Drew Barrymore
Birthplace: Culver City
Born: 1975-02-22
Occupations recorded in source
actor; autobiographer; film actor; film director; film producer; model; musician; singer; television actor; television producer; voice actor; writer
Biography from Wikipedia
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award, and an Actor Award. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2023.
Barrymore rose to prominence as a child star in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Firestarter (1984). She established herself as a Hollywood leading actress with roles in Poison Ivy (1992), Boys on the Side (1995) and Scream (1996). Barrymore appeared in the franchise Charlie's Angels (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). She has also starred a number of times with Adam Sandler including in The Wedding Singer (1998) and 50 First Dates (2004). Other notable film credits include Batman Forever (1995), Donnie Darko (2001), and He's Just Not That Into You (2009).
Barrymore won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film for her portrayal of Edith Bouvier Beale in HBO's Grey Gardens (2009), played Sheila Hammond on the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019), and hosts the daytime talk show The Drew Barrymore Show (2020–present).
Barrymore is the founder of the production company Flower Films and has starred in several of its projects. She made her directorial debut with Whip It (2009). She launched a range of cosmetics under the Flower banner in 2013. Her other business ventures include a range of wines, homeware, and clothing. She has released four New York Times bestselling books, including the memoir Little Girl Lost (1990) and the photobook Find It in Everything (2014).
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Doppelganger (1993) — Holly Gooding
- The Amy Fisher Story (1993) — Amy Fisher
- Guncrazy (1992) — Anita Minteer
- No Place to Hide (1992) — Tinsel Hanley/Narrator
- Poison Ivy (1992) — Ivy
- Sketch Artist (1992)
- Far from Home (1989) — Joleen Cox
- See You in the Morning (1989) — Cathy Goodwin
- Babes in Toyland (1986) — Lisa Piper
- Cat's Eye (1985) — Amanda
- Firestarter (1984) — Charlene 'Charlie' McGee
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984) — Casey Brodsky
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — Gertie
- Suddenly, Love (1978) — Bobbi Graham
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.
