Jan 31, 1970

London

Minnie Driver (born Amelia Driver) is an English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. She first came to broad public attention when she played the lead role in Circle of Friends. 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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In 2003 and 2004, she had a noted comic recurring role on Will & Grace as Lorraine Finster, Karen's (Megan Mullally) nemesis and daughter ... ... (read more...) of Karen's lover, played by veteran British comic and Monty Python alumnus John Cleese.

Driver has also worked on several animated features, including Disney's 1999 version of Tarzan and the dubbed English version of the 1999 Japanese megahit Princess Mononoke.

At some point in 2007, Driver will make her return to television starring alongside Eddie Izzard on the upcoming FX Network show The Riches, a show about a family of con artists living in the suburbs [1]. Promos for the show have began airing on the network, but a premiere date has not yet been confirmed.