Drew Barrymore Genealogy
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An American actress, writer, model, director, and producer, Drew Blythe Barrymore was born February 22, 1975, in Culver City, California. She belongs to a legendary acting family, including grandfather John Barrymore, film legend. Her first film role was in The Waltons when she was eleven months old, though her big break came from Steven Spielberg's classic film, E.T. Spielberg and Barrymore have remained close over the years. Though she continued to work as a popular child actress, Barrymore's life was riddled with drug and alcohol abuse, chronicled in her autobiography, Little Girl Lost. She made a successful transition into being an adult actress in mostly comedic roles, including Never Been Kissed, 50 First Days, Ever After, and The Wedding Singer. Barrymore regularly works with comedian Adam Sandler in film roles, and she is active in various philanthropic roles, including the UN World Food Program. She is a spokesperson for Cover Girl and Gucci and won a Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe for her role in Grey Gardens. She has been married three times--to Jeremy Thomas, Tom Green, and to current husband Will Kopelman--and has two daughters: Olive and Frankie. She is also godmother to Frances Bean Cobain, daughter to Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain.
Drew Barrymore's last name, "Barrymore," is an Irish name found originally in southwest Ireland in County Cork and were descended from the Barrys, Earls of Barrymore and Santry, as early back as the 12th Century. Other spellings include "Berrymore," "Barymore," and "Barrymoor." The first known Barrymores came to America in the 19th Century.
