After appearing in several television roles in the United Kingdom, Minnie Driver (born Jan. 31, 1970, in London) made her first splash stateside in the Irish coming-of-age comedy Circle of Friends (1995), followed that same year by an appearance in the James Bond film GoldenEye.After supporting parts in Big Night and Sleepers (both 1996), Driver earned a Best Supporting Actress nod as Matt Damon's love interest in Good Will Hunting (1997). That same year, she starred opposite John Cusack in Grosse Pointe Blank.
Driver has balanced her work among costume dramas (1998's The Governess, 1999's An Ideal Husband and 2004's The Phantom of the Opera) with quirky comedies (2000's Return to Me) and TV (2007's "The Riches," for which she received her first Emmy nomination). In 2004, she launched a second career as a singer with the release of a folk-rock album, "Everything I've Got in My Pocket."
The GovernessRosina (Minnie Driver), a young Jewish woman in 1840s England, must find a job after her father dies. Hired as a governess by the Cavendish family, she travels to their Scottish estate, where she quickly becomes involved in an intense affair with Mr. Cavendish (Tom Wilkinson). Sandra Goldbacher... Read More
Return to MeIn this engaging tale, a Chicago architect donates his wife's heart after she's tragically killed in an accident. A year later, he falls in love with a plucky waitress -- only to learn that she's the woman who received the heart. Read More
Owning MahownyQuiet and unassuming Dan Mahowny (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an assistant bank manager with a penchant for gambling and a talent for embezzling, is the unlikeliest of men to rise up against two of the most powerful financial institutions around: the bank and the casino. But that's precisely what he... Read More
TakeWhen an impulsive decision leads to unimaginable tragedy, less-than-perfect strangers Ana (Minnie Driver) and Saul (Jeremy Renner) -- a struggling mother and a habitual gambler, respectively -- are thrown together in a tangled web of fate and forced to confront personal demons. Using nonlinear... Read More
The RichesA tight-knit family of Irish grifters assumes the identities of an affluent Southern clan in this dramedy series. Parents Dahlia and Wayne learn that the luxe life isn't necessarily easy -- especially when your past keeps returning to haunt you. Read More
Barney's Version (2011) | R | |
R | ||
Motherhood (2009) | PG-13 | |
The Riches (2007) | TV-MA | |
The Simpsons Movie (2007) | PG-13 | |
Take (2007) | R | |
Ripple Effect (2007) | R | |
The Virgin of Juarez (2006) | NR | |
Delirious (2006) | NR | |
PG-13 | ||
Ella Enchanted (2004) | PG | |
Hope Springs (2003) | PG-13 | |
Owning Mahowny (2003) | R | |
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) | R | |
Return to Me (2000) | PG | |
Beautiful (2000) | PG-13 | |
Slow Burn (1999) | R | |
Tarzan (1999) | G | |
An Ideal Husband (1999) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
The Governess (1998) | R | |
Hard Rain (1998) | R | |
Good Will Hunting (1997) | R | |
Princess Mononoke (1997) | PG-13 | |
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | R | |
Sleepers (1996) | R | |
Big Night (1996) | R | |
The Politician's Wife (1995) | NR | |
GoldenEye (1995) | PG-13 | |
Circle of Friends (1995) | PG-13 | |
God on the Rocks (1990) | NR | |
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