10 Actors Who Had A Massive Resurgence

Few film actresses have had as winding a career as Drew Barrymore, who entered the Hollywood business almost immediately. Being born into an acting family, her push into making movies was inevitable from the get-go.

She hit the big screen far younger than anyone else on the list, appearing in Altered States at age five. However, it was E.T: The Extra Terrestrial two years later that really brought her to prominence.

The life of a child actor can often be very difficult though and Barrymore's career slumped after E.T. However, she would later appear in films like Scream and earn greater success. While her appearance in Wes Craven's self-aware horror flick was brief, it was the start of a big turnaround.

The actress went on to star in the massively successful Charlie's Angels and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. While she is now taking an indefinite hiatus from acting, Barrymore showed she could move past major box office duds and continue to put out more successful efforts.