Drew's grandfather, John Barrymore, was known as "The Great Profile." Together with her grandmother and great aunts and uncles, the Barrymores created an acting dynasty in the '20s and '30s. With such an impressive lineage, it was only natural for Drew Barrymore to follow in her family's footsteps. At 11 months, she made her acting debut in a Puppy Choice dog food commercial.

Drew Blythe Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, John Barrymore, Jr. and Jaid, were both involved in show business. Drew's first big screen appearance came when she was only five-years-old in the movie, Altered States . Two years later, she landed the role of Gertie in ET: The Extra Terrestrial, one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. The role brought her fame, recognition, and a new godfather, Steven Spielberg.

After the fast fame of E.T. , Drew experienced a childhood that was shocking even by Hollywood standards. At fifteen, she chronicled her stormy life in her autobiography, Little Girl Lost.

Playing obscure roles and working various odd jobs throughout the '80's, she eventually revived her career in 1992, playing a bad girl in the movie Poison Ivy and landing a recurring role on the short-lived Aaron Spelling nighttime soap opera, Malibu Road . In 1993, she won a Golden Globe for her performance in the television miniseries, Gun Crazy.

In conjunction with her comeback career, Drew became a GUESS? Girl, appearing in a series of ads shot in 1993 by Wayne Maser. She describes her experience modeling for GUESS? as "...a dream come true." The sexy images confirmed the fact that little Gertie was all grown up.

Today, Drew Barrymore's career is flourishing. She has appeared in a number of movies including Batman Forever, Boys on The Side, Scream, The Wedding Singer, Ever After and Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You. She has even become famous for flashing talk show host David Letterman while dancing atop his desk.

In 1999, her production company, Flower Films, released Never Been Kissed in which Drew also starred. Recently, she signed to appear in a movie re-make of the classic '70s television show, Charlie's Angels.

Drew acts as spokeswoman for The Female Health Foundation, and is involved campaigning for AIDS research and animal rights. She spends her free time, painting, reading, writing and playing with her two dogs, Flossie and Templeton. Summing up, she says, "Life is very interesting...in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths."