Biography
Father Minnie Driver since childhood encouraged in her craving for creativity, which eventually influenced the choice of life path. She became famous as a talented singer and actress, who gave the audience a lot of memorable images.Childhood and youth
Amelia (Minni) Driver was born on January 31, 1970 in the English city of London. Despite the same surnames, it does not have related ties with actor Adam Driver. The future celebrity grew in the family of Businessman Ronald Driver and Models of Heinor Millington (Churchvord). Her parents were not married, because at that time her father was married to another woman who did not know about the presence of his mistress.
But even after Ronald divorced, they did not officially raise the relationship with Heinor and soon diverged. Future actress and her sister sent to boarding school. Kate was over 2 years older and always took care of Amelia. She came up with the nickname Minnie, under which the performer became famous.
Celebrity parents have created new families over time, and she has 2 consolidated brother - Charlie along the Father's line and ED - by Mother. With all relatives, the actress supports friendly relations, including Sister Susan, born in the first marriage of Ronald.
Father Amelia died in 2009, which has become a blow to her. On his funeral she put on a red dress and often joking, because he encouraged the ability to be bright, creative and funny in it. It was this that helped the star to build a career.
Music and films
Studying in the boarding school, the driver was fascinated by music and planned to become a great singer. Summer holidays The girl spent in the house of the Father on Barbados, where the representatives of Bohemia often looked around. The future star grew surrounded by writers, actors and performers who influenced the formation of its worldview.
But the decision to become an actress girl accepted after watching the film "Choice Sophie" with Meryl Strip in the lead role. She was educated at the Academy of Dramatic Art of Webber Douglas, in parallel speaking as a singer in London jazz clubs. Later Minnie also learned in the Collingham College.
The on-screen debut of the artist was the advertisement of the Right Guard deodorant, in which it appeared in 1991. During this period, the driver continued to the musical career, collaborated with the puff jazz group, Rocks and Brown and regularly performed on British television.
The first noticeable role of the performer became Benny Hogan from the drama "Circle of Friends". Especially for her, the girl scored the weight that there was no attention left to the public. Minni awarded awards from the Chicago Association of Film Crims as the most promising actress. But then she realized that she was unlikely to succeed in the UK, and decided to conquer Hollywood.
The driver agreed even to participate in the low-budget paintings, which eventually brought her success. In 1997, she appeared in the Drama "Umnitsa Will Hunting", created by the young and unknown scenarios, Matt Daimon and Ben Affleck, where Skyler played. The film was warmly greeted by the audience, and the performer itself was awarded the nomination to Oscar.
In the future, the celebrity filmography was replenished with such projects as "shower", "governess" and "perfect husband". In the melodraman, "Return to me", she embodied Gracy - a young artist, whom the heart of a woman who died in a car accident was transplanted. As the plot Developed, the girl meets with her husband of his donor performed by David spiritual and falls in love with him. Although the tape received low estimates, the critics noticed the love chemistry between the actors.
In 2004, the premiere of the film "The Ghost of the Opera", created on the basis of the Musical Music of Andrew Lloyd-Webber, was held. In it, the driver played carlotta, which she described as a single humorous character in drama. Despite the vocal talent, the celebrity was the only one of the entire caste, who did not play the party independently, but she recorded a song for the titles.
In the same year, Minnie released a debut album called Everything I'Ve Got in My Pocket. Later, the releases of Seastories and Ask Me to Dance plates also took place. The latter contains cavities on tracks of popular performers.
Continuing the acting career, the actress appeared in the series "American Family", "Web therapy" and "unsuitable for dates". In 2016, she joined the acting comedy "just no words", where the mother of a silent teenager with cerebral paralysis played. The project has existed 3 seasons.
Personal life
Information about the personal life of the celebrity always caused increased interest in fans and press. In her youth, she had short novels with John Cusacac and Matt Daimon, but the truly heart took possession of Josh Bolin. Lovers planned to get married, but eventually broke the engagement.After that, Minnie met with such stars as Harrison Ford and David Shvimmer, but no longer hurried under the crown. In 2008, she gave birth to Herri Son Henry from Timothy J. Li producer. In an interview with Artist admitted that he broke up with a man shortly after he learned about pregnancy, and he did not participate in the upbringing of the heir.
To find personal happiness actress was only with Eddison O'Di, with whom the relationship began in 2019. They spend a lot of time together and please the public with romantic pictures.
Minnie Driver Now
Now the artist continues to be a creative biography, doing music and filming the cinema. In 2021, she appeared in the musical comedy "Cinderella", the main role in which singer Camila Kabello played.
Filmography
- 1995 - "Circle of Friends"
- 1995 - "Golden Eye"
- 1997 - "Murder in Gross-Point"
- 1997 - "Umnitsa Will Hunting"
- 1998 - "Shine"
- 1999 - "Perfect Husband"
- 2000 - "Return to me"
- 2003 - "obsessed"
- 2003-2020 - Will and Grace
- 2004 - "Ghost Opera"
- 2007-2008 - "Rich"
- 2014-2015 - "My boy"
- 2016-2019 - "just no words"
- 2018-2019 - "Superobnyak"
- 2021 - "Cinderella"
Discography
- 2004 - Everything I'Ve Got in My Pocket
- 2007 - Seastories
- 2014 - Ask Me To Dance