Occupation: Actress
Date of Birth: February 22, 1975
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Sign: Sun in Pisces, Moon in Cancer
Relations: Father: John Drew Barrymore, Jr. (actor); mother: Ildiko Jaid Barrymore (actress); brother: John (actor); great-uncle: Lionel Barrymore (actor); great-aunt: Ethel Barrymore (actress); grandfather: John Barrymore, Sr. (actor); godfather: Steven Spielberg (director); ex-husband: Jeremy Thomas; fiancé: Tom Green (TV personality)
Education: High school dropout

Being born in Hollywood with the name Barrymore, carries many expectations. Drew has done just about everything to live up to all of these. Before her first birthday she had appeared in her first TV commercial and, with the exception of an appearance in a TV-movie Suddenly, Love (1978) (TV) at 2, she waited until the age of four to make her screen debut as William Hurt's daughter in the Ken Russell movie Altered States (1980). From there she went to stardom at 7 in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), but spent the next years going through drug-abuse and alcoholism.

After a break for rehabilitation she has returned to the screen averaging more than four projects a year since 1992, slowly re-establishing herself.

Facts about Drew Barrymore:

Barrymore has lashed out at stars who adopt children - because she suspects they avoid natural births because of the unpleasant physical consequences. (August 2002)

CHARLIE’S ANGELS stunners Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu agreed and have started filming the movie sequel, CHARLIE’S ANGELS 2.

Is reportedly a huge fan of HAPPY DAYS spin-off which starred Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall as Milwaukee brewery workers.

Her performing career started very early when she first did a Puppy Choice dog food commercial at 11 months and at 2 years old, she got her first actual role in a made-for-TV movie, Suddenly Love.

Drew Barrymore has come to terms with losing everything in a house fire earlier this year - and is almost grateful for the cleansing experience. An electrical fault caused her Beverly Hills home to burn to the ground.

She started doing marijuana at 10 and cocaine followed a few years later. In 1988, she entered a drug rehab center but only lasted 18 days. Later that year, she was readmitted for 3 months and came out with renewed determination for a fresh start. Unfortunately, she was unable to completely shake her addictions and regressed back to drugs. Rock bottom came in July, 1989 when she tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists. Another 3 months of rehab followed and this time, Drew emerged triumphant.

She has struck back at radio DJ Howard Stern after he called her a coward and insulted her husband.

The CHARLIE'S ANGELS star is heading for a second divorce after just five months of marriage to comedian Green, but friends say the split came as a complete surprise to the star.

In the original draft of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001), Drew Barrymore, a self-exclaimed Harry Potter fan, had a cameo.

In ROAD TRIP (2000), the motel clerk reads an issue of Celebrity Skin magazine with her face on the cover. At the time, she was engaged to actor Tom Green, who plays Barry Manilow in this movie.

Originally cast as Sidney Prescott in SCREAM (1996) (now played by Neve Campbell). But, due to schedule conflicts, Barrymore offered to play the much smaller role of Casey Becker.

She and Neve Campbell did not meet Roger L. Jackson, the actor who played the Voice before shooting commenced. Whenever they are talking on the phone to the killer, they are actually talking to him.

SUDDENLY, LOVE (1978), a television movie-of-the-week marked her very first professional acting job. She was cast by the film's director, 'Margolin, Stuart', who was a friend of Drew's mother, Jaid Barrymore. In her role as Bobby, the two year-old Drew played a baby boy.

The filmmakers of SHOWGIRLS (1995) wanted Madonna to play Cristal Conners and Drew Barrymore to play Nomi Malone. The name card Gaye takes off the mirror when she shows Nomi her table in the dressing room even says Drew.

The real life Beverly D'Onofrio in RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (2001) has a master's degree in creative writing. She, who portrays D'Onofrio in the film, is a high school dropout.

To keep her looking scared and crying, director of SCREAM (1996) Wes Craven kept telling her real life stories about animal cruelty. She is a keen animal lover and vegetarian in real life.

Stephen King wrote the script of CAT'S EYE (1985) with Barrymore in mind to star because of her performance in FIRESTARTER (1984).

In EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU (1996) the actors sing their own songs except for Barrymore, who convinced Woody Allen that her singing was too awful even for the realistic singing voices he was after. She said she doesn't even sing in the shower.

A close friend of Edward Norton.

She was a huge HARRY POTTER fan, even going so far as to read bits of the books to the cast and crew during production of CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2000). At the beginning of the film, during the clips of previous jobs, she can be seen wearing a Harry Potter disguise, complete with robes, black hair and round black glasses.

She was the executive producer and co-star of DONNIE DARKO (2001)

Wrote a book called little girl lost when she was 14

Drew began her career at 11 months in a dog food commercial.

Her first kiss was from a guy named Brecken in the back of her mom's car.

Her first slowdance was from Emilio Estevez.

She is half Hungarian on her mother's side.

Was married to Adam Sandler.

Her fave TV show is THE SIMPSONS.

Drew is a natural brunette.

Her dad raped her.

Since 1994, Drew has managed her own production company, Flower Films, and she served as executive producer of her most recent movies.