Drew Barrymore, Actress, - Biography
Actress,
Height: 5 foot 4 (1.63 m)
Weight 120 Lbs
Born February 22, 1975, Culver City, California,
USA
Years active 1978 - present
Spouse(s) Jeremy Thomas (1994-1995)
Tom
Green (2001-2002)
Notable roles Gertie in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Ivy
in Poison Ivy
Casey Becker in Scream
Julia in The Wedding Singer
Josie
Geller in Never Been Kissed
Dylan Sanders in Charlie's Angels & Charlie's
Angels: Full Throttle
Lucy Whitmore in 50 First Dates
Sophie Fisher in Music
& Lyrics
Billie Offer in Lucky You
Drew Blyth
Barrymore is an American actress & film producer, the youngest member of the
Barrymore family of American actors. She has her own production company, Flower
Films. Barrymore made her screen début in Altered States (1980); her breakout
role two years later was in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She quickly became one
of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses going on to establish herself in
mainly comic roles.
Biography
Early life
Family tree Barrymore
was born in Culver City, California to John Drew Barrymore & Hungarian-born
Ildiko Jaid Barrymore (née Makó), both former actors. Her parents
divorced after she was born. She has a half-brother John Blyth Barrymore, also
an actor, & two half-sisters Blyth Dolores Barrymore & Brahma (Jessica)
Blyth Barrymore.
Barrymore was born into the acting profession, coming from a long line of acting talent stretching back nearly 200 years; her great-great grandparents John Drew, Louisa Lane Drew, her great-grandparents Maurice Barrymore, Georgiana Drew & Maurice Costello, & her grandparents John Barrymore & Dolores Costello were all highly successful actors; John Barrymore was arguably the most acclaimed actor of his generation. She is the grand-niece of Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, & Helene Costello, & the great grandniece of John Drew, Jr., actress Louisa Drew, & silent film actor/writer/director Sidney Drew. Her father & half-brother are also actors. She is also the goddaughter of director Steven Spielberg.
Her first name, Drew, was the maiden name of her paternal great-grandmother, Georgiana Drew; her middle name, Blyth, was the original surname of the dynasty founded by her great-grandfather, Maurice Barrymore.
Rise To Fame 1980-1984
Barrymore's career began when she was 11 months old,
when she auditioned for a dog food commercial. When she was bitten by her canine
co-star, the producers were afraid she would cry, but she merely laughed, &
was hired for the job. She made her film debut in Altered States (1980). A year
later, she landed the role of Gertie in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which made
her famous.She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress
in 1984 for her role in Irreconcilable Differences.
Little Girl Lost ERA
1984-1989
In the wake of this sudden stardom, she endured a notoriously troubled
childhood, already a regular at the famed Studio 54 when she was a little girl,
smoking cigarettes & drinking alcohol by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana
at 10, & snorting cocaine at 13. She was in rehab at age 13 & a second
time at 14. Barrymore later described this period of her life in her 1990 autobiography,
Little Girl Lost. Her nightlife & constant partying became a popular subject
with the media.
New Image 1991-1995
Though she overcame her substance
abuse problems by the time she entered adulthood, she maintained her "bad
girl" image, & used her new-found role as a sex symbol to stage a career
comeback playing a manipulative, evil teenage seductress in Poison Ivy (1992).
The film found enormous success on VHS when it was first released. She posed nude
for the January 1995 issue of Playboy. Spielberg gave her a quilt for her 20th
birthday with a note that read "Cover yourself up." Enclosed were copies
of her Playboy pictures, 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
climbed onto Dave Letterman's desk & bared her breasts to him, her back to
the camera. The flash was intended to celebrate his birthday. She also modeled
in a series of Guess? jeans ads during this time.
Return To Prominence 1996-
present
She made a comeback in the successful 1996 horror film Scream.Barrymore
has continued to be highly bankable, & a top box office draw. She has been
especially adept in romantic comedies, such as Wishful Thinking (1996), The Wedding
Singer (1998), Home Fries (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), 50 First Dates (2004),
& Fever Pitch (2005). Summing up Drew's appeal, Roger Ebert, in his review
of 50 First Dates describes Barrymore as having a "smiling, coy sincerity",
describing the film as "ingratiating & lovable". She has also produced
several films, including Charlie's Angels (2000), a major box office success of
2000. After Charlie's Angels, Drew had a dramatic role in the comedy/drama Riding
in Cars with Boys (2001), 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).
In Richard Kelly's debut movie Donnie Darko she had the fairly small role of Karen
Pomeroy, the title character's English teacher. In 2003, she reprised her role
as Dylan Sanders in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Maxim magazine featured Barrymore
& her fellow Angels in their "Girls of Maxim" gallery after the
launch of the film. Later in 2002, Barrymore appeared in Confessions of a Dangerous
Mind, alongside Julia Roberts. In the words of Yahoo! Movies:
Heir to a
Hollywood dynasty, child star, prepubescent drug & alcohol abuser, teenage
sexpot, & resurrected vessel of celluloid purity, Drew Barrymore is nothing
if not the embodiment of the rise & fall of Hollywood fortunes, self-reinvention,
& the healing powers of good PR.
She was the subject of My Date with Drew
(2005). In it, an aspiring filmmaker & fan uses his limited resources in an
attempt to gain a date with her.
On February 3, 2004, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One of her most recent roles has involved her becoming a recurring character in the hit animated comedy Family Guy as Brian Griffin's shallow girlfriend, Jillian. She has since appeared in four episodes.
Barrymore has also appeared in the films Lucky You (2007) & Music & Lyrics (2007). She recently hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time, making her the second female host in the show's history to do so (Candice Bergen being the first) & still remains the youngest celebrity to host the show (Barrymore hosted in 1982 at age 7; Jodie Foster was 14 when she hosted it in 1976). Barrymore has a worldwide box office gross that stands at over $2.3 billion. According The Hollywood Reporter's annual Star Salary Top 10, she is one of the actresses with the second highest salary per movie for 2006.
In March 2007, former magazine editor Jane Pratt claimed on her Sirius Satellite Radio show that she had a romance with Barrymore.
It was announced on April 11, 2007 that Barrymore will become CoverGirl Cosmetic's newest model & spokeswoman.
In April 2007, Barrymore reached No. 1 in People's annual 100 Most Beautiful People list, taking the title from Angelina Jolie.
In May 2007, Drew Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme
In June 2007, Gucci announced that Drew Barrymore would be the new face for their jewelry line.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Other notes
1980 Altered States Margaret Jessup
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Gertie
1984 Firestarter Charlene "Charlie"
McGee
Irreconcilable Differences Casey Brodsky
1985 Cat's Eye Our Girl,
Amanda (all segments)
1986 Babes in Toyland Lisa Piper
1989 See You In
The Morning Cathy Goodwin
Far From Home Joleen Cox
1991 Motorama Fantasy
Girl
1992 Waxwork II: Lost in Time Vampire Victim #1
Poison Ivy Ivy
Guncrazy
Anita Minteer
1993 No Place to Hide Tinsel Hanley
Doppelganger Holly Gooding
Wayne's World 2 Bjergen Kjergen
1994 Inside the Goldmine Daisy
Bad
Girls Lilly Laronette
1995 Boys on the Side Holly Pulchik-Lincoln
Mad
Love Casey Roberts
Batman Forever Sugar
1996 Everyone Says I Love You
Skylar Dandridge
Scream Casey Becker
1997 Wishful Thinking Lena
Best
Men Hope
1998 The Wedding Singer Julia
Ever After Danielle de Barbarac
Home Fries Sally Jackson
1999 Never Been Kissed Josie Geller
2000
Skipped Parts Fantasy Girl
Titan A.E. Akima (voice)
Charlie's Angels Dylan
Sanders
2001 Donnie Darko Karen Pomeroy
Freddy Got Fingered Mr. Davidson's
Receptionist
Riding in Cars with Boys Beverly Donofrio
2002 Confessions
of a Dangerous Mind Penny
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Dylan Sanders
Duplex Nancy Kendricks
2004 50 First Dates Lucy Whitmore
2005 Fever
Pitch Lindsey Meeks
2006 Curious George Maggie (voice)
2007 Music &
Lyrics Sophie Fisher
2007 Lucky You Billie Offer
2008 South of the Border
Chloe (voice) (filming)
Other Recognition
Is currently the youngest
actress to host Saturday Night Live
On February 3, 2007, she became a member
of Saturday Night Live's "five-timer" club, which consists of celebrities
who have hosted five or more times. She is the second female member to date, the
first being Candice Bergen.
Holds the record for the most family members on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 2001, Hasty Pudding Theatricals recognized Barrymore
as Woman of The Year.
Owns her own Production Company Flower Films
In
April 2007, Barrymore reached No. 1 in People's annual 100 Most Beautiful People
list
Is the first actress to grace the cover of Jane magazine
This site was written in August 2007
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