Minnie Driver is an 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, as well as for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the television series The Riches. Driver was born Amelia Fiona J. Driver in Finsbury Park, London, the daughter of Gaynor Churchward , a designer and former couture model, and Ronnie Driver, a Welsh businessman and financial adviser from Swansea. Her mother was her father's mistress, and her father's wife was not aware of his other family. Driver has... Irish, Welsh, Scottish, French and Italian ancestry. Her sister, Kate, is a model and producer. Driver was brought up in Barbados and educated at Bedales, an independent school near Petersfield, Hampshire, England, and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Driver's television debut was in a 1991 UK TV advert for Right Guard deodorant. Driver also made her stage debut in 1991, supplementing her income by performing as a jazz vocalist and guitarist.
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| Birthdate: | January 31, 1970 |
| Birthplace: | Finsbury Park, London |
| Age: | 42 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Education: | Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Bedales School |
| Also known as: | Amelia Fiona Driver, Amelia Fiona J. Driver, Amelia Fiona J Driver |