Drew Blyth Barrymore belongs to Barrymore family, well-known for producing brilliant actors. She was born on 22nd February, 1975 in California, United States and started her acting career as a child star in 1980 in the movie titled “Altered States”. But it was her role in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, which made her the most popular child star in America.
Career Highlights
As an adult she played various roles in movies including “Poison Ivy”, “Everyone Says I Love You”, “Bad Girls”, “Irreconcilable Differences” as well as “Boys on the Side”, before appearing in “The Wedding Singer” and then in “50 First Dates”, both of her movies proved to be successful and helped her establish her name among the finest actresses of the time.
In 1995, in partnership with Nancy Juvonen, she established a production house which later produced movies including “Never Been Kissed”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Music and Lyrics” and “50 First Dates” to name a few.
She won a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in “Irreconcilable Differences” in the category for best supporting actress. In 2002, Drew Barrymore appeared with the veteran Julia Roberts in “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”, followed by her lead role in “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for “Olive, the Other Reindeer”.
She won Saturn Award in the category for best actress for her performance in “Ever After” (1998),Blimp Award in the category for favorite movie actress for “The Wedding Singer” as well as for Ever After and Golden Globe Award in the category for best actress in a TV Film for “Grey Gardens” (2009) to name a few.
Top Ten Movies of Drew Berrymore:
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Irreconcilable Differences
- Bad Girls
- Scream
- The Wedding Singer
- Ever After
- Never Been Kissed
- Charlie’s Angels
- Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
- 50 First Dates
