Minnie Driver Net Worth

Minnie Driver's Quotes

• 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.'
• Visiting factories in Cambodia: "Every time companies squeeze to get lower production costs, faster production, it's nobody but the working women who suffer and their families back at home."
• I box as a sport, but I'd never box with a man. I'm not afraid of getting hurt. Quite the opposite: I'm afraid I'd get carried away and hurt the guy.

Interesting Facts about Minnie Driver

1. She was raised in Barbados.
2. Attended finishing schools in Paris and Grenoble.
3. Her sister, Kate Driver, is a model and producer.
4. Worked as a jazz singer and guitarist in London.
5. Had her appendix removed. [August 2000]
6. Officially announced her engagement to boyfriend, actor Josh Brolin. [April 2001]
7. Announced she and Josh Brolin had broken up. [October 2001]
8. Claims that one of the reasons why she and ex-fiance Josh Brolin broke-up is due to Brolin's step-mother, Barbra Streisand, constantly trying to take charge of her wedding.
9. Completed her debut album, 'Everything I've Got In My Pocket' (2004)
10. Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Elizabeth Knowelden, Terence Stamp, Julia Ormond, Rupert Friend, Angela Lansbury, Matthew Goode, Daniel Hunt, Sue Johnston, Hugh Bonneville and Julian Fellowes.
11. The name Minnie was a childhood nickname.
12. She was inspired to act after being bowled over by Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982).
13. During her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), she described her place of dwelling as a "modular" home by the beach in Los Angeles, CA. She used the word "modular" despite Jay Leno's attempts at correcting her to say "trailer".
14. She is an avid surfer (hence living by the beach) as revealed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).
15. Recorded dialogue for a scene in The Simpsons Movie (2007). Her scene was ultimately cut from the film.
16. Announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) on March 13, 2008 that she is pregnant with her first child.
17. Gave birth to first child, a boy named Henry Story Driver, on September 5, 2008. He weighed 9 lbs. 12 oz.
18. Did not return to work until five months after giving birth to her son Henry, in order to begin filming Conviction (2010).
19. Sister of Edward Churchward.
20. Daughter of Gaynor Churchward and Ronnie Driver.