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  Minnie Driver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minnie Driver (born Amelia Driver on January 31, 1970) is an English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor.
Driver was born to parents of English, Irish, Scottish, Italian and French descent.
In 2004 Minnie Driver was the support act for the Finn Brothers on the UK portion of their world tour.
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 Minnie Driver - Biography - Moviefone
Driver got her start on the stage and on television and made her big-screen debut in Circle of Friends in 1995.
In 1998, Driver could be seen in The Governess and At Satchem Farm, a romantic comedy she executive produced with her sister, Kate, and actor Nigel Hawthorne.
Driver then shed her corset and donned an American accent for her starring role in Bonnie Hunt's Return to Me (2000), a romantic comedy that cast the actress as a woman who falls in love with a widowed architect (David Duchovny) and discovers a surprising secret about the identity of his dead wife.
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 Cranky Critic® StarTalk: Minnie Driver
This writer can look over Minnie Driver's work and make all the statements he wants to about how she has managed never to duplicate a role or character type in any of her performances, but there's one thing that makes an immediate impression when you meet her face to face.
Driver's excitement about The Governess, a role that's been at the front of her mind since she first saw the script two years ago.
Minnie: It's about people who are all doing the wrong things with their lives and the one person who's trying to set them straight.
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 USATODAY.com - Minnie Driver, singer/songwriter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Driver has had to contend with unwelcome attempts to spice up her image.
Undaunted, Driver plans to promote her album with a club tour before the release Dec. 22 of the new screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, in which she plays a flamboyant opera diva.
While Driver doesn't sing in the role — "It requires full bel canto opera, so that would be absurd" — she would be eager to take on a film role more tailored to her own musical abilities.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2004-10-14-minnie-driver_x.htm   (836 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Everything I've Got in My Pocket: Music: Minnie Driver,Minnie Driver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
British actress Minnie Driver's debut album is a more than credible affair--and a far cry from the usual travesty that unfolds with thespians who pine to be rock stars--outdistancing efforts by brethren like Don Johnson, Russell Crowe, and more recently Juliette Lewis.
Driver convinced members of the Wallflowers and Pete Yorn (whose brother is her agent) to play join her in the studio, giving her music a deft authentic gloss that might not have surfaced had she just used nameless studio pros.
Driver was considering a singing career before her acting one took off, and you can believe that on the basis of this album.
www.amazon.com /Everything-Ive-Got-My-Pocket/dp/B0002W4T4O   (1585 words)

  
 Minnie Driver Biography - Biography.com
Driver, her two brothers, and two sisters were raised in Barbados by their parents, financier Ronnie Driver, and former model Gaynor Churchward.
When Driver was seven, her parents divorced, and she was sent to the Bedales Boarding School in Hampshire, England.
Driver gained 25 pounds in preparation for her role as the overweight and homely character.
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 Minnie Driver: Governess, The - Movie
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Driver is Rosina da Silva, the eldest daughter of a well-to-do family in the Sephardic Jewish community in London.
Driver's performance as the ingenue suits her well and she captivates as the driving force behind the plot.
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 NPR : Minnie Driver: From Movies to Music
But her emergence as actress-singer is not a whim; Driver was signed to a major label in the early '90s before her acting career eclipsed the music.
Driver was signed to Island Records in London in the early '90s, having started writing and performing songs in her teens.
The revelation of Driver's musical ability is two-pronged: In addition to the album, she appears in the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, though her singing voice is only heard during the credits.
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 AskMen.com - Minnie Driver
Not only is Minnie Driver the kind of woman we'd be proud to have on our arm, but she also makes acting seem easy.
People go 'You look a lot like Minnie Driver.' Once I said, 'Thanks, Minnie is a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face.
Amelia Driver was born on January 31, 1970, to parents Ronnie, a financier, and Gaynor, an interior designer and former model -- which explains the beauty that Minnie and her older sister Kate (also a model) possess.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Everything I've Got In My Pocket: Music: Minnie Driver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Ms Driver is, of course, best known for her acting career, but it's little known that she actually started out in singing.
Minnie Driver has clearly followed her heart with this recording, rather than the guidance of some stylist or agent.
Minnie Driver was trained to be a singer before she became an actress and one wonders why it took so long to reverse the roles because she is a truly talented songwriter-singer.
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 Minnie Driver has a heart and 'Pocket' full of songs
Although she's best known for her roles in "Good Will Hunting" and "Grosse Pointe Blank," British-born actress Minnie Driver is also a singer and musician.
Driver will be performing Saturday at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe in support of her debut album "Everything I've Got in My Pocket." She'll be accompanied by a five-piece band that includes musicians who've played with the likes of Son Volt, The Wallflowers, Pete Yorn and Liz Phair.
I mean, I know there's quite a lot of interest because I've been out with people who are well known (Driver was engaged to Josh Brolin and dated Matt Damon and John Cusack) but the journey of my life and all the people I've been with in terms of love is really varied.
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 Minnie Driver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Minnie Driver has endured Hollywood's idea of versatility.
Driver isn't complaining, exactly, that her pre-Governess roles haven't used her full range.
Driver says these movies show the inadequacy of our received notions about the Victorian era, "drinking tea, and sitting in a corset, and not really talking about anything, and syphilis.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/movies/98/07/30/MINNIE_DRIVER.html   (804 words)

  
 CNN - Fame and Minnie Driver learning to get along - July 31, 1998
HOLLYWOOD (CNN) -- Perhaps the most amazing character trait belonging to Minnie Driver is the fact that the Oscar-nominated actress admits she still has a lot to learn -- particularly about how to handle her public image.
Driver stars in "The Governess," which releases to U.S. theaters on Friday.
And as Driver exposes herself more with each performance, she learns to deal with the added attention.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Movies/9807/31/minnie.driver/index.html   (489 words)

  
 Minnie Driver: MusicWorld® Hitmakers Story
Throughout her high-flying career, Minnie Driver has exhibited a singular flair for the dramatic entrance.
In 2004, Driver made another dazzling first impression, only this time the medium was music.
Driver initially showcased her songs at 2004's Sundance and South by Southwest festivals.
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 Minnie Driver at MinnieDriver[dot]net
Driver appeared in several television shows in her native England before U.S. audiences got to know her through films.
There are new photos posted in the public events and magazine scans sections, including recent images of Minnie at the premiere of XXX and a spread in Self Magazine (right).
Minnie's next movie, Hope Springs, starring Minnie and Colin Firth, is set for a Fall 2002 release date.
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 USA WEEKEND Magazine
EENAGE GIRLS often approach actress Minnie Driver and gush about her breakthrough role in the 1995 movie Circle of Friends.
Driver, 26, resists rolling her eyes at each encounter.
Driver will write or call a reader who seeks advice.
www.usaweekend.com /98_issues/980104/980104talk_minnie_driver.html   (531 words)

  
 Minnie Driver News
British actress MINNIE DRIVER has shed 15 pounds to play a drug-addicted gypsy in her new TV series THE RICHES.
British actress MINNIE DRIVER is rumoured to have a new man in her life, American magician CRISS 'MINDFREAK' ANGEL.
A scene from "The Virgin of Juarez," with, from left, Julia Vera, Minnie Driver and Esai Morales.
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 Minnie Driver
British-born Minnie Driver began her career shortly after graduating from the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.
Where she first came to the attention of North American audiences was in the coming-of-age film Circle of Friends where she was a "big" presence opposite Chris O'Donnell.
Unfair or not, it was certainly worth it as Minnie made her presence known.
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 Minnie Driver Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Vivica A Fox, Joanna Lumley, Aidan McArdle, Patrick Bergin, Jimi Mistry, Eric Idle.
Minnie Driver portrays a sassy, lascivious Brit who's wooing Karen's estranged husband and winning the allegiance of a captivated Jack.
The Karen-Lyle romance is tested by his impudent daughter (Minnie Driver), who moves in with dad (John Cleese) and Kar.
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 Minnie Driver - Channel 4 Film
Minnie Driver has risen through the ranks to become one of Britain's highest profile actresses.
Born in London in 1971, Driver went to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and started work on the stage and on television.
Driver went on to star in the excellent Grosse Point Blanc, alongside John Cusack, in 1997.
www.channel4.com /film/reviews/person.jsp?id=21614   (127 words)

  
 Minnie Driver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Minnie Driver charmed the hearts of America as 'Benny' Hogan, the plump and plain Irish co-ed who wins Chris O'Donnell's heart in Pat O'Connor's "Circle of Friends" (1995).
The tall, slender beauty gained 25 pounds and wore little make-up in her portrayal of the small-town girl who heads to a Dublin university and learns about love and life.
Her jaw may be as square as a picture frame, but her smile lights her up from within....
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 Minnie Driver now on Rounder
Rounder Records has signed Oscar-nominated actress Minnie Driver to a recording contract.
Her album, Everything I've Got in My Pocket, will be released on the label's rock/pop imprint, Zoe Records, in September, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company said this week.
Driver had been signed to Island Records in London when she was offered her breakthrough role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/06/16/tem_people16driver.html   (167 words)

  
 Internet Archive: Details: Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher
They must have had an incredible amount of fun making this cartoon.
Minnie gets caught up with a pot headed coke sniffin junkie who teaches her how to "kick the gong" (mainline heroin).
Later she meets up with a pimp, the king of Sweden, who gives her somethin she was needin' (a sad reality of the day for a number of young ladies in a different world around the other side of the tracks).
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