Drew Barrymore Biography Filmography Awards

Drew Blythe Barrymore commonly known with her first name Drew in the world of show business was born February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California. She's an American film and television actor and producer.
She is the granddaughter of stage and movie actor John Barrymore, widely regarded as his generation's greatest actor, and the great-niece of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore. Her father, John Drew Barrymore, and half-brother, John Blyth, are also actors (although they haven't experienced the critical or commercial success the other Barrymores have enjoyed). "Drew" was the maiden name of her great-grandmother, Georgiana; "Blythe" was the original surname of the dynasty founded by her great-grandfather, Maurice. Drew's mother is Hungarian-born actor and model, Ildiko Jaid Mako (born 1944).

Drew's early appearance in the movie industry began at the age of 11 months, when she appeared in a dog food commercial. When she was bitten by her canine co-star, the producers feared litigation, though Barrymore merely laughed the incident off.
In 1982, She shot to fame as a child actor when she co-starred in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At the age of 7, on November 20, 1982, Barrymore became the youngest ever guest host of the weekly TV program Saturday Night Live. She performed in a skit where she revealed that she had killed E.T..

A victim of 1980s Hollywood lifestyle, Barrymore had too much too soon, and began to attract less attention for her acting career. She then endured a notoriously troubled childhood, by the time She was 9, she have been drinking alcoholic beverages, smoking marijuana at 10, and snorting cocaine at 12.

Later in her 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost, She then described those early period of her life. Though overcoming her substance abuse problems by the time she entered adulthood, Barrymore maintained her "bad girl" image, and in fact leveraged her new found role as a sex symbol to stage a career comeback in the 1990s, playing a teenage seductress in Poison Ivy, and posing nude for the January 1995 issue of U.S. magazine Playboy. Steven Spielberg, Barrymore's godfather, gave her a quilt for her 20th birthday with a note that read "Cover yourself up". Enclosed was a copy of her Playboy appearance, with the pictures altered by his art department so that she appeared fully clothed. At that time she had also appeared nude in her last five movies. During a 1995 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Barrymore shocked the normally unflappable host by climbing onto his desk and flashing her breasts at him (but with her back to the camera), as part of a dance for his birthday. She also modelled in a series of Guess? jeans advertisements during this time.

Late 1990's and in early 2000's, Drew has continued to be a highly bankable movie actress. She is especially adept at romantic comedies; popular examples of her work include The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates. Though her playful sex appeal has undoubtedly helped her remain in the media spotlight, she has also established a substantial career behind the scenes, despite never finishing high school. She has produced several films, including the highly successful Charlie's Angels movie adaptation and its sequel.
She has also recently explored more dramatic roles in movies such as Riding in Cars with Boys, where she played a teenage mother in a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father (based on the real-life story of Beverly D'Onofrio), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and the cult favorite Donnie Darko, of which she was also the executive producer. Barrymore has started to receive more notice both as a serious actress and a savvy Hollywood "player", though without losing her reputation as a sex symbol and (occasional) hellraiser.

She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 3, 2004. Drew was married to Welsh bartender turned bar owner, Jeremy Thomas, from March 20 to April 28, 1994, and to comedian Tom Green from July 7, 2001 to October 15, 2002. Green filed for divorce in December 2001. She is currently dating drummer Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes. Barrymore has also publicly declared herself to be bisexual, revealing that she had slept with many women as a teenager and is still interested in women sexually.

Filmography

Altered States (1980)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Firestarter (1984)
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Cat's Eye (1985)
See You in the Morning (1989)
Far from Home (1989)
Motorama (1991)
Poison Ivy (1992)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Guncrazy (1992)
No Place to Hide (1993)
Doppelganger (1993)
Wayne's World 2 (1993) (Cameo)
Inside the Goldmine (1994)
Bad Girls (1994)
Boys on the Side (1995)
Mad Love (1995)
Batman Forever (1995)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Scream (1996)
Wishful Thinking (1997)
Best Men (1997)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Ever After (1998)
Home Fries (1998)
Never Been Kissed (1999) (also executive producer)
Skipped Parts (2000)
Titan A.E. (2000) (voice)
Charlie's Angels (2000) (also producer)
Donnie Darko (2001) (also executive producer)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) (Cameo)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) (also producer)
Duplex (2003) (also producer)
50 First Dates (2004)
Ramones Raw (2004) (documentary)
Fever Pitch (2005) (also producer)
Curious George (2006) (voice)
Lucky You (2006)

Awards

Golden Globe Awards
Year Category Movie Win/Nominated
1984 Best Supporting Actress Irreconcilable Differences (1984) Nominated