Minnie Driver

Amelia Fiona J. Driver was born January 31, 1970 in Finsbury Park, London. Her mother, 'Gaynor Churchward' (qv) (née Millington), was a designer and former couture model, and her father, Charles Ronald "Ronnie" Driver, was a businessman. She has a sister, 'Kate Driver' (qv), who is a model and a producer. Minnie's mother was her father's mistress. Minnie's father's wife did not know about his second family. Her father was born in Swansea, Wales, of English, Scottish, and Irish descent, and her mother is English. Minnie was raised partly in Barbados.Her first major role was in the film _Circle of Friends (1995)_ (qv)opposite 'Chris O'Donnell' (qv) and 'Colin Firth' (qv). In the next few years she had roles in films such has _GoldenEye (1995)_ (qv), _Sleepers (1996)_ (qv) and _Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)_ (qv). In 1997 she starred in the popular and financially successful film _Good Will Hunting (1997)_ (qv) opposite 'Matt Damon' (qv) and 'Ben Affleck' (qv), who also wrote the screenplay for the film and received Oscars for their achievement. The film also earned Minnie an Oscar nomination for best actress in a supporting role.She had a noted recurring role on _Will & Grace (1998)_ (qv) in 2003-2004 and also appeared in films such as _An Ideal Husband (1999)_ (qv), _Return to Me (2000)_ (qv), _Owning Mahowny (2003)_ (qv), _Ella Enchanted (2004)_ (qv), _The Phantom of the Opera (2004)_ (qv), _Delirious (2006)_ (qv) and _Take (2007)_ (qv). She starred in the popular Tv-series _The Riches (2007)_ (qv) opposite 'Eddie Izzard' (qv), and more recently stars in the NBC sitcom, _About a Boy (2014)_ (qv).Minnie has been romantically linked with several of her co-stars, including 'Matt Damon' (qv) and 'John Cusack' (qv). She was engaged to marry 'Josh Brolin' (qv) before they broke up suddenly in 2001. In the last few years she has kept her private life, private. On March 13, 2008, during an appearance on The Tonight Show with 'Jay Leno' (qv) (1992), she announced that she was expecting her first child. On September 5, 2008, she gave birth to a boy named Henry Story Driver. The name of the baby's father has not been revealed.::A.G.