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Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Actor, also producer · Born January 31, 1970 (56) · Finsbury Park, London, England, UK

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born January 31, 1970) is an English actress and singer. She's best known for her roles as Skylar in Good Will Hunting, Maya DiMeo on the sitcom Speechless, Dahlia Molloy on the series The Riches, Fiona on the sitcom About a Boy, Frances Kelly on the series The Deep, Queen Beatrice in Cinderella (2021), Debi Newberry in Grosse Point Blank, Mandy in Ella Enchanted, Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera, Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan in Circle of Friends, and the voice of Jane Porter in Disney's Tarzan. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in 1995's Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank, Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award, the musical The Phantom of the Opera, Owning Mahowny, and providing the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minnie Driver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 31, 1970 (56)
From
Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Minnie Driver's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
27%
Morality
17%
Survival
10%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 16 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 20 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 32 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 32
Ally
7 of 32
Mentor
7 of 32
Shapeshifter
4 of 32
Herald
3 of 32
Trickster
1 of 32
Shadow
1 of 32
Threshold guardian
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
18
Warm
14
Hopeful
14
Joyful
13
Other
57

How their films linger

Feel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet25
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Minnie Driver's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Minnie Driver's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Finding Emily(2026)

    as Dean Watkinson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Faithful(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Borderline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as May Ferguson

  • Run Away(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ingrid Greene

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Assessment(2024)

    as Evie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Millers in Marriage(2024)

    as Renee

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Batman: Caped Crusader(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Oswalda Cobblepot / The Penguin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Beekeeper(2024)

    as Director Janet Harward

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Uproar(2023)

    as Shirley Waaka

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose(2023)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Chevalier(2022)

    as La Guimard

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Witcher: Blood Origin(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Unnamed Seanchaí

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Rosaline(2022)

    as Nurse Janet

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Our Flag Means Death(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Bonny

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Arcane(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Illusionary Sorceress (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Cinderella(2021)

    as Queen Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Starstruck(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cath

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Emily in Paris(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Princess Jane

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephanie Curran

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Laboratory Conditions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Marjorie Cane

  • Spinning Man(2018)

    as Ellen Birch

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lorraine Finster

  • The Wilde Wedding(2017)

    as Priscilla Jones

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Crash(2017)

    as Shannon Clifton

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Speechless(2016)

    Show 63 episodes · as Maya DiMeo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Red Tent(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leah

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Pan Live!(2014)

    as Adult Wendy Darling / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Lights(2014)

    as Macy Jean

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Undateable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Minnie

  • Return to Zero(2014)

    as Maggie Royal

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Stage Fright(2014)

    as Kylie Swanson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • About a Boy(2014)

    Show 33 episodes · as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • I Give It a Year(2013)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hunky Dory(2011)

    as Vivienne Mae

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hail Mary(2011)

    as Mary Beth Baker

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Web Therapy(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Allegra Favreau

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Fran Drescher Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Barney's Version(2010)

    as The 2nd Mrs. P

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Conviction(2010)

    as Abra Rice

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Frances Kelly

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Motherhood(2009)

    as Sheila

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cupcake Wars(2009)

    Show as Actress

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Allegra Favreau

  • Take(2007)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Revisioned: Tomb Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lara Croft (voice)

  • Ripple Effect(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Riches(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as Dahlia Malloy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Virgin of Juarez(2006)

    as Karina Danes

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(2004)

    as Carlotta

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Donna

  • Ella Enchanted(2004)

    as Mandy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hope Springs(2003)

    as Vera Edwards

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Owning Mahowny(2003)

    as Belinda

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • High Heels and Low Lifes(2001)

    as Shannon

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Higher Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Kendal

  • The Upgrade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Constance Levine

  • Beautiful(2000)

    as Mona

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Slow Burn(2000)

    as Trina McTeague

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Return to Me(2000)

    as Grace Briggs

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut(1999)

    as Brooke Shields (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan(1999)

    as Jane Porter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • An Ideal Husband(1999)

    as Miss Mabel Chiltern

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lorraine Finster

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Governess(1998)

    as Rosina da Silva

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hard Rain(1998)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Good Will Hunting(1997)

    as Skylar

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Grosse Pointe Blank(1997)

    as Debi Newberry

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Baggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Sleepers(1996)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Big Night(1996)

    as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cruel Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Flora Mussell

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    as Irina

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Politician's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jennifer Caird

  • Circle of Friends(1995)

    as Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Good Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ellie

  • Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniella Forest

  • The Day Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Lally Sampson

  • That Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Royal Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sally

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Cinema Audience (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue Keel

  • Mr. Wroe's Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Leah

  • God on the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lydia

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Maigret(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt Cole

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Eliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary

  • Kinsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Louise Kinsey

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Zena Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah

  • Angels in the Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Elizabeth

  • The Household Guide to Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 94 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Tarzan (1999)

$448M worldwide

Highest rated

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19862026

Peak 1999 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 30 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting96 of 96: 94 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing2 of 96: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew2010s23 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 20% of 41 roles
95000515

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 1998–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  2. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
  3. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 1998
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Minnie Driver's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 45; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Hail Mary (2011)

97th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Arcane (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Minnie Driver's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles6–72 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles12–62 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles13–79 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles17–54 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles11–61 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Minnie Driver work with?

People who share at least 2 of Minnie Driver's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Glenn Close shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles