With a natural flare for comedy and a warm, engaging demeanor, Drew Barrymore has come a long way since her big-screen breakout in Steven Spielberg's classic 80s sci-fi adventure, ET-The Extra Terrestrial. Despite a troubled and much-publicized adolescence during which she made only a handful of films, Barrymore's star was officially on the rise during the mid-90s with notable appearances in Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Everyone Says I Love You and Batman Forever, not to mention Wes Craven's Scream which marked the revival of horror cinema. Higher-profile roles in The Wedding Singer, Ever After, Never Been Kissed, Charlie's Angels, Riding in Cars With Boys and Donnie Darko followed, proving to once-cynical audiences that Barrymore was not only a capable leading lady, but also a gifted and versatile actor. Recent big-screen ventures have included the comedies 50 First Dates with Adam Sandler and the Farrelly brothers' Fever Pitch, whilst a role in Oscar-winning director Curtis Hanson's Lucky You, opposite Eric Bana, has just been completed.