13 Comedians Who Starred In Dramatic TV Shows Or Movies

While Drew Barrymore has always dabbled in dramatic roles, she’s largely praised for her successful line of comedies and rom-coms in the late 1990s and early 2000s, like Never Been Kissed, Charlie’s Angles, and 50 First Dates. However, she saw her career as a dramatic actor reach new heights in 2009 with the TV film biopic, Grey Gardens, based on the life of East Coast mother-and-daughter socialites Big Edie Beale and Little Edie Beale. As Little Edie, Drew won a Golden Globe and SAG award and was nominated for an Emmy. In 2009, Drew told Reuters that she became a bit reclusive while filming, which required 13 prosthetic devices and up to six hours in the makeup chair. “I was so fraught with fear,” she said. “I couldn’t eat or function and felt I was totally losing my mind.”