Drew Barrymore Biography: Drew Barrymore was born on the 2/25/1975 in Los Angeles, California. After a few minor film and television roles, she became a star at the age of 7 for her part in ET. Following this success, she went
through a few years of drug abuse and alcoholism. She married Jeremy Thomas for 3 months at the age of 19 and is the godmother of Courtney Love's daughter. One of the nineties most successful young actress' latest project "Charlie's Angels"
Filmography:
A Confederacy of Dunces (2004)
The Science of Sleep (2004)
Fifty First Kisses (2004)
So Love Returns (2003)
Duplex (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
The E.T. Reunion (2002)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002)
Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
So Love Returns (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000)
Titan A.E. (2000)
Skipped Parts (2000)
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Home Fries (1998)
"Hercules" (1998)
Ever After (1998)
Wedding Singer, The (1998)
Wishful Thinking (1997)
Best Men (1997)
Like a Lady (1996)
Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial', The (1996)
Scream (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Batman Forever (1995)
Mad Love (1995)
Boys on the Side (1995)
Inside the Goldmine (1994)
100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994)
Bad Girls (1994)
Doppelganger (1993)
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Amy Fisher Story, The (1993)
No Place to Hide (1992)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Guncrazy (1992)
"2000 Malibu Road" (1992)
Sketch Artist (1992)
Poison Ivy (1992)
Motorama (1991)
15 and Getting Straight (1989)
Far from Home (1989)
See You in the Morning (1989)
Conspiracy of Love (1987)
"Star Fairies" (1986)
Babes in Toyland (1986)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985)
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Firestarter (1984)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Altered States (1980)
Bogie (1980)
Suddenly, Love (1978)
Trivia: Originally offered the lead role in Scream but chose to play Casey Becker because she thought it would be more fun.
Steven Spielberg is her godfather.
Steven Spielberg gave her a quilt for her birthday with a note "Cover yourself up". Enclosed was a copy of the January 1995 issue of Playboy Magazine for which she posed nude, with the pictures altered by Spielberg's art department so that she appeared fully clothed.
Godmother to Courtney Love's daughter Frances Bean.
She has 6 tattoos : a cross on her right ankle; a blue moon on her right big toe; a butterfly below her naval; a daisy on her inner left hip; on the middle of her back she has a cross held by an angel with a bar blocking out the name "JAIMIE" (ex-boyfriend); on her lower right back she has an angel with a cross bearing the name of her mother "JAID."
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Nominations and Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1999
• Won, Saturn Award
Best Actress for Ever After (1998)
American Comedy Awards, USA
2000
• Nominated, American Comedy Award
Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for Never Been Kissed (1999)
1999
• Nominated, American Comedy Award
Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for The Wedding Singer (1998)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001
• Won, Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Action Team (Internet Only) for Charlie's Angels (2000)
Award Shared With: Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu
2000
• Won, Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actress - Comedy/Romance for Never Been Kissed (1999)
1999
• Won, Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actress - Drama/Romance for Ever After (1998)
• Nominated, Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Favorite Actress - Comedy for The Wedding Singer (1998)
British Academy Awards
1983
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Outstanding Newcomer for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Emmy Awards
2000
• Nominated, Emmy
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming More Than One Hour) for Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
Award Shared With: Matt Groening (executive producer), Nancy Juvonen (executive producer), Claudia De La Roca (executive producer), Alex Johns, John A. Davis (animation director/producer), Keith Alcorn (animation producer), Steve Young (writer), Steve Moore (director)
Golden Apple Awards
2001
• Won, Golden Apple
Female Star of the Year
Golden Globes, USA
1993
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for Guncrazy (1992)
1985
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA
2001
• Woman of the Year
Hollywood Film Festival
1999
• Won, Actress of the Year
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
2001
• Won, Barrymore Award
Kids' Choice Awards
2001
• Won, Blimp Award
Favorite Movie Actress for Charlie's Angels (2000)
MTV Movie Awards
2001
• Won, MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Team for Charlie's Angels (2000)
Award Shared With: Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu
• Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best Fight for Charlie's Angels (2000)
• Versus attackers.
2000
• Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best Female Performance for Never Been Kissed (1999)
• Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best Kiss for Never Been Kissed (1999)
Award Shared With: Michael Vartan
1998
• Won, MTV Movie Award
Best Kiss for The Wedding Singer (1998)
Award Shared With: Adam Sandler
• Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo for The Wedding Singer (1998)
Award Shared With: Adam Sandler
Mystfest
1993
• Won, Best Actress
for Guncrazy (1992)
Razzie Awards
2002
• Nominated, Razzie Award
Worst Supporting Actress for Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
ShoWest Convention, USA
2000
• Won, Special Award
Comedy Star of the Year
Video Premiere Awards
2001
• Nominated, Video Premiere Award
Best Supporting Actress for Skipped Parts (2000)
Women in Film Crystal Awards
1999
• Won, Crystal Award
Young Artist Awards
1999
• Won, Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award
1988
• Nominated, Young Artist Award
Best Young Female Superstar in Television for Babes in Toyland (1986)
1987
• Nominated, Young Artist Award
Exceptional Young Actresses in Animation - Series, Specials, or Feature Film for Star Fairies (1986)
1986
• Nominated, Young Artist Award
Best Starring Performance by a Young Actress - Motion Picture for Cat's Eye (1985)
1985
• Nominated, Young Artist Award
Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama for Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
1983
• Won, Young Artist Award
Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)