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Minnie Driver charmed the hearts of America as 'Benny' Hogan, the plump and plain Irish co-ed who wins Chris O'Donnell's heart in Pat O'Connor's "Circle of Friends" (1995). The tall, slender beauty gained 25 pounds and wore little make-up in her portrayal of the small-town girl who heads to a Dublin university and learns about love and life. Owen Gliberman in Entertainment Weekly wrote "Driver has a touchingly awkward prettiness. Her jaw may be as square as a picture frame, but her smile lights her up from within." Girl wins the boy in the end, and Driver attracted the notice of every studio in Hollywood. Slimming down after production, she appeared as a Russian country-western singer in "GoldenEye", the 1995 James Bond offering. She also displayed her nude allure as the mistress of a British parliamentarian in "The Politician's Wife" (PBS, 1996).
Driver was subsequently wooed to star in numerous American and British films, opting to co-star as the girlfriend of a struggling restaurateur in "Big Night" (1996), co-directed by actors Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott. She also landed a key role as the woman with feelings for both Brad Pitt and Jason Patric in Barry Levinson's "Sleepers" (also 1996) before continuing her streak as leading lady to up-and-coming actors. Driver (complete with Chicago accent) was the jilted prom date of hit man John Cusack who remeet at their high school reunion in "Grosse Point Blank" (1997). In "Good Will Hunting" (also 1997), Driver got to employ her own British accent as an exchange student who romances a troubled young genius (Matt Damon). "Hard Rain" (1998) put her in action mode as a feisty woman who saves the life of a security guard (Christian Slater). Driver segued to the role of a Jewish girl forced by circumstances to work for a family in rural Scotland in the period film "The Governess" (also 1998).
The actress' career continued to flourish at a brisk pace: she was an effective presence in the powerhouse acting ensemble of the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" (1999), playing Mabel, the sweet love interest of the idle bachelor Lord Goring (Rupert Everett); the appropriately adventurous voice of Jane Porter in Disney's fact-paced animated adaptation of "Tarzan" (1999); a heart transplant patient who falls for the husband (David Duchovny of the dead woman who donated her heart in the sweet romantic comedy "Return to Me" (2000)--Driver also cheekily played herself on a 2000 episode of "The X-Files" directed by Duchovny; as Philip Seymour Hoffman's devoted fiance in the crime drama "Owning Mahowny" (2003); and as the not-so-skilled household fairy Mandy in the endearing fable update "Ella Enchanted" (2004).
Driver also appeared in her share of disappointing films, including director Sally Field's beauty pageant comedy "Beautiful" (2000), the clunky caper comedy "High Heels and Low Lifes" (2001), the little-seen romantic comedy "Hope Springs" (2003). But any comic misfires were offset by her hilarious recurring performances on the hit NBC sit-com "Will & Grace" beginning in 2003, playing Karen Walker's haughty nemesis Lorraine Finster at a high-camp high pitch, and by her bravura supporting turn as the Italian opera diva Carlotta in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004). Driver stole virtually every scene she appeared in, and while the actress had enjoyed a side career as a singer (her debut album, Everything I've Got In My Pocket was released in 2004 to a warm critical response) the role required that a full-voiced opera singer dub her singing voice. In return, Driver herself sang the closing credits song, "Learn to Be Lonely," a new composition from Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber created specficially for the film.
Filmography
> The Virgin of Juarez (2005) .... Journalist
> The Phantom of the Opera (2004) .... Carlotta
... aka Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (USA: promotional title)
> Portrait (2004/I) .... Donna
> Ella Enchanted (2004) .... Mandy
> "Will & Grace"
- Flip-Flop: Part 2 (2004) TV Episode .... Lorraine Finster
- Flip-Flop: Part 1 (2004) TV Episode .... Lorraine Finster
- The Accidental Tsuris (2004) TV Episode .... Lorraine Finster
- 24 (2003) TV Episode .... Lorraine Finster
- 23 (2003) TV Episode .... Lorraine Finster
(1 more)
> Hope Springs (2003) .... Vera Jones
> Owning Mahowny (2003) .... Belinda
... aka Double vie de Mahowny, La (Canada: French title)
> High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) .... Shannon
> D.C. Smalls (2001) .... Waitress
> The Upgrade (2000) .... Constance Levine
> Slow Burn (2000/I) .... Trina McTeague
> Beautiful (2000) .... Mona Hibbard
> Return to Me (2000) .... Grace Briggs
> South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) (voice) .... Brooke Shields
... aka South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (USA: closing credits title)
> Tarzan (1999) (voice) .... Jane Porter
> An Ideal Husband (1999) .... Miss Mabel Chiltern
> At Sachem Farm (1998) .... Kendal
... aka Higher Love (USA: cable TV title)
... aka Trade Winds
... aka Uncorked (USA: video title)
> The Governess (1998) .... Rosina da Silva
> Hard Rain (1998) .... Karen
... aka Flood (Japan: English title)
... aka Pluie d'enfer (France)
> Trespasser (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Anne
> Good Will Hunting (1997) .... Skylar
> Mononoke-hime (1997) (voice: English version) .... Lady Eboshi
... aka Princess Mononoke (USA)
> Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) .... Debi Newberry
> Baggage (1997)
> Sleepers (1996) .... Carol Martinez
> "Murder Most Horrid"
- Confess (1996) TV Episode .... Sgt. Cole
> Big Night (1996) .... Phyllis
> "My Good Friend" (1995) TV Series .... Ellie (Series 1) (1995)
> GoldenEye (1995) .... Irina
> The Politician's Wife (1995) (TV) .... Jennifer Caird
> Circle of Friends (1995) .... Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan
> Cruel Train (1995) (TV) .... Flora Mussell
> "Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge"
... aka Knowing Me, Knowing You (UK: short title)
- Episode >1.2 (1994) TV Episode .... Daniella Forest
> "The Day Today"
- Factgasm (1994) TV Episode .... Woman in Labour
- Pilot (????) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Mila Milandrovicz
> "Peak Practice"
- Enemy Within (1994) TV Episode .... Sue Keel
> That Sunday (1994) (TV) .... Rachel
> Royal Celebration (1993) (TV) .... Sally
... aka Screen One: Royal Celebration (UK: series title)
> "Maigret"
- Maigret and the Night Club Dancer (1993) TV Episode .... Arlette
> "Mr. Wroe's Virgins" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Leah
> "Lovejoy"
- Kids (1992) TV Episode .... Sarah
> The Zebra Man (1992) .... Emily Ashdown
> "Casualty"
- The Last Word (1991) TV Episode .... Zena Mitchell
> "The House of Eliott"
- Episode >1.4 (1991) TV Episode .... Mary
> God on the Rocks (1990) (TV) .... Lydia
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