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 (1982). She has gone on to appear in over 80 films and shows, including Scream (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), Charlie’s Angels (2000), 50 First Dates (2004), and Fever Pitch (2005).
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 (2001), and Whip It (2009). 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 (1990), Find It in Everything (2014), and Wildflower (2015).
Barrymore’s work has earned her a Golden Globe for her performance in Grey Gardens (2009) 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.[1]