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{{Short description|British and American actress }}<!--Do NOT remove "American" without consensus on the talk page.--> {{Use British English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Minnie Driver | image = Minnie Driver 2010.jpg | caption = Driver in 2010 | birth_name = Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|01|31|df=y}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | citizenship = {{ubl|United Kingdom|United States (from 2017)}} | alma_mater = [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}} | years_active = 1991–present | partner = [[Addison O'Dea]] (2019–present; engaged) | children = 1 | website = {{URL|minniedriver.com}} }} '''Amelia Fiona Jessica''' "'''Minnie'''" '''Driver''' (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American<!--Do NOT remove "American" without consensus on the talk page.--> actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film ''[[Circle of Friends (1995 film)|Circle of Friends]]''. She went on to star in a wide range of films, including the [[cult classic]] ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]''; [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' (for which she was nominated for both the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]); the musical ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''; and ''[[Owning Mahowny]]''. She also provided the voice of Lady Eboshi in [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''. In television, Driver starred with [[Eddie Izzard]] in ''[[The Riches]]'', for which she was nominated for both an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]]. She starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'', the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[About a Boy (TV series)|About a Boy]]'', and had a recurring role in the NBC series ''[[Will & Grace]]''. She has also starred in several British dramas, including ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]'' for [[BBC One]]. Before she began working as an actress, Driver was a singer; she has released three full solo albums in the course of her career. She has also lent her voice to a variety of animated series and films, including ''[[SuperMansion]]'' and ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'', as well as video games, including ''[[Jurassic Park: Trespasser]]''.
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