Drew Barrymore Height and Weight in 2026

Drew Barrymore is widely reported to be about 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) tall. She has not published an official weight, and her figure has fluctuated in public perception over the years, so no number is offered here.

She is also one of the few stars who have stayed famous across five decades, and that is the real story.

Quick facts

A famous family

Barrymore comes from a long line of performers. Her father was actor John Drew Barrymore, and her great-grandfather was Maurice Barrymore, and the family includes John, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, giants of early American theater. She entered the business almost as an infant, appearing in commercials.

Child star to adult career

She became a household name as Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Her early career also included Firestarter and Irreconcilable Differences. Like many child stars she went through a turbulent adolescence, which she later described openly in her autobiography Little Girl Lost, written when she was still young. She rebuilt her career in the 1990s.

Rom-com queen and producer

Her comeback roles included Boys on the Side, Scream (as the opening victim) and The Wedding Singer (1998) with Adam Sandler, the first of several romantic comedies they made together, including 50 First Dates and Blended. She starred in Never Been Kissed, Ever After and Charlie’s Angels (2000), which she also produced through her company, Flower Films.

Talk show and business

In 2020 she launched The Drew Barrymore Show, a daytime talk series, and it has since been renewed for multiple seasons. She also runs Flower Beauty, a cosmetics brand, and has launched home and wellness product lines, as well as a wine label. She writes cookbooks and lifestyle books and is a popular guest host and interviewer.

Height on screen

At around 5 ft 5 in, she is of average height. In her films she is typically paired with taller leading men, but she carries scenes by personality. In recent years she has spoken about wellness, yoga and eating habits in general terms, but she does not give specific figures.

Awards and range

Her career has had more than one peak. In 2009 she earned a Golden Globe for her performance as Little Edie in HBO’s Grey Gardens, a role that critics often cite as proof she was more than a rom-com star. She also directed the roller-derby comedy Whip It (2009), her feature debut behind the camera, and later starred in the Netflix comedy Santa Clarita Diet (2017 to 2019), a darkly funny show that gave her a very different kind of lead.

Business and brand

Flower Beauty launched in 2013 as an affordable cosmetics line sold in mainstream stores, and it has remained a core part of her business. She later expanded into home goods, cookware and a wine label. Her public image, warm, a bit chaotic and unusually open, has been central to those ventures, because her fans tend to feel they know her.

What fans ask

People often ask how she has stayed so popular for so long. Part of the answer is likability. Part is a willingness to talk honestly about her past, including a turbulent childhood and early adulthood. Fans also ask which of her films is her favourite. She has often named Never Been Kissed and The Wedding Singer among the roles closest to her heart, and she has remained close friends with Adam Sandler through the years. Others ask whether she’ll make more films with him. They’ve said they enjoy working together, and the projects are best tracked through official announcements.

For anyone searching her measurements, the short version is height only: about 5 ft 5 in. Her weight is private, and it doesn’t matter to the work.

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