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Who is Minnie Driver?

Minnie Driver was born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on the 31st January 1970 in London, England. She is an Emmy and Academy award nominated actress and singer/songwriter. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1997 film, Good Will Hunting. She first came to broad public attention when she played the lead role in Circle of Friends in 1995. In 2003 and 2004, she had a noted recurring role on Will & Grace as Lorraine Finister, Karen Walker's nemesis, and the daughter of Karen's lover played by John Cleese. She has also worked on several animated features, including Disney's 1999 version of Tarzan and the 1999 dubbed-English version of the Japanese film Princess Mononoke. Early in her career Minnie was a member of a band called "Puff, Rocks and Brown"; the band was signed to a development deal with Island Records, which ended without a release. She began a low-profile return to music in 2000; the following year, she signed with EMI. Canadian music producer Colin Craig assisted in the eventual release of Everything I've Got in My Pocket, which reached No. 43 in the UK, and a second single, "Invisible Girl" peaking at No. 68. She wrote 10 of the 11 songs on the album and also covered Hungry Heart from Bruce Springsteen's The River. She is an avid Chelsea FC fan.