Drew Blythe Barrymore is an American actor, author, director, producer, model, and talk show host.
Her breakout acting came when she was a child, playing Gertie in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She has gone on to appear in over eighty films and shows, including Scream, The Wedding Singer, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Never Been Kissed, Charlie’s Angels, 50 First Dates, and Fever Pitch.
Barrymore’s multifaceted career extends far beyond acting. In 1995, she and Nancy Juvonen formed a joint production company, Flower Films, and went on to produce several movies including Never Been Kissed, Donnie Darko, and Whip It. In 2007, Barrymore also became a CoverGirl model and spokesperson. In 2020, she launched her own CBS daytime talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show, and in 2021, released a cookbook, Rebel Homemaker, with chef Pilar Valdes. She is the author of three additional books, Little Girl Lost, Find It in Everything, and Wildflower.
Barrymore’s work has earned her a Golden Globe for her performance in Grey Gardens as well as two other Golden Globe nominations, two Primetime Emmy nominations, four Daytime Emmy nominations, a GLAAD Media Vanguard Award in 2010, and a Star on the Walk of Fame in 2004.
In a 2003 interview with Contact Music, she said,
Do I like women sexually? Yeah, I do. Totally. I have always considered myself bisexual.