Drew Barrymore: Latest news, bio & photos

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Drew Barrymore: Snapshot

Name Drew Barrymore
Date of Birth February 22, 1975
Birth Place California, USA
Birth Name Drew Blyth Barrymore
Star Sign Pisces
Height 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Occupation Actress, Film Producer (Flower Films) and Film Director.

Drew Barrymore has had squeezed a lot of living into her 35 years. First acting at just 11 months, she is very familiar with the ups and downs of a public, celebrity life.

Making her mark as Elliot's little sister Gertie in E.T, Barrymore starred in a string of films as a child.

However, success came at a price and by age 13 the talented actress was already in rehab after experimenting with cigarettes, alcohol and then drugs. A year later she wrote an autobiography about her experiences, called Lost Little Girl.

As an adult, Drew Barrymore has acted in dozens of films and successfully made the transformation from child star to critically acclaimed actress, featuring in movies ranging from Scream to Never Been Kissed to cult flick Donnie Darko.

Her and business partner Nancy Junonen also own production company Flower Films, which produced hit movie Charlie's Angels, among others.

Drew, of Irish and Hungarian decent, has been engaged once and married twice - neither marriage lasting much longer than a year.

Her first and middle name are family names - the actress hails from a long line of actors and celebrities.