Minnie Driver Biography (1970?-)
Original name, Amelia Driver; born January 31, 1970 (some sources cite 1971),in London, England; daughter of Ronnie Driver (a businessman) and Gaynor Churchward (a model and designer); sister of Kate Driver (a producer and model).Addresses: Agent: ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.;Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist: Wolf/Kasteler PR, 335 N. Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer, composer, editor
- Birth Details
- January 31, 1970?
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Bernadette "Benny" Hogan, Circle of Friends (also known as GoodGirls), Savoy Pictures, 1995
- Irina, GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
- Phyllis, Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
- Baggage (short film), 1996
- Carol Martinez, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996
- Debi Newberry, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997
- Skylar, Good Will Hunting, Buena Vista/Miramax, 1997
- (English-language version) Voice of Lady Eboshi, The Princess Mononoke (animated; also known as Mononoke Hime), Miramax/Dimension Films,1999
- Rosina da Silva/Mary Blackchurch, The Governess, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998
- Kendal, At Sachem Farm (also known as Trade Winds, Higher Love, and Uncorked), Itasca Pictures, 1998
- Karen, Hard Rain (also known as The Flood and Pluie d'enfer), Paramount, 1998
- Voice of Jane Porter, Tarzan (animated), Buena Vista, 1999
- Mabel Chiltern, An Ideal Husband, Miramax, 1999
- Voice of Brooke Shields, South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (animated), Paramount/Warner Bros., 1999
- Grace Briggs, Return to Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
- Mona Hibbard, Beautiful, Destination Films, 2000
- Trina McTeague, Slow Burn, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- Constance Levine, The Upgrade (short film), 2000
- Shannon, High Heels and Low Lifes, Buena Vista, 2001
- Waitress, D. C. Smalls (short film), 2001
- Belinda, Owning Mahowny, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
- Vera, Hope Springs, Buena Vista, 2003
- Mandy, Ella Enchanted, Miramax, 2004
- Carlotta, The Phantom of the Opera, Warner Bros., 2004
- Film Work
- Executive producer, At Sachem Farm (also known as Trade Winds, Higher Love, and Uncorked), Itasca Pictures, 1998
- Television Appearances
- Series
- My Good Friend, ITV, 1995
- Miniseries
- Leah, Mr. Wroe's Virgins, BBC, 1993
- Arlette, "Maigret and the Nightclub Dancer," Maigret II, EC Television, Antenne-2, Television Suisse-Romande, and Radio-television belge, 1994,broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1994
- Jennifer Caird, The Politician's Wife, PBS and Channel 4, 1995
- Movies
- Lydia, God on the Rocks, Channel 4, 1990
- Rachel, That Sunday, 1994
- Flora Mussell, Cruel Train, BBC, 1995
- Specials
- Barbara Walters Presents Six to Watch, ABC, 1998
- The Envelope Please, MSNBC, 1998
- Christian Slater: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
- Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins, ABC, 1999
- Sally Field: Defying Gravity (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
- Narrator, Reel Models: The First Women of Film (documentary), AMC,2000
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Minnie Driver (documentary), Lifetime,2000
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand, Fox, 2001
- Herself, Will On Will & Grace, 2003
- Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, 1998
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998
- Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
- Presenter, The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 1999
- The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
- Herself, British Style Awards 2003, 2003
- Herself, The 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003
- Episodic
- Mary, The House of Eliott, BBC, 1991
- Zena Mitchell, "The Last Word," Casualty, BBC, 1991
- Sarah, "Kids," Lovejoy, BBC, 1992
- Sally, "Royal Celebration," Screen One, BBC, 1993
- Sue Keel, "Enemy Within," Peak Practice, ITV, 1994
- Lally Sampson, The Day Today, BBC2, 1994
- Daniella Forest, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, BBC2, 1995
- The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1995, 1998, 2000
- Sergeant Cole, "Confess," Murder Most Horrid, BBC2, 1996
- Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2004
- Herself, Film '72, BBC, 1999
- Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2000
- (Uncredited) Herself as audience member, "Hollywood A.D.," The X-Files, Fox, 2000
- Herself, "Crimes and Punishment," The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime,2001
- Herself, The Big Breakfast, Channel 4, 2001
- Herself, The Kumars at No. 42, BBC, 2001
- Lorraine Finster, "Homojo," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
- Herself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2003
- Lorraine Finster, "23," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
- Lorraine Finster, "24," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
- Herself, "Panickin," Absolutely Fabulous, BBC, 2003
- Lorraine Finster, "The Accidental Tsuris," Will & Grace, NBC,2004
- Lorraine Finster, "Flip-Flop: Parts 1 & 2," Will & Grace,NBC, 2004
- Herself, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2004
- The View, ABC, 2004
- Also appeared in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC; as panelist,The List, VH1.
- Stage Appearances
- Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Comedy Theatre, London, 2003
- RECORDINGS
- Video Games
- Voice of Anne, Trespasser, 1998
- WRITINGS
- Film Songs
- "Handle on My Heart," Good Will Hunting, 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Newsmakers 2000, Issue 1, Gale Group, 2000
- Cosmopolitan, August, 1998, pp. 192-195
- Entertainment Weekly, April 24, 1998, p. 13
- Interview, January, 1996, pp. 60-63
- Newsweek, October 18, 1999, p. 90
- People Weekly, November 18, 1996, p. 104; April 23, 2001, p. 122;October 22, 2001, p. 69; March 1, 2004, p. 97
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Fred Goudy
Jul 21, 2014 @ 6:18 pm
I was watching the DVD "The Red Violin." During the scene of he gypsies a familiar face was part of the gypsy crowd. Was Minnie Driver in the film, "The Red Violin?" It would have been as a non-credited role.