Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver, Arts Theatre, London (Independent)

As portrayed by Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank, Debi Newberry is one of the iconic film DJs. The part fitted Driver like a glove, since she had been a budding singer and was on the verge of signing a deal with EMI when she was offered the female lead in the film Circle of Friends in the mid-Nineties. Her music career has therefore little of the method acting so prevalent when other ...

Posted on May 14, 2008, 5:24 pm

Where will Minnie Driver give birth? (Stuff)

Minnie Driver is unsure where to give birth. The actress is torn between delivering her baby - which is believe to be due in August - in her native UK or the US, where she spends most of her time.

Posted on May 13, 2008, 11:07 am

Minnie Driver proudly displays her maxi baby bump at London gig (Daily Mail)

Minnie Driver is eagerly waiting the arrival of her first child, but there's another project keeping her busy in the meantime - her country music career. Her budding bump was never far from mind - she caressed her tummy during the performance and dedicated her final song, Ruby Adeline, inspired by a pregnant friend, to other expectant mothers. She told the crowd: 'This is for all the pregnant ...

Posted on May 13, 2008, 10:06 am

Minnie Driver?s delivery dilemma (NZCity)

Minnie Driver is unsure whether to give birth in America or the UK.

Posted on May 12, 2008, 7:09 pm

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals Back Minnie Driver (Undercover)

Minnie Driver has pulled in the crack-team of Ryan Adams and the Cardinals to back her on one track from her new album, 'Sea Stories'.

Posted on May 13, 2008, 12:14 am

Mom-To-Be Minnie Driver Rocks London (People Magazine)

The six-months-pregnant actress dedicates a song to "anyone else who's knocked up"

Posted on May 13, 2008, 6:15 am

Games Asylum - Gaming gibberish » Minnie Driver (Games Asylum)

When the original Driver was released on PSone, it was on the cover of every games mag and street parties were held up and down the country in celebration. The sequel also received a lot of attention, as did Driv3r, albeit for the wrong reasons.

Posted on May 14, 2008, 12:36 pm

Minnie Driver: Guess the Baby Daddy? (E! Online via Yahoo! News)

Six-months pregnant Minnie Driver is dropping hints about the father of her unborn child?but we're still at a loss as to who it might be. Gee, wonder why.

Posted on May 8, 2008, 6:11 am

Minnie Driver - Driver Made Tv Debut As A Child Activist (ContactMusic)

British actress MINNIE DRIVER got her first taste of fame when she was just eight years old - after a BBC TV crew caught her on camera protesting against plans to chop down ...

Posted on May 9, 2008, 4:29 am

Minnie Driver: 'Zolezzi is not the father' (Digital Spy)

Minnie Driver denies that San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi is the father of her baby.

Posted on May 9, 2008, 2:50 am

Minnie Driver Biography

Minnie Driver
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Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver Performs at J&R. Credit: Live at J&R
Born Amelia Fiona J. Driver
January 31, 1970 (1970-01-31) (age 38)
London, England
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1990  â€“ present
Official website

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.

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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.[1][2] Her sister, Kate Driver, is a model and producer. Driver has Scottish, Italian and French ancestry.[3] Driver's mother was her father's mistress, and Driver's father's wife was not aware of his other family.[4] 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 had 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[5] 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.[6]

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[7] —a version of events that both Damon and Driver have repeatedly denied.[8] 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 is 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.citation needed

Filmography

Features

Short Subjects

Minnie also played herself in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous, a British sitcom.[9]

Minnie provides the voice of adventurer Lara Croft in Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series.[9]

Minnie also provided the voice of Anne in the videogame Jurassic Park: Trespasser.

Discography

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NAME Driver, Minnie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Driver, Amelia Fiona J.
SHORT DESCRIPTION actress, singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH
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