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Actor Born: 1971 Biography:Displaying talent both for acting and for appearing at awards ceremonies wearing dresses that attract more attention than the awards themselves, "Minnie Driver" rose from almost complete obscurity to her position as one of the most visible British actresses of the 1990s over the course of just a few years. Born Amelia Driver in London on January 31, 1971, she was christened ""Minnie"" by her sister, who was too young to pronounce her little sister's name correctly. Raised in Barbados and schooled in locales as diverse as Paris, Grenoble, and Hampshire, Driver attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she studied drama.
Driver got her start on the stage and on television and made her big-screen debut in "Circle of Friends" in 1995. Playing the film's protagonist -- a "big, soft girl," as one of the film's characters calls her -- she was required to gain over 20 pounds for... Full Biography
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