver-debuts-blinged-out-engagement-ring-from-new-love-addison-odea-at-emmys-after-party |url-status=live }}
In 2016, Driver revealed that she was sexually assaulted at age 17 while on holiday in Greece.{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minnie-driver-shares-a-deeply-personal-story-about-teenage-sexual-assault_us_57fe29e3e4b044be30162f7c |title=Minnie Driver Shares Deeply Personal Story About Teenage Sexual Assault |author=Delbyck, Cole |work=Huffington Post |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012140921/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minnie-driver-shares-a-deeply-personal-story-about-teenage-sexual-assault_us_57fe29e3e4b044be30162f7c |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/minnie-driver-reveals-sexually-assaulted-teenager-article-1.2827876 |title=Minnie Driver reveals she was sexually assaulted as a teenager, says it happens to all women |author=Bitette, Nicole |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012232530/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/minnie-driver-reveals-sexually-assaulted-teenager-article-1.2827876 |url-status=live }}
On 21 December 2017, Driver became a United States citizen.{{cite tweet |last=Driver |first=Minnie |author-link=Minnie Driver |user=driverminnie |number=940793872334114816 |date=12 December 2017 |title=I'll tell you what, I became a duel citizen on Friday. I have never been so proud to be an Anglo-American. #DougJonesAL @GDouglasJones #alabama 🇺🇸🇬🇧 |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214083214/https://twitter.com/driverminnie/status/940793872334114816 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Driver |first=Minnie |author-link=Minnie Driver |user=driverminnie |number=943970647511728128 |date=21 December 2017 |title=I will! I'm having a 'WE THE PEOPLE' tea party. ( the tea will be in a pot, not thrown in the harbor) https://t.co/H8zCRnwMAi |access-date=27 June 2021}}{{cite tweet |author=USCIS Media - Western Region |user=USCISMediaWest |number=943974495756230656 |date=21 December 2017 |title=Today more than 8,000 people from 120 countries became #newUScitizens in #DTLA, including the talented @driverminnie! https://t.co/HpEgSw2Aag |access-date=27 June 2021}}{{Cite news |url=https://patch.com/california/hollywood/minnie-driver-sworn-us-citizen-la-ceremony |title=Minnie Driver Sworn in As US Citizen in LA Ceremony |website=Patch |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208151330/https://patch.com/california/hollywood/minnie-driver-sworn-us-citizen-la-ceremony |url-status=live }} After living in California for a number of years, Driver moved back to London.{{when|date=March 2025}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/minnie-driver-interview-sexism-misogyny-hollywood-harassment-l2t8mfhl7|title=Minnie Driver: sexism, misogyny and Hollywood harassment|journal=The Sunday Times|first=Jane|last=Mulkerrins|date=6 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/minnie-driver-slams-donald-trump-prison-red-state-1236061821/|title=Minnie Driver Says Donald Trump 'Deserves to Be in Prison' and She Refuses to Live in a Red State if He Is Re-Elected|journal=Variety|first=Ethan|last=Shanfield|date=6 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}
Activism
Driver was a long-time ambassador for and supporter of Oxfam{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver |url=https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/people/minnie-driver/ |website=Oxfam America |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411160848/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/people/minnie-driver/ |archive-date=11 April 2021}} until withdrawing her support in 2018 over a sexual abuse scandal in the organisation.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/13/minnie-driver-cuts-ties-with-oxfam-over-sex-scandal |title=Minnie Driver cuts ties with Oxfam over sex scandal |work=The Guardian |last1=Slawson |first1=Nicola |access-date=17 March 2022 |date=2018-02-13 |archive-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214010229/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/13/minnie-driver-cuts-ties-with-oxfam-over-sex-scandal |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Film =
File:MinnieDriverJan2011.jpg in January 2011]]
File:Minnie Driver on the Red Carpet for the 2022 TIFF Premiere of Chevalier (52358886196).jpg in September 2022]]
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1992
| data-sort-value="Zebra Man, The" | The Zebra Man | Emily Ashdown | rowspan="2" | Short |
| 1994
| That Sunday | Rachel |
| rowspan=2| 1995
| Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan | |
| GoldenEye
| Irina | |
| rowspan=2| 1996
| Phyllis | |
| Sleepers
| Carol Martinez | |
| rowspan=2| 1997
| Debi Newberry | |
| Good Will Hunting
| Skylar Satenstein | |
| rowspan=3| 1998
| Karen | |
| data-sort-value="Governess, The" | The Governess
| Rosina Da Silva | |
| At Sachem Farm
| Kendal | |
| rowspan=4| 1999
| Miss Mabel Chiltern | |
| Princess Mononoke
| Lady Eboshi |
| Tarzan |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut |
| rowspan=4| 2000
| Grace Briggs | |
| Beautiful
| Mona Hibbard | |
| Slow Burn
| Trina McTeague | |
| data-sort-value="Upgrade, The" | The Upgrade
| Constance Levine | Short |
| rowspan=2| 2001
| Shannon | |
| D.C. Smalls
| Waitress | Short |
| rowspan=2| 2003
| Belinda | |
| Hope Springs
| Vera Edwards | |
| rowspan=3| 2004
| Mandy | |
| Portrait
| Donna | Short |
| data-sort-value="Phantom of the Opera, The" | The Phantom of the Opera
| Carlotta | |
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Virgin of Juarez, The" | The Virgin of Juarez | Karina Danes | |
| rowspan=3| 2007
| Take | Ana Nichols | |
| Ripple Effect
| Kitty | |
| data-sort-value="Simpsons Movie, The" | The Simpsons Movie
| Grievance Counselor |Deleted scene |
| 2009
| Sheila | |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Abra Rice | |
| Barney's Version
| Mrs. P. | |
| 2011
| Vivienne Mae | |
| 2012
| Goats | Shaman | Uncredited |
| 2013
| Naomi | |
| rowspan=3| 2014
| Maggie Royal | |
| Stage Fright
| Kylie Swanson | |
| Beyond the Lights
| Macy Jean | |
| 2015
| Unity | Narrator (voice) | Documentary |
| rowspan=3| 2017
| data-sort-value="Crash, The" | The Crash | Shannon Clifton | |
| data-sort-value="Wilde Wedding, The" | The Wilde Wedding
| Priscilla Jones | |
| Laboratory Conditions
| Marjorie Cane | Short |
| 2018
| Ellen Birch | |
| 2021
| Queen Beatrice | |
| rowspan=2| 2022
| Rosaline | |
| Chevalier
| |
| rowspan=2| 2023
| Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose | Anne | |
| Uproar
| Shirley Waaka | |
| rowspan=3| 2024
| data-sort-value="Beekeeper, The" | The Beekeeper | Director Janet Harward | |
| data-sort-value="Assessment, The" | The Assessment
| Evie | |
| Millers in Marriage
| Renee | |
| TBA
| {{pending film|Angels in the Asylum}} | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1990
| God on the Rocks | Lydia | Television film |
| rowspan=2| 1991
| data-sort-value="House of Eliott, The" | The House of Eliott | Mary | Episode #1.4 |
| Casualty
| Zena Mitchell | Episode: "The Last Word" |
| rowspan=2| 1992
| Lovejoy | Sarah | Episode: "Kids" |
| Kinsey
| Louise Kinsey | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=3| 1993
| Maigret | Arlette | Episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer" |
| Mr Wroe's Virgins
| Leah | 4 episodes |
| Screen One
| Sally | Episode: "Royal Celebration" |
| rowspan=3| 1994
| data-sort-value="Day Today, The" | The Day Today | Mila Milandrovicz, Lally Sampson | 2 episodes |
| Peak Practice
| Sue Keel | Episode: "Enemy Within" |
| Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
| Daniella Forrest | Episode #1.2 |
| rowspan=3| 1995
| Ellie | 7 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Politician's Wife, The" | The Politician's Wife
| Jennifer Caird | 3 episodes |
| Roseanne
| Eva | Episode: "Bed and Bored" |
| rowspan=2| 1996
| Flora Mussell | Television film |
| Murder Most Horrid
| Sergeant Cole | Episode: "Confess" |
| 2000
| data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files | Cinema Audience | Uncredited; episode: "Hollywood A.D." |
| 2003
| Herself | Episode: "Panickin'" |
| 2003–2020
| Lorraine Finster | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2007–2008
| data-sort-value="Riches, The" | The Riches | Dahlia Malloy | Lead role |
| 2007
| Lead role; voice{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/driver-tapped-revisioned-raider-141599/|title='Driver tapped for ‘Re\Visioned’ Raider|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=3 July 2007|access-date=17 May 2025}} |
| rowspan=2| 2010
| Valerie | Episode: "Moon Landing" |
| data-sort-value="Deep, The" | The Deep
| Frances Kelly | Lead role, miniseries |
| 2011
| Hail Mary | Mary Beth Baker | rowspan="2" | Television film |
| rowspan=3| 2012
| Lady Friends | Jennifer Rensen |
| QuickBites
| Ellen | Episode: "Food for Thought" |
| Web Therapy
| Allegra Favreau | 5 episodes |
| 2013
| rowspan="2" | Herself | Episode: "The Office Party" |
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Episode: "7 Chefs Again" |
| data-sort-value="Red Tent, The" | The Red Tent
| Leah | Lead role, miniseries |
| Peter Pan Live!
| Narrator/Adult Wendy Darling | TV special |
| 2014–2015
| Fiona Bowa | Lead role |
| 2015
| Ally's Friend | Episode: "A Live Show Walks Into a Bar: Part 1" |
| 2016–2019
| Maya DiMeo | Lead role |
| 2018–2019
| Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2021
| Stephanie Curran | Episode: "On a Serpentine Road, With the Top Down" |
| 2021–2023
| Cath | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2022
| data-sort-value="Witcher: Blood Origin, The" | The Witcher: Blood Origin | Seanchai | Lead role |
| 2023
|Season 2, episode: "Fun and Games" {{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/our-flag-means-death-season-2-first-look | title='Our Flag Means Death Season 2': Exclusive First Look | website=Vanity Fair | date=24 August 2023 | access-date=24 August 2023 | archive-date=24 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824151448/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/our-flag-means-death-season-2-first-look | url-status=live }} |
| rowspan="4" |2024
| data-sort-value="Serpent Queen, The" | The Serpent Queen | Lead Role, Season 2 |
| Batman: Caped Crusader
| The Penguin / Oswalda Cobblepot | Voice, Season 1, episode: "In Treacherous Waters" |
| Arcane
| Illusionary Sorceress | Voice, Season 2, episode: "Blisters and Bedrock" |
| Krapopolis
| Shlub's Mother | Voice, episode: "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Anne |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 1995
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award | {{center|Circle of Friends}} | {{won}} |
| rowspan=2| 1996
| rowspan=2| London Film Critics' Circle Award | rowspan=2| British Supporting Actress of the Year | {{center|Big Night}} | {{nom}} |
| {{center|Sleepers}}
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan=5| 1997
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" |Good Will Hunting | {{nom}} |
| London Film Critics' Circle Award
| British Supporting Actress of the Year | {{won}} |
| Satellite Award
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | {{nom}} |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
| {{nom}} |
| 1998
| Best Kiss (shared with Matt Damon) | {{nom}} |
| 1999
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | {{center|Tarzan}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| 2004
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | rowspan=2| {{center|The Phantom of the Opera}} | {{nom}} |
| London Film Critics' Circle Award
| British Supporting Actress of the Year | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=6| 2007
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |The Riches | {{nom}} |
| Primetime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| Satellite Award
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | {{nom}} |
| California Independent Film Festival Award
| Best Actress | rowspan=3| {{center|Take}} | {{won}} |
| Phoenix Film Festival
| Best Acting Ensemble | {{won}} |
| Tiburon International Film Festival Award
| Best Actress | {{won}} |
| rowspan=3| 2010
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | rowspan=3| {{center|Barney's Version}} | {{won}} |
| London Film Critics' Circle Award
| British Supporting Actress of the Year | {{nom}} |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award
| Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| 2015
| Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | rowspan=2| {{center|Return to Zero}} | {{nom}} |
| Primetime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | {{nom}} |
| 2017
| Favorite Actress in a New TV Series | {{center|Speechless}} | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |2018
| rowspan="2" |FilmQuest |Best Supporting Actress | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Laboratory Conditions |{{won}} |
| Best Supporting Actress - Short
|{{won}} |
Other media
= Web =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007 |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1998
|Anne |
| 2002
|Smokita | |
Discography
= Albums =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Album ! US Heat ! Label |
|---|
| 2004
| Everything I've Got in My Pocket | style="text-align:center;"| 43 | rowspan="2"| Zoë |
| 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 25 |
| 2014
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Rounder |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Single ! Album |
|---|
| 2004
| "Invisible Girl" | rowspan="2"| Everything I've Got in My Pocket |
| 2005
| "Everything I've Got in My Pocket" |
Works
- {{cite book |title=Managing Expectations: A Memoir |date=2022 |publisher=Manilla Press |location=London |isbn=9781786582409 |oclc=1300420971}}{{cite web |title=Manilla Press to publish the "tell-most" memoir of Minnie Driver |url=https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/news/manilla-press-to-publish-the-tell-most-memoir-of-minnie-driver/ |website=Bonnier Books UK |access-date=17 March 2022 |date=9 December 2021 |quote=Managing Expectations will be published in hardback, audio and eBook in May 2022. It will be published simultaneously by HarperOne in the US. |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209110903/https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/news/manilla-press-to-publish-the-tell-most-memoir-of-minnie-driver/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.minniedriver.com}}
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