Everything about Minnie Driver totally explained
Minnie Driver (born
January 31 1970) is an
Emmy-,
BAFTA and
Academy Award-nominated
English actress and
singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film
Good Will Hunting.
Biography
Early life
Driver was born
Amelia Fiona J. Driver in
London, the daughter of Gaynor Churchward (
née Millington), a designer and former
couture model, and Ronnie Driver, a businessman. Her sister, Kate Driver, is a model and producer. Driver has
Scottish,
Italian and
French ancestry. Driver's mother was her father's mistress, and Driver's father's wife wasn't aware of his other family. She was raised in
Barbados, and educated at
Bedales school near
Petersfield, Hampshire, England, and the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Acting career
Before receiving worldwide recognition, she appeared on British television with renowned comedians such as
Steve Coogan and
Armando Iannucci among others. Driver first came to broad public attention when she played the lead role in
Circle of Friends and in 1997 in
Good Will Hunting. In 2003 and 2004, she'd a noted 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). Driver has also worked on several animated features, including
Disney's 1999 version of
Tarzan and the 1999 dubbed-English version of the Japanese film
Princess Mononoke.
On
March 12,
2007, Driver made her return to television starring alongside
Eddie Izzard on the
FX Network show
The Riches, a series about a family of
Travellers living in an upscale gated community in the
suburbs. She was nominated for the 2007
Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Dramatic Series.
Music career
Early in her career Driver was a member of a band called "Puff, Rocks and Brown"; the band was signed to a development deal with
Island Records, which ended without a release.
She began a low-profile return to music in 2000; the following year, she signed with
EMI and
Rounder Records and performed at
SXSW. Canadian music producer Colin Craig assisted in the eventual release of
Everything I've Got in My Pocket, which reached No. 43 in the UK, and a second single, "Invisible Girl" peaking at No. 68. The album was backed by a group including members of the
Wallflowers and
Pete Yorn's band. Driver wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the album and also covered "
Hungry Heart" from
Bruce Springsteen's
The River. In 2004, Driver was the support act for the
Finn Brothers on the UK portion of their world tour.
In 2004, Driver played
Carlotta Giudicelli in
Joel Schumacher's film of
The Phantom of the Opera. Because of the vocal requirements of the role, Driver was the sole cast member to have her voice
dubbed. However, she did lend her own voice to
Learn to be Lonely, a song written by
Andrew Lloyd Webber specifically for the film version of his musical (it plays over the
closing credits of the movie). Driver released her second album entitled
Seastories on
July 17,
2007. The 12-track set is produced by Marc "Doc" Dauer, who also produced
Everything I've Got in My Pocket.
Ryan Adams and
Liz Phair are among the list of collaborators for the album.
Personal life
Driver has been linked romantically with several of her costars, including
John Cusack,
Josh Brolin, and
Matt Damon. A false rumour circulated that Driver found out that Damon had broken up with her when he announced it on
The Oprah Winfrey Show —a version of events that both Damon and Driver have repeatedly denied. Driver was engaged to marry Brolin before a sudden breakup in 2001. Driver has said her relationship with Brolin's stepmother,
Barbra Streisand, was difficult. On
March 13,
2008, during an appearance on
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, she announced that she's currently expecting her first child in August. This announcement ended weeks of speculation that she was
pregnant. Minnie is also cousin to American singer/songwriter/actor Josh Driver.
Filmography
Features
Short Subjects
The Zebra Man (1992)
Baggage (1997)
The Upgrade (2000)
D.C. Smalls (2001)
Film Trix 2004 (2004)
Portrait (2004)
Minnie also played herself in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous, a British sitcom.
Minnie provides the voice of adventurer Lara Croft in .
Minnie also provided the voice of Anne in the videogame .
Discography
Everything I've Got in My Pocket (2004)
Seastories (2007)Further Information
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