Amelia Fiona Driver is an American-British actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her roles in Mute and Goodwill Hunt. Her name – Minnie, was given to her by her child sister who could barely pronounce her name Amelia correctly when they were younger. She has since adopted this name with good fortune and is now known worldwide as Minnie Driver.
Minnie Driver Bio
She was born as Amelia Fiona Driver on January 31, 1970, in Marylebone, City of Westminster, England to a successful businessman father and fabric designer mother. Her father, Charles Ronald Driver and her mother Gaynor Churchward never married. The couple had an affair when Minnie was born. Charles was legally married, while Gaynor was not married at all. Her parents ended their affair by the time Minnie was 6 and she was living with her mother and siblings Charlie Driver, Edward Churchward and Kate Driver. Her brother, Charlie, is of the same father with her, but different mothers, while her other brother, Edward, shares the same mother with her, but a different father. Her sister, Kate Driver, is a director and they share the same parents.
Driver attended Bedales Boarding School in Hampshire, England. Later, she attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She graduated from art school and decided to devote herself full-time to her acting career.
Driver began her acting career in 1990 when she starred on the TV show God on the Rock as Lydia. The following year, she was cast in two television shows, The House of Elliott and Casually as Mary and Zena Mitchell respectively.
In the years that followed, she continued to play roles in several TV shows, but it wasn’t until she played Benny in Circle of Friends back in 1995 that people started to fully recognize his talent. The same year, she starred in Golden Eye as Irina in the 007 film series. She went on to play prominent roles in films like The Sleepers, Goodwill Hunt, and Grosse Pointe Blank
She has voiced several animations, such as in Tarzan as Jane Porter, A Christmas Carol for All Dogs as Belladonna, as Lady Eboshi Princess Mononoke, as Brooke Shields in South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut and in American Tail: The mystery of the nocturnal monster as Madame Mousey.
Minnie starred in Will and Grace TV series between 2003 and 2004 as Lorraine Finster. After which, she did not appear on any TV shows until 2007.
She made her return to the TV series when she was cast in The Rich as Dahlia Malloy. She remained on the show between 2007 and 2008 until her child was born, then she parted ways with television shows for two years.
Minnie Driver also reappeared on screen in 2009, when she starred in the film. Motherhood like Sheila. A year later, she was cast in Conviction as Abra, and as Mrs. P in Barney’s Version. The same year, she made a reappearance in television series and was given the role of Valérie in Modern Family
Her latest ongoing cast in TV shows is Silent, in which she has featured since 2016 till date. She was cast as Ellen Birch in the 2018 film, Spinning Man.
Her husband
Minnie Driver has never been married, the closest she’s ever been to marriage is an engagement. She was previously engaged to American actor Josh James Brolin in 2001. The couple called off their engagement the same year. Driver said the breakup resulted from Josh’s stepmother getting too involved in their relationship.
Even though Minnie hasn’t been married, she has been in several relationships. It was through one of her many relationships that she became pregnant and conceived her son, Henry Story Driver. Driver initially didn’t reveal the father of her child, until recently when she came out to shed some light on her son’s father. His name is Timothy Lea, a screenwriter and producer.
Net value
The talented American-British actress has a net worth of $20 million. His income comes largely from his acting work, followed by his music career.
Is she related to Pilot Adams?
Minnie and Adam have the same last name and they are in the same line of work. But this is what comes closest to the relationship between the two celebrities. There is no blood tie that connects movie stars.
Adams, whose middle name is Douglas was born in San Diego, California. His father’s name is Joe Douglas Driver and he is from Little Rock, Arkansas, South America, while his mother, Nancy Wright, is a paralegal from Mishawaka, Indiana. He is married to Joanne Tucker, an actress best known for her role in the 2014 drama Listen to Philippe.
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