Minnie Driver - Actress
Age: 56
Country: United Kingdom Occupations:
Actress
Minnie Driver is an English-American actress and singer-songwriter best known for her sharp wit, distinctive voice, and versatile performances across drama and comedy.
She first gained widespread acclaim for her breakout role in the 1995 drama Circle of Friends, followed quickly by her Academy Award-nominated performance as Skylar in Good Will Hunting (1997). Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, she established herself as a dynamic lead and supporting actress in films such as Grosse Pointe Blank, Disney’s animated Tarzan (voicing Jane), and The Phantom of the Opera.
On television, Driver received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her starring role opposite Eddie Izzard in the FX series The Riches, and later starred as the fiercely dedicated matriarch Maya DiMeo in the ABC comedy series Speechless.
Beyond acting, Driver is a skilled musician who has released several folk-pop studio albums. She is also widely appreciated for her candid, articulate, and humor-filled public persona, often sharing insightful stories about Hollywood, mothering, and her career across various interviews and her memoir, Managing Expectations.