Biography of Drew Barrymore
 Charming, free-spirited and - above all talented, Drew Barrymore has come a long
way since her big-screen breakout in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster,
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Despite a troubled and much-publicized adolescence
during which she appeared in only a handful of films, Barrymore's star was officially
on the rise during the mid-90s with notable appearances in Poison Ivy (1992),
Bad Girls (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Woody Allen's
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and Wes Craven's Scream (1996/I). Turns in The
Wedding Singer (1998), Ever After (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), Charlie's
Angels (2000), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) and Donnie Darko (2001) followed,
proving to once-cynical audiences that Barrymore was not only a capable leading
lady, but also a gifted and versatile actor. Recent projects have included 50
First Dates (2004), Fever Pitch (2005), Music and Lyrics (2007), Curtis Hanson's
Lucky You (2007) and the forthcoming Grey Gardens (2009) (TV).
Steven Spielberg gave her a quilt for her birthday with a note "Cover yourself
up". Enclosed was a copy of the January
1995 issue of Playboy Magazine for which she posed nude, with the pictures
altered by Spielberg's art department so that she appeared fully clothed.Full name: Drew Barrymore
Born: February 22, 1975
Birthplace: Culver City, California, USA
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