theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Amelia Fiona J. Driver
Birthplace:
  • London, England
Education:
  • Bedales School, Petersfield, England
  • Attended finishing schools in Paris and Grenoble
  • Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England
Significant Other(s):
  • Fiancé: Josh Brolin, actor; met on set of SLOW BURN late 1998; engaged April 2001; engagement called off October 2001
  • Taylor Hawkins, musician with the band Foo Fighters
  • dated 1998 Matt Damon, actor; met on set of GOOD WILL HUNTING; dated 1997; Damon announced his break-up with Driver on "Oprah" before he told her
  • Spencer McLung, magazine editor; together late 1996-early 1997
  • John Cusack, actor; met 1996 during filming of GROSSE POINTE BLANK
Family:
  • Father: Ronnie Driver, financier; divorced Driver's mother 1976
  • Mother: Gaynor Driver, interior designer; former model
  • Sister: Kate; older
  • Half-brothers: has two
  • Half-sister: has one
Quote:
  • "People go 'You look a lot like Minnie Driver.' Once I said, 'Thanks, Minnie is a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face. This person said, 'Nah, didn't like the last movie she did.'"
Factoids:
  • Spent childhood on Barbados
  • With her sister Kate, formed the production company Two Drivers
  • Has a tattoo on her right hip
Feature Film
Acting Credits:
  • 2007: Take, Ripple Effect
    2006: Delirious, The Virgin of Juarez
    2004: The Phantom of the Opera, Portrait, Ella Enchanted
    2003: Hope Springs, Owning Mahowny
    2001: D.C. Smalls, High Heels and Low Lifes
    2000: Return to Me, Beautiful, Slow Burn, The Upgrade
  • 1999: Tarzan (voice), South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (voice), An Ideal Husband
    1998: At Sachem Farm, The Governess, Hard Rain
    1997: Grosse Pointe Blank, Good Will Hunting, Princess Mononoke (voice), Baggage
    1996: Big Night, Sleepers
    1995: Circle of Friends, GoldenEye
    1990: God on the Rocks
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