THE 59TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMYS AWARDS

Minnie Driver

* Birthplace: London, England
* Birthday: January 31, 1971

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 t…