Drew Barrymore

Since melting audiences' hearts - at the age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. - Der Außerirdische (1982), Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Drew Blyth Barrymore was born in Culver City, California, to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore (née Ildiko Jaid Mako). Her father came from a long showbusiness legacy, as the son of actors John Barrymore and Dolores Costello, while her mother was the daughter of Hungarian refugees. Despite a turbulent adolescence, Barrymore's star was officially on the rise during the mid-1990s; following a string of "bad girl" parts in Poison Ivy - Die tödliche Umarmung (1992), Guncrazy - Junge Killer (1992), and, well, Bad Girls (1994), she made notable appearances in Kaffee, Milch & Zucker (1995), Woody Allen's Alle sagen: I love you (1996), and the game-changing horror hit Scream - Schrei! (1996). An eclectic mix of high-profile and low-key film projects followed - such as Eine Hochzeit zum Verlieben (1998), Auf immer und ewig (1998), Ungeküsst (1999), 3 Engel für Charlie (2000), Donnie Darko (2001), Unterwegs mit Jungs (2001), and Geständnisse - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - proving to once-cynical audiences that Barrymore was not only a capable leading lady, but also a gifted and versatile actor. Headline parts in 50 erste Dates (2004), Ein Mann für eine Saison (2005), and Mitten ins Herz - Ein Song für dich (2007) came next, followed by the critically-lauded Die exzentrischen Cousinen der First Lady (2009), for which she earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for her portrayal of Edith Bouvier Beale. In 2009, Barrymore - whose production company, Flower Films, has spawned several lucrative features - made her long-awaited directional debut with the comedy-drama Roller Girl (2009); TIME Magazine hailed her as "a sensitive director who knows how and when to let an emotional moment linger on the screen." Alongside a recurring guest spot (as the voice of Jillian; 2005-13) on Family Guy (1999), recent acting roles have included Verrückt nach Dir (2010), Der Ruf der Wale (2012), Urlaubsreif (2014), Im Himmel trägt man hohe Schuhe (2015), and the acclaimed Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet (2017), on which she stars and serves as executive producer. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Nate