Drew Barrymore: Life in pictures

Baring it

As Drew got older, her bad-girl tendencies persevered. She famously flashed her breasts on “The Late Show With David Letterman” in 1995, and even stripped for “Playboy.”  (Alan Singer / AP)

It’s official ... Drew is beautiful

Thanks to her porcelain skin and coy smile, Drew was named People magazine’s most beautiful person in 2007, taking the crown from 2006 winner Angelina Jolie.  (Beatrice de Gea / Los Angeles Times)

Look like me

Drew has loaned her famous face to CoverGirl cosmetics and Gucci jewelry.  (Paul Morse / Los Angeles Times)

Drew turned in cutesy for crazy-fabulous in HBO’s “Grey Gardens” -- a role even the actress admitted required some convincing to win. At her first meeting with the director and producers, Barrymore said, “‘Look I’m going to call out the elephant in the room,’” Barrymore said. “‘I’ve never done a part like this. I sound like a girl from the San Fernando Valley. I have nothing in my arsenal to prove to you I’m capable of doing this.’”  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)