Minnie Driver

Also known as Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver, Amelia Fiona Minnie Driver, Amelia Fiona Driver, Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver

Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver 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 ; 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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Minnie Driver is a British-American actress, film producer, and singer-songwriter born in 1970 in Marylebone. She is educated at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and works primarily in the entertainment field. Her notable works include the films *Good Will Hunting* and *Tarzan*. Driver has received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

As a musician, she performs pop music and plays the voice, having released records with Rounder Records. She resides in Los Angeles and speaks English. Driver is heterosexual and has one child. Her work location includes the United Kingdom, and she holds citizenship in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born January 31, 1970) is an English actress and singer. She's best known for her roles as Skylar in Good Will Hunting, Maya DiMeo on the sitcom Speechless, Dahlia Molloy on the series The Riches, Fiona on the sitcom About a Boy, Frances Kelly on the series The Deep, Queen Beatrice in Cinderella (2021), Debi Newberry in Grosse Point Blank, Mandy in Ella…

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Finding Emily — Dean Watkinson2026
The Borderline — May Ferguson2026
Run Away — Ingrid Greene2026
The Faithful — Sarah2026
The Assessment — Evie2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell — Self2025
The Beekeeper — Director Janet Harward2024
Millers in Marriage — Renee2024
Batman: Caped Crusader — Oswalda Cobblepot / The Penguin (voice)2024
Chevalier — La Guimard2023

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1970

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Born: Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver , ( 1970-01-31 ) 31 January 1970 (age 56) , London, England
Citizenship: UK US
Alma mater: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations: Actress singer
Years active: 1991–present
Partner s: Addison O'Dea (2019–present; engaged)

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Instance of: human
Family name: Driver
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Marylebone
Occupation: musician
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Tarzan
Field of work: entertainment
Genre: pop music
Instrument: voice
Record label: Rounder Records
Official website: www.minniedriver.com
Image: Minnie Driver 2025.jpg
Number of children: 1
Work location: United Kingdom
Residence: Los Angeles

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Commons category: Minnie Driver
date of birth: 1970-01-31
nominated for: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Commons gallery: Minnie Driver
start of work period: 1990-00-00
social media followers: 215276
writing language: English language
sexual orientation: heterosexuality

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Encyclopedic overview

Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress, producer 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.

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