Editing Minnie Driver

{{Short description|British and American actress }}<!--Do NOT remove "American" without consensus on the talk page.-->
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{{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]]''.

==Early life and education==
Amelia Fiona Jessica Driver<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/390827766 |title=Repertory: Invisible Girl |work=ASCAP |access-date=30 January 2021 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330145422/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/390827766 |url-status=live }}</ref> was born in [[London]] on January 31, 1970, and she was raised in [[Barbados]] until she was six.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/minnie-driver-lists-hollywood-hills-house-1201325933/ |title=Minnie Driver Lists Hollywood Hills House |last=David |first=Mark |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=9 October 2014 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213127/https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/minnie-driver-lists-hollywood-hills-house-1201325933/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bajanreporter.com/2009/12/barbados-raised-actress-fathers-ashes-to-be-scattered-on-bajan-polo-field-minnie-drivers-dad-was-polo-addict/ |title=Barbados-raised Actress' father's ashes to be scattered on Bajan polo field |last=Borne |first=Air |website=Bajan Reporter |date=22 December 2009 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212936/https://www.bajanreporter.com/2009/12/barbados-raised-actress-fathers-ashes-to-be-scattered-on-bajan-polo-field-minnie-drivers-dad-was-polo-addict/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The nickname Minnie was given to her by her older sister Kate in childhood.<ref name=Guardian-FamilyValues-2010>{{cite news |last=Mears |first=Jo |title=Minnie Driver: My family values – The actress talks about her family |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/25/minnie-driver-family-values |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=24 September 2010 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021223102/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/25/minnie-driver-family-values |url-status=live }}</ref>

Her mother, Gaynor Churchward (née Millington), was a fabric designer and former [[haute couture|couture]] model. Her father, Charles Ronald Driver,<ref name=CRDriver>{{cite web |url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/66118/Driver-Charles-Ronald.htm|title=Driver, Charles Ronald|work=Traces of War|date=|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024042801/https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/66118/Driver-Charles-Ronald.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> was born in [[Swansea]], Wales, and was of English and Scottish descent.<ref name=BBC-WDYTYA-2013>{{cite episode |title=Minnie Driver |series=[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]] |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0388r75 |network=[[BBC]] |series-no=10 |number=3 |access-date=2 September 2014 |date=7 August 2013 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117072430/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0388r75 |url-status=live }}</ref> He earned the [[Distinguished Flying Medal]]<ref name=CRDriver/> for his role in the [[Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)|Battle of Heligoland Bight]]<ref name="WDYTYAM">{{cite web|title=Minnie Driver|url=https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/minnie-driver/|magazine=Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine|date=17 June 2020 |access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201233326/https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/minnie-driver/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a director of [[London United Investments]].<ref name="BBC-WDYTYA-2013"/><ref name=WalesOnline-Lido-2010>{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2010/08/20/hollywood-star-calls-for-wales-only-lido-to-be-opened-91466-27101965/ |title=Hollywood star calls for Wales' only lido to be opened |last=Hutchinson |first=Clare |work=[[WalesOnline]] |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=7 November 2010 |archive-date=24 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924034005/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2010/08/20/hollywood-star-calls-for-wales-only-lido-to-be-opened-91466-27101965/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NYTimes-Governess-1998>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Laura |title=Film; When the Character Calls, Minnie Driver Listens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/02/movies/film-when-the-character-calls-minnie-driver-listens.html?pagewanted=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2 August 1998 |access-date=17 February 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203114459/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/02/movies/film-when-the-character-calls-minnie-driver-listens.html?pagewanted=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Her parents never married.<ref name="WDYTYAM" />  Her father was married to another woman throughout his relationship with her mother. Her parents broke off their relationship when she was six years old.<ref name=Guardian-FamilyValues-2010 /> She was sent to [[Bedales School]] in [[Hampshire]] as a boarder soon after.<ref name=Guardian-FamilyValues-2010 /> She later attended the [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]],<ref name=Guardian-Minx-1997>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Harriet |title=Minnie the minx: She used to be an English public school mouse; now she's a Hollywood babe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/aug/03/harrietlane |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 August 1997 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021223057/http://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/aug/03/harrietlane |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Collingham College]] in [[Kensington]], [[Central London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collingham.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=Collingham College |access-date=18 October 2016 |archive-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016094353/http://www.collingham.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Guardian-FamilyValues-2010/><ref>{{cite news |author=Agencies |title=Minnie Driver unearths father's secret double life on TV show |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10222776/Minnie-Driver-unearths-fathers-secret-double-life-on-TV-show.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10222776/Minnie-Driver-unearths-fathers-secret-double-life-on-TV-show.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2021 |work=[[Telegraph.co.uk|The Telegraph]] |date=5 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Career==
===Acting===
Driver's television debut was in a 1991 TV advertisement for [[Right Guard]] [[deodorant]].<ref name=UKTVAd-1991>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4-FamSw2M | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609042217/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj4-FamSw2M| archive-date=9 June 2014 | url-status=dead|title=UK TV Adverts 1991 (part 3) |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref> Driver also made her stage debut in 1991, supplementing her income by performing as a jazz vocalist and guitarist.<ref name=Biography->{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/minnie-driver-9542319 |title=Minnie Driver Biography |work=[[Biography.com]] |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-date=7 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407044240/http://www.biography.com/people/minnie-driver-9542319 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1993 she featured in an episode of ''[[Maigret (1992 TV series)|Maigret]]'', alongside [[Michael Gambon]] and [[Michael Sheen]]. Also in 1993, she played alongside [[Jonathan Pryce]] in the mini-series ''Mr Wroe's Virgins''. She appeared in ''[[The Day Today]]'', on British television, with comedian [[Steve Coogan]] and for satirist [[Armando Iannucci]], and had small parts in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[The House of Eliott]]'', ''[[Lovejoy]]'' and ''[[Peak Practice]]''.

Driver gained broader public attention when she played the lead role in ''[[Circle of Friends (1995 film)|Circle of Friends]]'' in 1995, opposite [[Chris O'Donnell]]. She followed this with a minor role in ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995), a supporting role in ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]'' (1996), a leading role in ''[[Big Night]]'' (1996), and as a co-star in ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' (1997), opposite [[John Cusack]].

Driver played opposite [[Matt Damon]] as Skylar in the drama ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' (1997), for which she was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Waxman |first1=Sharon |last2=Booth |first2=William |date=March 23, 1998 |title='Titanic's' 11 Oscars Ties Record; Night 'Good' for Nicholson, Hunt |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/oscars/oscars98.htm |access-date=December 28, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>

In 1998, Driver starred in [[Sandra Goldbacher]]'s film ''[[The Governess]]''.<ref name=Guardian-GoingNative-1997>{{cite news |last1=Matthews |first1=Tom Dewe |title=Minnie the mix: How has Hampshire-bred actress Minnie Driver come to be a big success in Hollywood? By going native |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/sep/10/1 |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 September 1997 |archive-date=30 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230004947/http://www.theguardian.com/film/1997/sep/10/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, she co-starred opposite [[Christian Slater]] and [[Morgan Freeman]] in the action thriller ''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]''. Driver has also worked on several animated features, voicing Jane in [[Disney]]'s 1999 version of ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'' and Lady Eboshi in the 1999 English-dubbed release of the Japanese film ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''. In 2003 and 2004, she had a [[recurring role]] on ''[[Will & Grace]]'' as [[Lorraine Finster]], the nemesis of [[Karen Walker (character)|Karen Walker]] ([[Megan Mullally]]) and daughter of Karen's lover, Lyle Finster ([[John Cleese]]).

In March 2007, Driver made her return to television in the [[FX Networks|FX Network]] show ''[[The Riches]]''. She was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]<ref name=Emmys-Bio>{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/minnie-driver |website=[[Emmys]] |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005050441/http://www.emmys.com/bios/minnie-driver |url-status=live }}</ref> and a [[Golden Globe Award]] as Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2008, respectively.<ref name=IMDb-Awards>{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver – Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000378/awards |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=2 September 2014 |archive-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330195645/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000378/awards |url-status=live }}</ref> She was scheduled to appear in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', although her appearance was cut from the final version. Driver appeared in the January 2010 episode of ''[[Modern Family]]'' entitled "[[Moon Landing (Modern Family)|Moon Landing]]".<ref name=TVGuide-ModernFamily-2009>{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |title=Minnie Driver to Guest-Star on Modern Family |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Minnie-Driver-Guest-1012040.aspx |access-date=2 September 2014 |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=12 November 2009 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903061906/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Minnie-Driver-Guest-1012040.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> She also starred in the television series ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]''<ref name=BBC-TheDeep-2009>{{cite news |title=James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Goran Visnjic star in new BBC One drama serial, The Deep |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/17/deep.shtml |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=2 September 2014 |date=17 December 2009 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926091116/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/17/deep.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and appeared in ''[[Conviction (2010 film)|Conviction]]'', in the [[comedy drama]] ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'', winning a [[Genie Award]] for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/incendies-takes-top-prize-at-166623 |title='Incendies' Takes Top Prize at Canadian Film Awards |first=Etan |last=Vlessing |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=3 October 2011 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221063454/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/incendies-takes-top-prize-at-166623 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2013, Driver started filming for ''[[The Crash (2017 film)|The Crash]]'' which was released on 13 January 2017.<ref name="ACOJI">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/frank-grillo-jekyll-island-minnie-driver-1200775773/ |title='The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE) |first=Justin |last=Kroll |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=1 March 2015 |archive-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218154423/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/frank-grillo-jekyll-island-minnie-driver-1200775773/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Driver landed the lead role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'', playing the mother of three children, one of whom has [[cerebral palsy]] and uses a wheelchair. The series debuted in the 2016–17 TV season. It was cancelled in May 2019 after three seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/speechless-cancelled-season-4-abc/ |title=Speechless Cancelled at ABC |last=Swift |first=Andy |work=[[TVLine]] |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510191805/https://tvline.com/2019/05/10/speechless-cancelled-season-4-abc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:Minnie Driver crop.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Driver performing in 2004]]
Driver began making music at boarding school.<ref name=Guardian-Portrait-2008>{{cite news |last=Barnett |first=Laura |title=Portrait of the artist: Minnie Driver, actor and musician |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/13/1 |access-date=1 September 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 May 2008 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903154521/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/13/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She collaborated on [[Bomb the Bass]]'s album ''[[Clear (Bomb the Bass album)|Clear]]'', in 1994, as part of the outfit River.  She was part of the Milo Roth Band, which received a recording contract when she was 19.<ref name=Guardian-Portrait-2008/> In 2001 she signed with [[EMI]] and [[Rounder Records]] and performed at the [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] music festival.<ref name=Guardian-Pounding-2004>{{cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |title='I've taken a pounding' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/sep/03/popandrock |access-date=22 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 September 2004 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424001140/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/sep/03/popandrock |url-status=live }}</ref> The title song of ''[[Everything I've Got in My Pocket]]'', her first album, reached No. 34<ref name=AllMusic-EIGIMP-2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r707997|title=(((Everything I've Got in My Pocket> Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums)))|work=[[AllMusic]]|date=5 October 2004|access-date=2 March 2010|archive-date=24 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924070346/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r707997|url-status=live}}</ref> in the U.K., and the song "Invisible Girl" peaked at No. 68. Driver wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the album. In 2004, Driver was the supporting act for the [[Finn Brothers]] on the U.K. portion of their world tour.<ref name=ContactMusic-Finn-2004>{{cite news |title=Minnie Drives at Musical Success With Finn Brothers Tour |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/minnie-drives-at-musical-success-with-finn-brothers-tour |access-date=22 November 2012 |newspaper=[[Contact Music]] |date=8 October 2004 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903095638/http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/minnie-drives-at-musical-success-with-finn-brothers-tour |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2004, Driver played [[Carlotta Giudicelli]] in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s film ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', based on the [[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|musical of the same name]] by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. Driver sang "Learn to be Lonely", an original song written for the film by Lloyd Webber. However, because of her lack of opera experience, all her songs as Carlotta were [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] by opera singer [[Margaret Preece]]. Driver released her second album, ''[[Seastories]]'', in July 2007, featuring guest appearances by [[Ryan Adams]], [[the Cardinals]] and [[Liz Phair]].<ref name=Billboard-Sophomore-2010>{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053805/phair-ryan-adams-enhance-minnie-driver-sophomore-set |title=Phair, Ryan Adams Enhance Minnie Driver Sophomore Set |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=16 March 2007 |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-date=14 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914075027/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053805/phair-ryan-adams-enhance-minnie-driver-sophomore-set |url-status=live }}</ref> Driver released a third album in October 2014 called ''[[Ask Me to Dance (Minnie Driver album)|Ask Me to Dance]]'' that includes songs by [[Elliott Smith]], [[Neil Young]] and [[The Killers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/minnie-driver-release-ask-me-721766 |title=Minnie Driver to Release 'Ask Me to Dance,' Cover Album |author=Roy Trakin |date=28 July 2014 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408052618/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/minnie-driver-release-ask-me-721766 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Podcast ===
In 2021, Driver started a podcast, ''Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver'', in which she asks guests a series of seven questions, inspired by the [[Proust Questionnaire]]. Guests have included [[Chelsea Clinton]], [[Nick Jonas]] and [[Cindy Crawford]].<ref>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/minnie-driver-podcast-seven-questions-iheartradio-1234931882/|title = Minnie Driver to Launch Talk-Show Podcast Asking Celeb Guests Same Seven Existential Questions (EXCLUSIVE)|last = Spangler|first = Todd|date = 17 March 2021|accessdate = 25 February 2022|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date = 26 February 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220226032449/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/minnie-driver-podcast-seven-questions-iheartradio-1234931882/|url-status = live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 1997, Driver began dating [[Matt Damon]] while filming ''Good Will Hunting''. The two split in early 1998.<ref name=USA-Today-Damon>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/12/13/minnie-driver-matt-damon-split-emotional-video-1998-oscars/71899132007/ |title=Minnie Driver recalls being 'devastated' by Matt Damon breakup at 1998 Oscars |work=[[USA Today]] |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref> She was briefly engaged to [[Josh Brolin]] in 2001.<ref name=ABCNews-Brolin-2001>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102030&page=1 |title=Minnie Driver Breaks Off Engagement |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=4 October 2001 |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-date=20 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920085519/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=102030&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She has a son born in 2008<ref name=People-Henry-2008>{{cite news |last1=Jordan |first1=Julie |last2=Chi |first2=Paul |title=Minnie Driver Welcomes a Son! |url=https://people.com/parents/minnie-driver-welcomes-a-son/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=8 September 2008 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908105433/https://people.com/parents/minnie-driver-welcomes-a-son/ |url-status=live }}</ref> from a brief relationship with television writer and producer Timothy J. Lea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/parents/celebs-who-dont-reveal-their-child-father/ |title=Mum's the Word! Mindy Kaling, Minnie Driver & More Celebs Who've Kept Quiet About Their Baby's Father |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818174809/https://people.com/parents/celebs-who-dont-reveal-their-child-father/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Driver confirmed that she was in a relationship with [[Addison O'Dea]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/tv/minnie-driver-confirms-romance-addison-odea-emmys/ |title=Minnie Driver Confirms Romance with Addison O'Dea at Emmys Afterparty |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Eric |last=Todisco |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514001033/https://people.com/tv/minnie-driver-confirms-romance-addison-odea-emmys/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/minnie-driver-debuts-blinged-out-engagement-ring-from-new-love-addison-odea-at-emmys-after-party |title=Minnie Driver Debuts Blinged Out Engagement Ring From New Love Addison O'Dea At Emmys After Party |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=14 May 2020 |first=Marielle |last=Williams |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125171739/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/minnie-driver-debuts-blinged-out-engagement-ring-from-new-love-addison-odea-at-emmys-after-party |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Driver revealed that she was sexually assaulted at age 17 while on holiday in Greece.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minnie-driver-shares-a-deeply-personal-story-about-teenage-sexual-assault_us_57fe29e3e4b044be30162f7c |title=Minnie Driver Shares Deeply Personal Story About Teenage Sexual Assault |author=Delbyck, Cole |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012140921/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minnie-driver-shares-a-deeply-personal-story-about-teenage-sexual-assault_us_57fe29e3e4b044be30162f7c |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/minnie-driver-reveals-sexually-assaulted-teenager-article-1.2827876 |title=Minnie Driver reveals she was sexually assaulted as a teenager, says it happens to all women |author=Bitette, Nicole |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=12 October 2016 |access-date=12 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012232530/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/minnie-driver-reveals-sexually-assaulted-teenager-article-1.2827876 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 21 December 2017, Driver became a United States citizen.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Driver |first=Minnie |author-link=Minnie Driver |user=driverminnie |number=940793872334114816 |date=12 December 2017 |title=I'll tell you what, I became a duel citizen on Friday. I have never been so proud to be an Anglo-American. #DougJonesAL @GDouglasJones #alabama 🇺🇸🇬🇧 |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214083214/https://twitter.com/driverminnie/status/940793872334114816 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Driver |first=Minnie |author-link=Minnie Driver |user=driverminnie |number=943970647511728128 |date=21 December 2017 |title=I will! I'm having a 'WE THE PEOPLE' tea party. ( the tea will be in a pot, not thrown in the harbor) https://t.co/H8zCRnwMAi |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=USCIS Media - Western Region |user=USCISMediaWest |number=943974495756230656 |date=21 December 2017 |title=Today more than 8,000 people from 120 countries became #newUScitizens in #DTLA, including the talented @driverminnie! https://t.co/HpEgSw2Aag |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://patch.com/california/hollywood/minnie-driver-sworn-us-citizen-la-ceremony |title=Minnie Driver Sworn in As US Citizen in LA Ceremony |website=[[Patch (website)|Patch]] |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208151330/https://patch.com/california/hollywood/minnie-driver-sworn-us-citizen-la-ceremony |url-status=live }}</ref> After living in California for a number of years, Driver moved back to London.{{when|date=March 2025}}<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/minnie-driver-interview-sexism-misogyny-hollywood-harassment-l2t8mfhl7|title=Minnie Driver: sexism, misogyny and Hollywood harassment|journal=The Sunday Times|first=Jane|last=Mulkerrins|date=6 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/minnie-driver-slams-donald-trump-prison-red-state-1236061821/|title=Minnie Driver Says Donald Trump 'Deserves to Be in Prison' and She Refuses to Live in a Red State if He Is Re-Elected|journal=Variety|first=Ethan|last=Shanfield|date=6 July 2024|accessdate=24 July 2024}}</ref>

==Activism==
Driver was a long-time ambassador for and supporter of [[Oxfam]]<ref name="oxfamamerica-minnie-driver">{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver |url=https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/people/minnie-driver/ |website=[[Oxfam]] America |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411160848/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/people/minnie-driver/ |archive-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> until withdrawing her support in 2018 over a [[sexual abuse]] scandal in the organisation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/13/minnie-driver-cuts-ties-with-oxfam-over-sex-scandal |title=Minnie Driver cuts ties with Oxfam over sex scandal |work=[[The Guardian]] |last1=Slawson |first1=Nicola |access-date=17 March 2022 |date=2018-02-13 |archive-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214010229/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/13/minnie-driver-cuts-ties-with-oxfam-over-sex-scandal |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
[[File:MinnieDriverJan2011.jpg|thumb|right|Driver at the red carpet New York premiere of ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]'' in January 2011]]
[[File:Minnie Driver on the Red Carpet for the 2022 TIFF Premiere of Chevalier (52358886196).jpg|thumb|right|Driver at the premiere of ''[[Chevalier (2022 film)|Chevalier]]'' in September 2022]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1992
| data-sort-value="Zebra Man, The" | ''The Zebra Man''
| Emily Ashdown
| rowspan="2" | Short
|-
| 1994
| ''That Sunday''
| Rachel
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995
| ''[[Circle of Friends (1995 film)|Circle of Friends]]''
| Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan
|
|-
| ''[[GoldenEye]]''
| Irina
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996
| ''[[Big Night]]''
| Phyllis
|
|-
| ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]''
| Carol Martinez
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
| ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]''
| Debi Newberry
|
|-
| ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
| Skylar Satenstein
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 1998
| ''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]''
| Karen
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Governess, The" | ''[[The Governess]]''
| Rosina Da Silva
|
|-
| ''[[At Sachem Farm]]''
| Kendal
|
|-
|rowspan=4| 1999
| ''[[An Ideal Husband (1999 film)|An Ideal Husband]]''
| Miss Mabel Chiltern
|
|-
| ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
| Lady Eboshi
| Voice, English dub<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Minnie Driver (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Minnie-Driver/ |access-date=October 24, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]''
| [[Jane Porter (Tarzan)|Jane Porter]]
| rowspan="2" |Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]''
| [[Brooke Shields]]
|-
|rowspan=4| 2000
| ''[[Return to Me]]''
| Grace Briggs
|
|-
| ''[[Beautiful (2000 film)|Beautiful]]''
| Mona Hibbard
|
|-
| ''[[Slow Burn (2000 film)|Slow Burn]]''
| Trina McTeague
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Upgrade, The" | ''The Upgrade''
| Constance Levine
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[High Heels and Low Lifes]]''
| Shannon
|
|-
| ''D.C. Smalls''
| Waitress
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003
| ''[[Owning Mahowny]]''
| Belinda
|
|-
| ''[[Hope Springs (2003 film)|Hope Springs]]''
| Vera Edwards
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2004
| ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]''
| Mandy
|
|-
| ''[[Portrait (2004 film)|Portrait]]''
| Donna
| Short
|-
| data-sort-value="Phantom of the Opera, The" | ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''
| [[Carlotta (The Phantom of the Opera)|Carlotta]]
|
|-
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Virgin of Juarez, The" | ''The Virgin of Juarez''
| Karina Danes
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2007
| ''[[Take (film)|Take]]''
| Ana Nichols
|
|-
| ''[[Ripple Effect (film)|Ripple Effect]]''
| Kitty
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Simpsons Movie, The" | ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' 
| Grievance Counselor
|Deleted scene
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Motherhood (2009 film)|Motherhood]]''
| Sheila
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''[[Conviction (2010 film)|Conviction]]''
| Abra Rice
|
|-
| ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]''
| Mrs. P.
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Hunky Dory (film)|Hunky Dory]]''
| Vivienne Mae
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Goats (film)|Goats]]''
| Shaman
| Uncredited
|-
| 2013
| ''[[I Give It a Year]]''
| Naomi
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014
| ''[[Return to Zero (film)|Return to Zero]]''
| Maggie Royal
|
|-
| ''[[Stage Fright (2014 film)|Stage Fright]]''
| Kylie Swanson
|
|-
| ''[[Beyond the Lights]]''
| Macy Jean
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017
| data-sort-value="Crash, The" | ''[[The Crash (2017 film)|The Crash]]''
| Shannon Clifton
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Wilde Wedding, The" | ''[[The Wilde Wedding]]''
| Priscilla Jones
|
|-
| ''Laboratory Conditions''
| Marjorie Cane
| Short
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Spinning Man]]''
| Ellen Birch
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Cinderella (2021 American film)|Cinderella]]''
| Queen Beatrice
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2022
| ''[[Rosaline (film)|Rosaline]]''
| [[Nurse (Romeo and Juliet)|The Nurse]]
| 
|-
| ''[[Chevalier (2022 film)|Chevalier]]''
| [[Marie-Madeleine Guimard]]
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2023
| ''[[Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose]]''
| Anne
|
|-
| ''[[Uproar (film)|Uproar]]''
| Shirley Waaka
| 
|-
|rowspan=3| 2024
| data-sort-value="Beekeeper, The" | ''[[The Beekeeper (2024 film)|The Beekeeper]]''
| Director Janet Harward
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Assessment, The" | ''[[The Assessment]]''
| Evie
| 
|-
| ''[[Millers in Marriage]]''
| Renee
|
|-
| TBA
| {{pending film|[[Angels in the Asylum]]}}
| 
| Filming<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/473089 |website=Cineuropa.org|access-date=5 February 2025|title= Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti's UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum|first=Olivia|last= Popp|date=31 January 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1990
| ''God on the Rocks''
| Lydia
| Television film
|-
|rowspan=2| 1991
| data-sort-value="House of Eliott, The" | ''[[The House of Eliott]]''
| Mary
| Episode #1.4
|-
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Zena Mitchell
| Episode: "The Last Word"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992
| ''[[Lovejoy]]''
| Sarah
| Episode: "Kids"
|-
| ''[[Kinsey (TV series)|Kinsey]]''
| Louise Kinsey
| 3 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3| 1993
| ''[[Maigret (1992 TV series)|Maigret]]''
| Arlette
| Episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer"
|-
| ''[[John Wroe|Mr Wroe's Virgins]]''
| Leah
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Screen One]]''
| Sally
| Episode: "Royal Celebration"
|-
|rowspan=3| 1994
| data-sort-value="Day Today, The" | ''[[The Day Today]]''
| Mila Milandrovicz, Lally Sampson
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Peak Practice]]''
| Sue Keel
| Episode: "Enemy Within"
|-
| ''[[Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV series)|Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge]]''
| Daniella Forrest
| Episode #1.2
|-
|rowspan=3| 1995
| ''[[My Good Friend]]''
| Ellie
| 7 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="Politician's Wife, The" | ''[[The Politician's Wife]]''
| Jennifer Caird
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| Eva
| Episode: "Bed and Bored"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996
| ''[[Cruel Train]]''
| Flora Mussell
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]''
| Sergeant Cole
| Episode: "Confess"
|-
| 2000
| data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | ''[[The X-Files]]''
| Cinema Audience
| Uncredited; episode: "[[Hollywood A.D.]]"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Panickin'"
|-
| 2003–2020
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Lorraine Finster
| [[Recurring role]]; 9 episodes
|-
| 2007–2008
| data-sort-value="Riches, The" | ''[[The Riches]]''
| Dahlia Malloy
| Lead role
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Revisioned: Tomb Raider]]''
| [[Lara Croft]]
| Lead role; voice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/driver-tapped-revisioned-raider-141599/|title='Driver tapped for ‘Re\Visioned’ Raider|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=3 July 2007|access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''[[Modern Family]]''
| Valerie
| Episode: "[[Moon Landing (Modern Family)|Moon Landing]]"
|-
| data-sort-value="Deep, The" | ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]''
| Frances Kelly
| Lead role, miniseries
|-
| 2011
| ''Hail Mary''
| Mary Beth Baker
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
|rowspan=3| 2012
| ''Lady Friends''
| Jennifer Rensen
|-
| ''QuickBites''
| Ellen
| Episode: "Food for Thought"
|-
| ''[[Web Therapy (TV series)|Web Therapy]]''
| Allegra Favreau
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Hollywood Game Night]]''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| Episode: "The Office Party"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
| Episode: "7 Chefs Again"
|-
| data-sort-value="Red Tent, The" | ''[[The Red Tent (miniseries)|The Red Tent]]''
| Leah
| Lead role, miniseries
|-
| ''[[Peter Pan Live!]]''
| Narrator/Adult Wendy Darling
| TV special
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[About a Boy (TV series)|About a Boy]]''
| Fiona Bowa
| Lead role
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Undateable]]''
| Ally's Friend
| Episode: "A Live Show Walks Into a Bar: Part 1"
|-
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]''
| Maya DiMeo
| Lead role
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[SuperMansion]]''
| [[List of SuperMansion characters#Debby Devizo|Debby Devizo]]
| Voice, 5 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Stephanie Curran
| Episode: "On a Serpentine Road, With the Top Down"
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[[Starstruck (2021 TV series)|Starstruck]]''
| Cath
| Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| 2022
| data-sort-value="Witcher: Blood Origin, The" | ''[[The Witcher: Blood Origin]]''
| Seanchai
| Lead role
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Our Flag Means Death]]''
| [[Anne Bonny]]
|Season 2, episode: "Fun and Games" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/our-flag-means-death-season-2-first-look | title='Our Flag Means Death Season 2': Exclusive First Look | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=24 August 2023 | access-date=24 August 2023 | archive-date=24 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824151448/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/our-flag-means-death-season-2-first-look | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2024
| data-sort-value="Serpent Queen, The" | ''[[The Serpent Queen]]''
| [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]]
| Lead Role, Season 2
|-
| ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]''
| [[Penguin (character)|The Penguin / Oswalda Cobblepot]]
| Voice, Season 1, episode: "In Treacherous Waters"
|-
| ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
| Illusionary Sorceress
| Voice, Season 2, episode: "Blisters and Bedrock"
|-
| ''[[Krapopolis]]''
| Shlub's Mother
| Voice, episode: "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Trespasser (video game)|Trespasser]]''
| Anne
| Voice<ref name="btva"/>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
| 1995
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award|Most Promising Actress]]
| {{center|''[[Circle of Friends (1995 film)|Circle of Friends]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| rowspan=2| [[London Film Critics' Circle]] Award
| rowspan=2| [[London Film Critics' Circle|British Supporting Actress of the Year]]
| {{center|''[[Big Night]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| {{center|''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=5| 1997
| [[Academy Award]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" |''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle]] Award
| [[London Film Critics' Circle|British Supporting Actress of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1998
| [[MTV Movie Award]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] <small>(shared with [[Matt Damon]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1999
| [[Annie Award]]
| [[Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Voice Acting in a Feature Production]]
| {{center|''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2004
| [[Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| rowspan=2| {{center|''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle]] Award
| [[London Film Critics' Circle|British Supporting Actress of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=6| 2007
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''[[The Riches]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| California Independent Film Festival Award
| Best Actress
| rowspan=3| {{center|''[[Take (film)|Take]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Phoenix Film Festival
| Best Acting Ensemble
| {{won}}
|-
| Tiburon International Film Festival Award
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=3| 2010
| [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television|Genie Award]]
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| rowspan=3| {{center|''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle]] Award
| [[London Film Critics' Circle|British Supporting Actress of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle]] Award
| [[Vancouver Film Critics Circle|Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2015
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries]]
| rowspan=2| {{center|''[[Return to Zero (film)|Return to Zero]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2017
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
| {{center|''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
| rowspan="2" |FilmQuest
|Best Supporting Actress
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |''Laboratory Conditions''
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actress - Short
|{{won}}
|}

==Other media==
=== Web ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Revisioned: Tomb Raider]]''
| [[Lara Croft]]
| Voice, 10 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! Notes
|-
|1998
|''[[Trespasser (video game)|Trespasser]]''
|Anne
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2002
|''[[Quest for the Code]]''
|Smokita
|
|}

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album
! [[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]]
! Label
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Everything I've Got in My Pocket]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 43
| rowspan="2"| Zoë
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Seastories]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Ask Me to Dance (Minnie Driver album)|Ask Me to Dance]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| Rounder
|}

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Single
! Album
|-
| 2004
| "Invisible Girl"
| rowspan="2"| ''Everything I've Got in My Pocket''
|-
| 2005
| "Everything I've Got in My Pocket"
|}

== Works ==
* {{cite book <!-- |last1=Driver |first1=Minnie --> |title=Managing Expectations: A Memoir |date=2022 |publisher=[[Manilla Press]] |location=London |isbn=9781786582409 |oclc=1300420971}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Manilla Press to publish the "tell-most" memoir of Minnie Driver |url=https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/news/manilla-press-to-publish-the-tell-most-memoir-of-minnie-driver/ |website=Bonnier Books UK |access-date=17 March 2022 |date=9 December 2021 |quote=Managing Expectations will be published in hardback, audio and eBook in May 2022. It will be published simultaneously by HarperOne in the US. |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209110903/https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/news/manilla-press-to-publish-the-tell-most-memoir-of-minnie-driver/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Minnie Driver}}
* {{Official website|http://www.minniedriver.com}}
* {{IMDb name|378}}

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