Minnie Driver Highlights

  • 2007: Cast as Dahlia Malloy in the FX series, "The Riches"; earned Emmy (2007) and Golden Globe (2008) nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series
  • 2007: Released second album, Seastories; collaborated with Ryan Adams and Liz Phair on the album
  • 2004: Cast in the big-screen version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "The Phantom of the Opera"
  • 2004: Released debut album, Everything I've Got in My Pocket
  • 2003: Acted in the drama "Owning Mahowny"
  • 2003: Had a recurring role on "Will & Grace" (NBC) as Stan's Mistress, Lorraine Finster and as the daughter of Karen's (Megan Mullally) lover, Lyle Finster (John Cleese)
  • 2003: Guest starred as herself on an episode of the british sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"
  • 2001: Made guest appearance as 'Minnie Driver' on Showtime's "The Chris Isaak Show"; also sang
  • 2001: Starred in the British comedy "High Heels and Lowlifes"
  • 2000: Had leading role of a single mother competing in a beauty pageant in "Beautiful"
  • 2000: Starred opposite David Duchovny in "Return to Me" playing a woman who has received a heart transplant
  • 1999: Voiced the character of 'Winona Ryder' in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"
  • 1998: Producing debut with "At Sachem Farm"; also co-starred
  • 1998: With sister Kate, formed the production company Two Drivers
  • 1997: Played an English medical student and Matt Damon's love interest in "Good Will Hunting"; received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress
  • 1997: Co-starred with John Cusack in "Grosse Pointe Blank"
  • 1996: Played the mistress to a member of Parliament in the British miniseries "The Politician's Wife" (aired in the US on PBS)
  • 1995: Featured as country-western lounge singer in "GoldenEye"
  • 1995: Gained 25 pounds to star in feature film debut, "Circle of Friends"
  • 1994: Co-starred in the BBC production, "Maigret and the Nightclub Dancer" (aired in the US on PBS)
  • 1991: Made stage debut two weeks after graduating from drama school
  • 1981: Sent to boarding school at age 10
  • 1976: Moved to England with her mother and older sister after her parents' divorce
  • Raised in Barbados