United Kingdom, Nov. 19 -- Drew Barrymore has a "crippling" fear of death.

The 50-year-old actress admitted the thought of what comes after her life ends is "very, very scary" but she has been trying to change her perspective on mortality over the last two years.

Speaking to Brad Falchuk - whose Netflix series, Famous Last Words, records interviews with notable figures that are not released until after they die - on her self-titled talk show, Drew said: "My death is a very, very scary, infinite black void. And there's no way I'm looking forward to that.

"I was walking at a friend's wedding and I thought, 'Why is my death a big, black infinite room? Why is it such an undesirable, dark place? I'm not a dark person. What if I change that ...