Barrymore, Jaid 1946–

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Barrymore, Jaid 1946–

(Ildiko Jaid)

PERSONAL

Original name, Ildiko Jaid Mako; born 1946, in Brandenburg, West Germany; married John Drew Barrymore, Jr., (an actor; divorced); children: Drew Blithe Barrymore (an actress and producer).

Career: Actress and writer. America Online, host of Internet talk show Jaid Barrymore-Uncensored, 1996. Also worked as a waitress.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Ildiko Jaid) Joyce, Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982.

(As Ildiko Jaid) Whispering woman, Irreconcilable Differences, Warner Bros., 1984.

(As Ildiko Jaid) Bag lady, Me, Myself, and I, 1992.

Woman with dog, Guncrazy, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1992.

Mrs. Gooding, Doppelganger, 1993.

Inevitable Grace, 1994.

Joan, Silent Prey, 1997.

Ms. Robbins, Enchanted, Artist View Entertainment, 1998.

Francesca, "Tiger Lady," The Last Days of Disco, Gramercy Pictures, 1998.

The Stand-In, 1999.

Mrs. Parks, They Outta Be Committed, 2000.

(Cameo) Glam-trash, 2000.

The Wedding, Troopers, 2001.

Nurse, Big Apple, Astro, 2001.

Carla Bass, Directing Eddie (also known as Project: Indie), Kaldor, 2001.

Adele Monroe, The Lucky Ones, Universal, 2003.

Female therapist, Funny Valentine, Xenon, 2005.

Acting coach, Searching for Bobby D, Monarch Home Video, 2005.

Film Co-Executive Producer:

This Revolution, Spotlight, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Natalie Chasen, Grandma Sylvia's Funeral, off-Broadway, c. 1996.

Jewell, Dressing Room, SoHo Playhouse, New York City, 2000.

Also appeared in a production of Playing for Time.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.

"Hollywood," Unzipped, 1999.

"The Barrymores," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

"Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Ildiko Jaid) Eek! the Cat (also known as Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards and Eek!stravaganza), 1992.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Interviewee, Studio 54: Sex, Drugs & Disco: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

WRITINGS

Books:

Secrets of World-Class Lovers, General Publishing Group, 1995.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, October 4, 1996, pp. 67.

New York Times, May 14, 2000, pp. A35.

People Weekly, May 29, 2000, pp. 99.

Time, November 29, 1999, pp. 123.

US Weekly, June 5, 2000, pp. 60.

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