Drew Barrymore Biography

Actress. Blythe Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, Los Angeles, California. The daughter of actor John Drew Barrymore Jr. and Ildiko Jaid, grandparents were actors Maurice Barrymore Drew Barrymore and Georgiana, and her grandparents were actors John Barrymore and Dolores Costello. Director Steven Spielberg is her godfather.

Barrymore, a talented young actor, is also known for his wild off-screen antics that its ability to act. Ildiko Jaid, estranged from husband John Barrymore Jr., began taking her daughter to feel like a child. The youngest Barrymore appeared in his first television commercial for Puppy Choice dog food until the age of one year.

She made her big screen debut at the age of four Ken Russell Altered States (1980). At the age of seven, Drew Barrymore landed her most famous role as Gertie, the sweet sister in ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982). The role of Barrymore pushed into the limelight. After the film, she appeared on NBC, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and became the youngest host of Saturday Night Live more.

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