Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver: Biography in Details

Who is Minnie Driver?

Minnie Driver is an English-American actress and singer-songwriter. Likely, she has also been nominated for the Academy Award for the best-supporting actress and a screen actors Guild Award in Gus Van Sant’s Good Will Hunting (1997) for her role as Skylar.

Additionally, she has also been nominated for Big Night and Sleepers (both in 1996), Good Will Hunting (1997) which she won, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), and Barney’s Version (2010).

Minnie Driver: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Minnie Driver was born in Marylebone, City of Westminster, England on January 31, 1970. Her birth name is Amelia Fiona Driver.

Her father’s name is Ronnie Driver and her mother’s name is Gaynor Churchward. Her father was a World War II front gunner and her mother was a former couture model. Whereas when Minnie was six years old, her parents separated.

Minnie Driver has three siblings namely, Kate Driver, Edward Churchward, Charlie Driver. Minnie holds American- British citizenship and mixed (English- Scottish- Irish) ethnicity.

Her birth sign is Aquarius.

Education

Talking about Minnie Driver’s education history, She was sent to Bedales School, Hampshire, as a border.

Then, she attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and Collingham College, an independent college in Kensington.

Minnie Driver: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, Minnie Driver appeared in a minor role in a TV series in 1990. Her career took off in 1991 with a TV commercial ad for the ‘Right Guard’ deodorant. In the same year, she made her first stage appearance. Her name popped up on TV now and then due to a small part in the series ‘Casualty’.

At the same time, her name became associated with the famous comedians Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan. Other sitcoms where she appeared were `Love Joy’, `The House of Eliott’, and `Peak Practice’.

The movie ‘Circle of Friends’ released in 1995, found her many admirers as she played one of the lead roles alongside Chris O’ Donnell. In the subsequent years she played roles in the blockbuster movies, `Sleepers’ and `Grosse Pointe Blank’.

The late 1990s saw her appear in a number of hit movies like ‘Hard Rain’ with Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater, ‘The Governess’, and ‘An Ideal Husband’. The well-liked ‘Will & Grace TV comedy series witnessed her act in a persistent role as the character Lorraine Finster.

Whereas, some of the movies she acted in from 2000 onwards are ‘Return to Me’ followed by `Owning Mahowny’, `Ella Enchanted’, `The Phantom of the Opera, `Delirious’ and `Take’.

Moreover, her association with the TV series ‘The Riches‘. Minnie Driver also appeared in the recently aired ‘About a Boy’ NBC series in 2014-15. She also acted in the film ‘The Crash’ directed by Aram Rappaport, released in 2017.

In the year 1997, Minnie Driver appeared in a major role in the movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ which also starred Robin Williams, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck. The film was a critical as well as commercial success and made Driver a well-known name.

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