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Minnie Driver

Born: 1970

Biography

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 Enchanted, Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera, Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan in Circle of Friends, and the voice of Jane Porter in Disney's Tarzan. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's 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, Owning Mahowny, and providing the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minnie Driver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Finsbury Park, London, England, UK

Resources

Movies

Good Will Hunting

Skylar in Good Will Hunting

Sleepers

Carol Martinez in Sleepers

High Heels and Low Lifes

Shannon in High Heels and Low Lifes

Return to Me

Grace Briggs in Return to Me

Motherhood

Sheila in Motherhood

Hard Rain

Karen in Hard Rain

Hope Springs

Vera Edwards in Hope Springs

An Ideal Husband

Miss Mabel Chiltern in An Ideal Husband

Circle of Friends

Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan in Circle of Friends

Higher Love

Kendal in Higher Love

Grosse Pointe Blank

Debi Newberry in Grosse Pointe Blank

Chevalier

La Guimard in Chevalier

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Brooke Shields (voice) in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

The Phantom of the Opera

Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera

Beautiful

Mona in Beautiful

Take

Ana in Take

Ella Enchanted

Mandy in Ella Enchanted

Tarzan

Jane Porter (voice) in Tarzan

Owning Mahowny

Belinda in Owning Mahowny

Conviction

Abra Rice in Conviction

Royal Celebration

Sally in Royal Celebration

Barney's Version

The 2nd Mrs. P in Barney's Version

Big Night

Phyllis in Big Night

The Virgin of Juarez

Karina Danes in The Virgin of Juarez

The Governess

Rosina da Silva in The Governess

Hunky Dory

Vivienne in Hunky Dory

The Upgrade

Constance Levine in The Upgrade

I Give It a Year

Naomi in I Give It a Year

Stage Fright

Kylie Swanson in Stage Fright

Slow Burn

Trina McTeague in Slow Burn

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose

Anne in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose

Beyond the Lights

Macy Jean in Beyond the Lights

The Beekeeper

Director Janet Harward in The Beekeeper

Portrait

Donna in Portrait

Return to Zero

Maggie Royal in Return to Zero

GoldenEye

Irina in GoldenEye

Peter Pan Live!

Adult Wendy Darling / Narrator in Peter Pan Live!

Cruel Train

Flora Mussell in Cruel Train

Uproar

Shirley Waaka in Uproar

That Sunday

in That Sunday

Unity

Narrator (voice) in Unity

The Crash

Shannon Clifton in The Crash

Baggage

in Baggage

The Milky Way

Self in The Milky Way

Millers in Marriage

Renee in Millers in Marriage

The Assessment

Evie in The Assessment

Ripple Effect

Kitty in Ripple Effect

Spinning Man

Ellen Birch in Spinning Man

The Wilde Wedding

Priscilla Jones in The Wilde Wedding

Laboratory Conditions

Marjorie Cane in Laboratory Conditions

Cinderella

Queen Beatrice in Cinderella

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

Self in GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

God on the Rocks

Lydia in God on the Rocks

Rosaline

Nurse Janet in Rosaline

TV Shows

Murder Most Horrid

Sgt. Cole in Murder Most Horrid

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self in The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Modern Family

Valerie in Modern Family

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

in Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The View

Self in The View

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Riches

Dahlia Malloy in The Riches

The House of Eliott

Mary in The House of Eliott

The X-Files

Cinema Audience (uncredited) in The X-Files

Absolutely Fabulous

Self in Absolutely Fabulous

Will & Grace

Lorraine Finster in Will & Grace

Lovejoy

Sarah in Lovejoy

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest in Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self - Guest in The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Self in Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Maigret

in Maigret

Starstruck

Cath in Starstruck

The Oscars

Self in The Oscars

Good Friends

Ellie in Good Friends

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Deep

Frances Kelly in The Deep

Modern Love

Stephanie Curran in Modern Love

About a Boy

Fiona in About a Boy

Hell's Kitchen

Self - Restaurant Patron in Hell's Kitchen

The Red Tent

Leah in The Red Tent

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self in Who Do You Think You Are?

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

Intimate Portrait

Self in Intimate Portrait

Speechless

Maya DiMeo in Speechless

Peak Practice

Sue Keel in Peak Practice

The Graham Norton Show

Self in The Graham Norton Show

Casualty

Zena Mitchell in Casualty

Our Flag Means Death

Anne Bonny in Our Flag Means Death

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self in Who Do You Think You Are?

Will & Grace

Lorraine Finster in Will & Grace

The Politician's Wife

Jennifer Caird in The Politician's Wife

The Kelly Clarkson Show

in The Kelly Clarkson Show

The View

Self - Guest in The View

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self in Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Web Therapy

Allegra Favreau in Web Therapy

Web Therapy

Allegra Favreau in Web Therapy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Fran Drescher Show

in The Fran Drescher Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self in The Late Late Show with James Corden

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Leah in Mr. Wroe's Virgins

The Witcher: Blood Origin

Unnamed Seanchaí in The Witcher: Blood Origin

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self in The Jennifer Hudson Show

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

Daniella Forest in Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

Undateable

Minnie in Undateable

The Jonathan Ross Show

Self in The Jonathan Ross Show

Revisioned: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft in Revisioned: Tomb Raider

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self in Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Game Night

Self in Hollywood Game Night

Batman: Caped Crusader

Oswalda Cobblepot / The Penguin (voice) in Batman: Caped Crusader