History Creator / DrewBarrymore

Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California) is an American actor, film producer and film director.

* DawsonCasting: Mostly averted, since she transitioned to age-appropriate roles pretty quickly. Even in ''Scream'' she was only a couple of years older than Casey. She did however voice Krusty's very under-10 daughter on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

After a turbulent preteen and teenage life filled with drug abuse, alcoholism, and worries that Drew may be succumbing to the same problems her actor ancestors had (the "Barrymore curse"), she matured into a fine actress, making mostly cleverly written {{Romantic Comed|y}}ies.

In 1995 she formed a production company called Flower Films which produced movies as a vehicle for the actress, such as ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' and ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', although her company has also made productions in which she does not appear, like the films ''Animal'' (2014) and ''How To Be Single'' (2016), and ''Series/CharliesAngels2011'' (the TV series revival).

* [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]]: ''Little Girl Lost'' (1990). She appeared in the ''[[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the youngest person to publish one.

Coming from a famous acting family -- nay, from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrymore_family acting royalty]], as the granddaughter of Creator/JohnBarrymore and grand-niece of Creator/EthelBarrymore and Creator/LionelBarrymore -- she started her career as a child actor, with her first major role coming in the film ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''. She is ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''[='=]s youngest-ever female celebrity host (Barrymore hosted when she was seven years old in 1982, half the age of the show's previous youngest female host, Creator/JodieFoster, who was fourteen when she hosted in 1976), and for a time was the only female member of ''SNL''[='=]s "Five Timers Club" (which consists of guest celebrities and musicians who have hosted or performed on the show more than five times) along with Foster and Creator/CandiceBergen. They have since been joined by Creator/TinaFey, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/MelissaMcCarthy.

** Among the roles she auditioned for as a child actress were Carol Anne in ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'', Danielle in ''Film/CapeFear'', Veronica in ''{{Film/Heathers}}'', Mina in ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', Kim in ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'' and Myra Gale Brown in ''Film/GreatBallsOfFire!''. The last four went to Creator/WinonaRyder.

** Among the roles she auditioned for as a child actress were Carol Anne in ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'', Danielle in ''Film/CapeFear'', Veronica in ''{{Film/Heathers}}'', Mina in ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', Kim in ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'' and Myra Gale Brown in ''Great Balls of Fire!''. The last four went to Creator/WinonaRyder.

Barrymore is the subject of (and appears in) the 2004 {{documentary}} ''My Date with Drew''. From 2012-14 she co-hosted Creator/TurnerClassicMovies' ''The Essentials'' with Robert Osborne. She then starred as Californian realtor turned Zombie Sheila Hammond in the 2017-19 Creator/{{Netflix}} series '' Series/{{Santa Clarita Diet}}'' along with Creator/TimothyOlyphant. In 2020 she went into the FirstRunSyndication TalkShow field with ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Drew Barrymore Show]]''.

* ShakingHerHairLoose: At the [[https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/drew-and-chris-appleton-meet-an-outstanding-citizen-who-provides-hair-services-to-those-in end of a segment]] on the February 15, 2023 [[https://www.facebook.com/restoresalonservices/posts/pfbid02hdzeQVvaWXBREqja8SQsUFyFheQAvihLKcwxDxWQbGbwi4TKxaAXohAJSRBe9X1Ml episode]] of ''The Drew Barrymore Show'' with hairstylist [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CouuFQNpNlJ/ Chris Appleton]], Drew begins to take her hair down from its PrimAndProperBun.

* ''Literature/ConfessionsOfADangerousMind'' (2002)

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* ''Film/BabesInToyland'' (1986)
* ''Conspiracy Of Love'' (1987)
* ''Far From Home'' (1989)

* ''The Amy Fisher Story'' (1993)

* ''Film/MadLove1995''

* ''How to Be Single'' (2016)

Coming from a famous acting family--nay, from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrymore_family acting royalty]]; the granddaughter of Creator/JohnBarrymore and grand-niece of Creator/EthelBarrymore and Creator/LionelBarrymore--she started her career as a child actor, with her first major role coming in the film ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''. She is ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''[='=]s youngest-ever female celebrity host (Barrymore hosted when she was seven years old in 1982, half the age of the show's previous youngest female host, Creator/JodieFoster, who was fourteen when she hosted in 1976), and for a time was the only female member of ''SNL''[='=]s "Five Timers Club" (which consists of guest celebrities and musicians who have hosted or performed on the show more than five times) along with Foster and Creator/CandiceBergen. They have since been joined by Creator/TinaFey, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/MelissaMcCarthy.

In 1995 she formed a production company called '''Flower Films''' which produced movies as a vehicle for the actress, such as ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' and ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', although her company has also made productions in which she does not appear, like the films ''Animal'' (2014) and ''How To Be Single'' (2016), and ''Series/CharliesAngels2011'' (the TV series revival).

In 1995 she formed a production company called '''Flower Films''' which produced movies as a vehicle for the actress, such as ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' and ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', although her company has also made productions in which she does not appear, like the films ''Animal'' (2014) and ''How To Be Single'' (2016), and ''/Series/CharliesAngels2011'' (the TV series revival).

In 1995 she formed a production company called '''Flower Films''' which produced movies as a vehicle for the actress, such as ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' and ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', although her company has also made productions in which she does not appear, like the films ''Animal'' (2014) and ''How To Be Single'' (2016), and the TV series revival of ''Charlie's Angels''.

* ''[[Film/{{Waxworks}} Waxworks 2: Lost in Time]]'' (1992)

* SpeechImpediment: Her lisp is one of her most notable trademarks.

She was a child actor coming from a famous acting family--nay, from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrymore_family acting royalty]]; the granddaughter of Creator/JohnBarrymore and grand-niece of Creator/EthelBarrymore and Creator/LionelBarrymore. Her first major role was in the film ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''. She is ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''[='=]s youngest female celebrity host (Barrymore hosted when she was seven years old in 1982, half the age of ''SNL''[='=]s former youngest female host, Creator/JodieFoster, who was 14 when she hosted in 1976) and (for a time) the only other female member of ''SNL''[='=]s "Five Timers Club" (a club for celebrities and musicians who have performed on the show more than five times) along with Creator/CandiceBergen. They have since been joined by Creator/TinaFey, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/MelissaMcCarthy.

Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California) is an American actor, film producer and film director. She was a child actor coming from a famous acting family--nay, from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrymore_family acting royalty]]--and the granddaughter of Creator/JohnBarrymore and grand-niece of Creator/LionelBarrymore. Her first main role was in the film ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''. She is ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''[='=]s youngest female celebrity host (Barrymore hosted when she was seven years old in 1982, half the age of ''SNL''[='=]s former youngest female host, Creator/JodieFoster, who was 14 when she hosted in 1976) and (for a time) the only other female member of ''SNL''[='=]s "Five Timers Club" (a club for celebrities and musicians who have performed on the show more than five times) along with Creator/CandiceBergen. They have since been joined by Creator/TinaFey, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, and Creator/MelissaMcCarthy.

!!As a Producer her films include:
* ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'' (1999)
* ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000)
* ''Film/DonnieDarko'' (2001)
* ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' (2003)
* ''Film/{{Duplex}}'' (2003)
* ''Film/FeverPitch'' (2005)
* ''Film/HesJustNotThatIntoYou'' (2009)
* ''Film/WhipIt'' (2009) (also director)
* ''How to Be Single'' (2016)

!!As an Actress her films include:

* ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003)

* ValleyGirl: She wrote in her 2015 memoir ''Wildflower'' that she talks "like a valley girl" because she lived in Sherman Oaks from the age of 7 to 14.