Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an
American actress and
film producer. She is the youngest member of the
Barrymore family of American actors. She began acting when she was eleven months old. Barrymore made her screen debut in
Altered States in 1980. Following her 1980 screen debut in
Altered States, she starred in her breakout role 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.
At age 13, Barrymore was checked into rehab for several drug habits she had developed from age 9.
In 1995, she, along with Nancy Juvonen, formed a production company
Flower Films. The following year, she made her comeback in
Wes Craven's
horror film Scream. This was followed by the 1998
romantic comedy The Wedding Singer, starring opposite
Adam Sandler. In 2000, Barrymore starred in the film adaption of
Charlie's Angels. Subsequently, she has appeared in comedies such as
50 First Dates,
Fever Pitch,
Music and Lyrics and starred in the
drama film
Lucky You opposite
Eric Bana. Barrymore is currently working on the projects
He's Just Not That into You,
Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and
Everybody's Fine. Since then, she has received a star in the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, Barrymore appeared in the cover of
People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue.
Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations
World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, she has donated over
$1 million dollars to the program. In 2007, she became both
CoverGirl's newest model and spokeswoman for the cosmetic and the face for
Gucci's newest jewelry line. She was first married to Jeremy Thomas on March 1994, but the marriage ended two months later. Her second marriage was to comedian
Tom Green in July 2001. However, Green filed for divorce in December 2001. Since then, she has dated
The Strokes' drummer
Fabrizio Moretti (2002–2007) and actor
Justin Long.
