Drew is the English short form of Andrew — from the Greek *Andreas*, aner (man) — used in the United States as a unisex name since the 1980s. **Drew Barrymore (born 1975)** — **American actress, talk-show host, and producer; granddaughter of John Barrymore and a fourth-generation member of the Barrymore acting dynasty**. **Breakthrough role at age 7 in *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982)**; childhood-actress career disrupted by addiction (she emancipated from her parents at 15) and later resurrected as adult lead in *The Wedding Singer* (1998), *Charlie's Angels* (2000), *50 First Dates* (2004), and *Never Been Kissed* (1999). **Founded Flower Beauty cosmetics line (2013) and the Flower Films production company that has produced 18+ films**. **The Drew Barrymore Show (2020-present)** — daytime talk show that won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show (2023, 2024). **Memoir *Wildflower* (2015) — *New York Times* bestseller**. **Drew Sidora** (*The Real Housewives of Atlanta*).
Subject of countless Hollywood-dynasty profiles.
Drew reduces to four — the number of Barrymore dynasty.