Drew Barrymore
Milestones
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Birthday: February 22, 1975
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2008
Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
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2007
Co-starred with Eric Bana in "Lucky You," a drama directed by Curtis Hanson (lensed 2005)
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2007
Starred opposite Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy "Music & Lyrics"
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2005
Co-starred with Jimmy Fallon in the Americanized version of Nick Hornby's "Fever Pitch," directed by the Farrelly Brothers
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2004
Reunited with Adam Sandler for the comedy "50 First Dates," playing a chronic amnesiac
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2003
Reprised role in "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"; made under her production banner, Flower Films
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2002
Played the female lead in George Clooney's directorial debut, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"
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2001
Executive produced and played supporting role of an English teacher in the critically acclaimed film "Donnie Darko"
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2001
Played a teenage mother in a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father (based on the real-life story of Beverly D'Onofrio) in Penny Marshall's "Riding in Cars With Boys"; also executive produced
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2000
Co-starred with Cameron Diaz in big screen version of the 1970s TV series "Charlie's Angels"
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1999
Starred as an awkward twentysomething reporter who returns to high school for an undercover assignment in "Never Been Kissed"
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1998
Played a character based on Cinderella in the romance "Ever After"
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1998
Starred opposite Adam Sandler in the popular romantic comedy "The Wedding Singer"
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1996
Made cameo appearance as a high school student targeted by the killer in "Scream"
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1996
Played featured role as Edward Norton's fiancee in Woody Allen's "Everyone Says I Love You"; had singing voice dubbed
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1995
Cast as the flirtatious Holly in "Boys on the Side," also featuring Whoopi Goldberg and Mary-Louise Parker
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1995
Starred opposite Chris O'Donnell as his free-spirited, mentally ill romantic interest in "Mad Love"
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1994
Founded the production company, Flower Films, Inc
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1993
Played 'Long Island Lolita' Amy Fisher in the ABC TV-movie, "The Amy Fisher Story"
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1992
Directed by Davis in "Guncrazy" (shown at film festivals before airing on Showtime prior to its 1993 theatrical release)
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1992
First starring film role, "Poison Ivy"
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1992
TV series debut as regular, had featured role in the short-lived summer serial "2000 Malibu Road" (CBS)
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1991
Lived with film director Tamra Davis and her husband briefly
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1990
At age 15, filed papers to become legally emancipated from her parents
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1989
Institutionalized in a rehab center-cum-mental institution after a failed suicide attempt
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1987
Began abusing cocaine
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1986
Starred in the NBC TV remake of "Babes in Toyland"
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1985
Started smoking marijuana
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1984
Played the title character in the sci-fi thriller "Firestarter"
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1984
Starred as a young girl divorcing her parents in "Irreconcilable Differences"
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1984
Starting drinking at age nine
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1982
Played Gertie, the younger sister, in "E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial"
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1980
Made first film appearance in a bit part in "Altered States"
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1980
TV-movie debut in "Bogie" (CBS); played Leslie Bogart as a child
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Acted in television commercials as a baby
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Lived with musician and recovering addict David Crosby and his wife Jan for close to a year after her treatment