Movie Directors Who Made a Cameo Appearance in Their Own Films

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore is primarily known as an actress, which is why her part in Whip It might not have been on your radar. The starlet turned director acted as a professional roller-derby skater in this 2009 comedy-drama. The film also stars Ellen Page and Marcia Gay Harden as mother and daughter duo struggling to understand each other's point of view in this gripping feel-good film.

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