Claim: Drew Barrymore's acting career started on television.

Drew Blythe Barrymore -LRB- born February 22 , 1975 -RRB- is an American actress , author , director , model and producer . She is a member of the Barrymore family of American stage and film actors , and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore . Barrymore began acting on television , and soon transitioned to film with roles in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -LRB- 1982 -RRB- and Irreconcilable Differences -LRB- 1984 -RRB- .   Following a turbulent childhood that was marked by drug and alcohol abuse with two stints in rehab , she wrote her autobiography , Little Girl Lost -LRB- 1991 -RRB- . She appeared in a string of successful films , including Poison Ivy -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , Boys on the Side -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Scream -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and Ever After -LRB- 1998 -RRB- . She has also co-starred with Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , 50 First Dates -LRB- 2004 -RRB- and Blended -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .   After Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen formed their joint production company Flower Films in 1995 , it went on to produce several films in which she also starred , such as Never Been Kissed -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , Charlie 's Angels -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Donnie Darko -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and her directorial debut Whip It ! -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Other acting credits include Music and Lyrics -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , He 's Just Not That Into You -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Going the Distance -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and Miss You Already -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . Barrymore won the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Little Edie in Grey Gardens -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Barrymore currently stars with Timothy Olyphant in the Netflix comedy series Santa Clarita Diet -LRB- 2017 -RRB- .   She was named an Ambassador Against Hunger for the UN World Food Programme -LRB- WFP -RRB- . Since then , she has donated over $ 1 million to the program . A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , Barrymore appeared on the cover of the 2007 People magazine 's 100 Most Beautiful people .