131 Fun Facts About Barbie

Who is credited with creating the Barbie doll?

Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, conceived the idea for Barbie after observing her daughter play with paper dolls.

In what year did Barbie debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York?

1959: Barbie was unveiled on March 9, 1959 at the American International Toy Fair in New York, the date Mattel adopted as her official birthday.

What is Barbie's full name?

The doll was named after its creator Ruth Handler's daughter, Barbara, and given the full name Barbara Millicent Roberts.

What pattern adorned Barbie's original 1959 swimsuit?

The very first Barbie doll wore a black-and-white zebra striped swimsuit, which has become an iconic look.

Barbie's boyfriend Ken, named after Ruth Handler's son, was introduced in what year?

1961, two years after Barbie; Ken was named after Ruth Handler's son Kenneth, just as Barbie was named after her daughter Barbara.

What was Barbie's very first career when she was introduced in 1959?

Barbie's initial role was marketed as a 'Teen-age Fashion Model,' showcasing her as a young, independent woman.

Which German doll partly inspired Ruth Handler's creation of Barbie?

Ruth Handler was inspired by the German Bild Lilli doll during a trip to Europe, which she later redesigned to create Barbie.

Who directed the 2023 live-action Barbie film?

Greta Gerwig co-wrote and directed it, and it became the highest-grossing film of 2023.

Which actress portrayed the title character in the 2023 live-action Barbie film?

Margot Robbie starred as Stereotypical Barbie in the 2023 film, which she also produced.

In what year was the doll first sold as an astronaut?

Barbie became an astronaut in 1965, predating Neil Armstrong's moon landing by four years.

What was the title of the first CGI-animated Barbie movie, released in 2001?

The Barbie animated film series began in 2001 with 'Barbie in the Nutcracker,' a direct-to-video release.

Which of Barbie's friends was introduced in 1963 and is often considered her best friend?

Midge Hadley was marketed as Barbie's best friend from 1963 and has appeared alongside her in various doll lines since.

In what year did Mattel launch the first Black doll sold under the Barbie name itself?

1980: Black Barbie, the first doll with Black features sold under the Barbie name, arrived in 1980; a Black friend doll had been in the line since 1968.

What is the approximate height of a standard Barbie doll in inches?

11.5 inches: a standard Barbie stands 11.5 inches tall, about 5 feet 9 inches if scaled up to a real woman.

What was the name of Barbie's first pet, a horse released in 1971?

Dancer, a brown horse released in 1971, was Barbie's first pet; Dallas and Tawny were later Barbie horses.

Barbie's younger sister Skipper, her first sibling, was introduced in which decade?

1960s: Skipper arrived in 1964, five years after Barbie herself.

Who plays Ken opposite Margot Robbie in the 2023 Barbie movie?

Gosling also sings on the 2023 soundtrack, Barbie the Album, alongside Dua Lipa and a stack of pop stars.

In the 2023 Barbie movie, which actress played 'President Barbie'?

Issa Rae portrayed the role of President Barbie in the 2023 live-action film, a leader in Barbieland.

What relation to Barbie is Francie, the 'MOD'ern doll introduced in 1966?

Cousin: Francie Fairchild, billed as Barbie's 'MOD'ern cousin', debuted in 1966 with a slimmer teen body and a mod wardrobe.

Which actress voiced Barbie in Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3?

Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, voiced Barbie in Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010).

Which well-known actress provided the narration for the 2023 live-action Barbie film?

Dame Helen Mirren served as the narrator for the 2023 Barbie movie, guiding audiences through Barbieland and beyond.

Which of these was not one of Barbie's 1960s careers?

Veterinarian: Barbie did not become a vet until 1985; fashion designer (1960), flight attendant (1961) and astronaut (1965) were all 1960s careers.

What is the name of Barbie's youngest official sister?

Chelsea, Barbie's youngest sister, was sold as Kelly (Shelly in Europe) from 1995 until Mattel renamed the character Chelsea in 2011.

Which 2023 Barbie movie character is an 'outcast Barbie who has been exuberantly played with'?

Weird Barbie, played by Kate McKinnon, has a chopped haircut and marker on her face from being played with too hard, and dispenses the film's wisdom.

In the 2023 Barbie movie, which character is the only one of his kind in Barbieland?

Michael Cera played Allan, Ken's best friend, who in the film is notably the 'only one' of his kind.

Which of these was Barbie's second career, introduced in 1960?

Just a year after her debut the doll got a second job designing clothes; ballerina and nurse followed in 1961.

Who voiced Ken in Toy Story 3?

Michael Keaton voiced Ken in Toy Story 3 (2010), where Ken's Dream House and fashion-show montage made him a breakout character.

What surname is Ken given in the 1960s Random House Barbie books?

Carson, while Barbie's own surname is Roberts, so the couple do not share a last name.

Who played the Mattel CEO in the 2023 Barbie film?

Will Ferrell played the unnamed Mattel CEO who chases Barbie through the company's Los Angeles headquarters in the 2023 film.

In what year were the doll's eyes redesigned to look straight ahead instead of sideways?

1971: the original 1959 doll had a demure sideways glance; the 1971 Malibu Barbie redesign gave her a direct, forward-facing gaze.

In what year did Mattel release the first Barbie for President doll?

1992: the first Barbie for President doll ran that year, 24 years before Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominated for president by a major party.

Which of these early Barbie animated films was NOT an adaptation of a classic tale?

While 'Barbie as the Island Princess' (2007) is an original story, 'The Nutcracker' (2001), 'Rapunzel' (2002), and 'Swan Lake' (2003) were early adaptations of classic tales.

Which of Barbie's friends was the first African American doll in her friend group, introduced in 1968?

Christie was introduced in 1968 as Barbie's first African American friend.

Which pop star is one of the Mermaid Barbies in the 2023 live-action film?

Pop star Dua Lipa appeared in the 2023 Barbie movie as one of the Mermaid Barbies.

What hairstyle did the original 1959 Barbie doll wear?

Ponytail: the 1959 doll, known to collectors as the Number 1 Ponytail Barbie, had a topknot ponytail with curly bangs; the bubble cut arrived in 1961.

What was the initial price of the first Barbie doll when it debuted in 1959?

The first Barbie doll retailed for $3.00, which was considered a significant price at the time.

Which actress voiced the villain Gothel in the 2002 film Barbie as Rapunzel?

Anjelica Huston voiced Gothel, the witch who keeps Rapunzel locked away, in Barbie as Rapunzel (2002), the second CGI Barbie film.

Barbie's first car, released in 1962, was a convertible from which British marque?

Austin-Healey: Barbie's first car was a 1962 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II convertible in salmon pink, made under license by Irwin Toys.

What is the fictional Wisconsin town Barbie's biography says she is from?

According to her fictional biography, Barbie is from the town of Willows, Wisconsin.

The German 'Bild Lilli' doll, Barbie's forerunner, was originally sold as what?

Based on a comic-strip character, Lilli was sold mainly to men at tobacconists and newsagents as a risqué joke — and became the template for Barbie.

Which magazine's 2016 cover showed curvy Barbie asking to stop talking about her body?

Time ran the curvy Fashionistas Barbie on its cover in February 2016, when Mattel added curvy, petite and tall body types to the line.

Mattel's first move into television advertising was becoming the first sponsor of which children's series?

The Mickey Mouse Club: in 1955 Mattel bought a full year of sponsorship on the new Disney series, becoming the first toy company to advertise to children year-round on television.

Which animated Barbie movie of 2004 adapts a classic literary tale?

'Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper' (2004) is a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel.

What were the names of Barbie's twin younger siblings introduced in 1966?

In 1966, Barbie had twin younger siblings named Todd and Tutti, who were later discontinued.

What product did Barbie creator Ruth Handler's later company make?

After battling breast cancer, Ruth Handler founded 'Nearly Me,' a company that manufactured realistic breast prostheses.

In which country did Ruth Handler first encounter the Bild Lilli doll in 1956?

Switzerland: Handler spotted Lilli in a shop window in Lucerne during a 1956 European trip and bought three, one for her daughter and two to take back to Mattel.

Which local inventor-designer helped Ruth Handler redesign Lilli into Barbie?

Jack Ryan, a former Raytheon missile engineer who ran Mattel's research and design, engineered the Lilli-based body and joints that became Barbie in 1959.

Which Mattel fashion designer created the first Barbie's clothes?

Her first range was twenty-two ensembles priced from one to five dollars.

About how many Barbie dolls sold in the first year, 1959?

350,000: about 350,000 Barbie dolls sold in 1959, and for the first three years demand outran Mattel's ability to make them.

Where were early Barbie dolls manufactured, with clothes hand-stitched by homeworkers?

Japan: the first Barbie dolls were made in Japan by Kokusai Boeki, with the clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers.

Which toymaker sued Mattel in 1961 over the doll's resemblance to Bild Lilli?

Louis Marx and Company, which sold Lilli-based dolls under license, sued in 1961; Mattel settled and bought the Lilli patent rights outright in 1964 for $21,600.

Why were Ruth and Elliot Handler removed from Mattel in 1974?

False financial reports: an SEC investigation found Mattel had issued false and misleading financial statements in the early 1970s, and the Handlers were forced out of the company they founded.

Mattel claimed how many Barbie dolls were sold every second, as of 2006?

Three: Mattel said in 2006 that three Barbie dolls were sold every second, with more than a billion sold in over 150 countries since 1959.

What band did Barbie front in the 1987 TV special Out of This World?

The Rockers: in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987) the band plays a concert in space; the sequel renamed them The Sensations.

Which channel aired the Barbie animated films as promotional specials until 2017?

Nickelodeon premiered the Barbie animated films as TV specials from 2002 to 2017, after which new films moved mainly to Netflix.

In which year did Mattel announce that Barbie and Ken had split up?

2004: Mattel announced the breakup just before Valentine's Day 2004, and the pair officially reunited on Valentine's Day 2011.

Which Australian surfer did Barbie befriend after her split from Ken?

Blaine, an Australian surfer doll, was introduced as Barbie's new companion after Mattel announced her split from Ken; Steven is Christie's boyfriend and Allan is Midge's.

Roughly how many pets has Barbie owned?

Over 40: Mattel counts more than 40 Barbie pets over the years, among them a panda, a lion cub and a zebra.

Which 2013 film co-stars Barbie with all three of her younger sisters?

A Pony Tale: Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale (2013) sends Barbie and her three younger sisters to a riding academy in the Swiss Alps.

A section of which New York location was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week in 1974?

Times Square: for Barbie's 15th anniversary in 1974, a section of Times Square in New York was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week.

Which pop artist's 1986 painting of Barbie sold for $1.1 million?

Andy Warhol painted Barbie in 1986 as a portrait of his friend BillyBoy*; the canvas sold at Christie's in 2014 for about $1.1 million, and an Andy Warhol Barbie doll followed in 2015.

Where did the first Barbie-themed restaurant, Barbie Café, open in 2013?

Taiwan: the first Barbie Café opened in Taipei in January 2013, run by the Sinlaku group under license from Mattel.

Near which US city did Mattel build its first Mattel Adventure Park theme park?

Phoenix: the first Mattel Adventure Park was built in Glendale, Arizona, a Phoenix suburb, with a Barbie Beach House and a Hot Wheels go-kart track.

Which statistic inspired the release of Judge Barbie in 2019?

33% of US judges are women: Mattel cited that figure when it named Judge Barbie its 2019 Career of the Year, part of the Barbie Dream Gap Project.

Which organization did Mattel partner with for the Dreamhouse's 60th anniversary in 2022?

Habitat for Humanity: for the Dreamhouse's 60th anniversary in 2022, Mattel partnered with Habitat for Humanity and committed to 60 home-building and preservation projects.

How many possible phrases could 1992's Teen Talk Barbie say?

270: each Teen Talk Barbie was programmed with four phrases drawn from a pool of 270, so only about 1.5% of dolls said 'Math class is tough!'

Which group criticized Teen Talk Barbie's 'Math class is tough!' phrase?

American Association of University Women: the AAUW objected to the phrase in 1992, and Mattel dropped it that October and offered to swap dolls.

In which country did Mattel open its main Barbie factory in October 1992?

Indonesia: Mattel opened its main Barbie factory in October 1992 at the Jababeka Industrial Park in Cikarang, West Java.

Which country temporarily outlawed Barbie sales in September 2003?

Saudi Arabia: in September 2003 the kingdom's religious police outlawed Barbie sales, calling the doll a threat to morality.

Which doll was introduced in 2003 as an alternative to Barbie for Muslim-majority markets?

Fulla, launched in 2003 by the Syrian company NewBoy, comes with a hijab or abaya and was sold across the Middle East as a modest alternative to Barbie.

Which 2014 book drew criticism for showing Barbie needing male help with computers?

Mattel pulled it from Amazon and released a game-programmer Barbie.

Which 1967 doll is sometimes described, inaccurately, as the first African-American Barbie?

Colored Francie (1967) was the existing Francie doll cast in darker vinyl on the same head mold, which is why she is sometimes miscalled the first Black Barbie.

Who designed Black Barbie, Mattel's first African American doll sold under the Barbie name?

Kitty Black Perkins, Mattel's first Black designer, created Black Barbie with a short Afro and a red outfit, a deliberate break from the blonde template.

Which 1985 Barbie came with a pink business suit that converted into evening wear?

Day-to-Night Barbie (1985) wore a pink suit with a briefcase that flipped into a sparkly evening outfit, sold under the slogan 'We Girls Can Do Anything'.

Which cookie brand's 1997 Barbie tie-in drew criticism from the African American community?

'Oreo' is a derogatory term meaning 'black on the outside, white on the inside'.

Which 1997 doll came in a pink wheelchair that would not fit the Dream House elevator?

Share a Smile Becky (1997) came in a pink wheelchair that could not fit the Dream House elevator, a flaw pointed out by a Tacoma teenager with cerebral palsy.

Which organization collaborated on the doll released in April 2023 with trisomy 21?

National Down Syndrome Society: Mattel worked with the NDSS on the first Barbie with Down syndrome, released in April 2023 with a shorter frame and almond-shaped eyes.

Which medical device came with the Type 1 diabetes Barbie released in July 2025?

An insulin pump: the July 2025 Type 1 diabetes Barbie, made with Breakthrough T1D, wears an insulin pump at her waist and a glucose monitor on her arm.

Which group helped develop the January 2026 doll that comes with noise-cancelling headphones and a fidget spinner?

The doll has noise-cancelling headphones, a fidget spinner and a communication tablet.

How many role-model 'shero' dolls did Mattel unveil for International Women's Day 2018?

17: on International Women's Day 2018 Mattel unveiled 17 role-model dolls, including Frida Kahlo, Amelia Earhart, Katherine Johnson and snowboarder Chloe Kim.

Which tennis star got a Barbie role-model doll in July 2021?

Naomi Osaka: the four-time Grand Slam champion got a Barbie Role Model doll in July 2021, and it sold out within hours of release.

Standard Barbie dolls are made to approximately what scale?

It is also known as playscale.

Which 1965 doll set an auction record of £9,000 at Christie's in 2006?

Midnight Red: a 1965 Barbie in the Midnight Red outfit fetched £9,000 at Christie's London in September 2006, from a 4,000-doll collection assembled by two Dutch women.

Which artist did Mattel unsuccessfully sue over 1999's 'Food Chain Barbie' photos?

Tom Forsythe: Mattel lost its suit over his Food Chain Barbie photos, which posed nude Barbies in blenders and ovens, and was ordered to pay about $1.8 million of his legal costs.

Which judge called Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' a 'parody and a social commentary'?

Alex Kozinski: writing for the Ninth Circuit in Mattel v. MCA Records (2002), Judge Kozinski called the song a parody and social commentary and closed with 'The parties are advised to chill.'

Which environmental group's 2011 parody pushed Mattel to adopt a paper sustainability policy?

Greenpeace: its June 2011 campaign had Ken dump Barbie over rainforest-sourced packaging, and Mattel adopted a sustainable paper-sourcing policy that October.

Which pop star played Barbie's sister Skipper in a 2002 Saturday Night Live sketch?

Britney Spears played Skipper; SNL had parodied the Barbie ads before, including a 'Tupac Ken' doll.

Which doll parodies Barbie in a 1994 episode of The Simpsons?

Malibu Stacy's talking version says 'Don't ask me, I'm just a girl', so Lisa builds a rival doll, Lisa Lionheart.

Which company launched the Bratz dolls in 2001, giving Barbie serious competition?

MGA Entertainment launched Bratz in 2001, and by 2004 the big-headed dolls were outselling Barbie in the UK.

Which Bratz creator did Mattel claim was working for it when he conceived the dolls?

Carter Bryant: Mattel argued he designed Bratz while on its payroll in 2000; a 2008 jury awarded Mattel $100 million, but the Ninth Circuit threw the verdict out in 2010.

Which two studios held Barbie film rights before Warner Bros. in 2018?

Universal announced a film in 2009; Sony acquired rights in 2014.

Which two actresses were attached to play Barbie before Margot Robbie?

Schumer later said she left over creative differences.

Where in England was 'Barbie' primarily filmed?

Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden: Barbieland was built on soundstages at Leavesden in Hertfordshire, while real-world scenes used the Venice Beach Skatepark in Los Angeles.

Which Universal film opened the same day as Barbie, spawning a double-feature meme?

Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan's biopic opened on July 21, 2023, the same day as Barbie, and fans turned the clash into the Barbenheimer double feature.

Roughly how much did 'Barbie' gross worldwide?

$1.448 billion: Barbie grossed about $1.45 billion worldwide, overtaking Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 as Warner Bros.' biggest earner at the time.

How many Academy Award nominations did 'Barbie' receive?

It won only Best Original Song, for 'What Was I Made For?'

'Barbie' won which brand-new Golden Globe category in 2024?

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie won the inaugural Golden Globe in that category in January 2024, a new award reserved for box-office hits.

Which physical afflictions strike Barbie after her existential crisis in the film?

Bad breath, cellulite and flat feet arrive overnight, wrecking her routine; Weird Barbie tells her to find the child playing with her in the real world.

Which teenager does Barbie first assume is the girl playing with her in the real world?

Sasha, played by Ariana Greenblatt, rejects Barbie at school; it turns out her mother Gloria is the one playing with the doll.

What name does Barbie use at the end of the film when she becomes human?

Barbara Handler: in the final scene Barbie gives her name as Barbara Handler, after creator Ruth Handler and her daughter, while checking in at a gynecologist's office.

Which discontinued toy dog appears with Weird Barbie in the film?

Tanner, Barbie's 2006 toy dog that ate and pooped pellets, was recalled in 2007 over a loose magnet and resurfaces as Weird Barbie's pet in the film.

Which 1993 blockbuster did Margot Robbie compare 'Barbie' to when pitching it?

Jurassic Park: pitching to Warner Bros., Robbie likened Barbie's brand power to Jurassic Park and half-jokingly predicted a billion-dollar gross.

Which non-fiction book about teenage girls partly inspired the film's narrative arc?

Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher's 1994 study of adolescent girls losing confidence, shaped Barbie's fall from innocence; Gerwig also drew on Technicolor musicals like The Red Shoes.

Which paint supplier ran out of pink because of the film's sets?

Rosco Laboratories: painting Barbieland used up Rosco's entire remaining stock of fluorescent pink, causing a widely reported shortage in 2022.

Which cinematographer shot 'Barbie'?

Rodrigo Prieto, Martin Scorsese's regular cinematographer, shot Barbie; Jacqueline Durran designed the costumes and Sarah Greenwood the sets.

Which two producers scored 'Barbie'?

Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt composed the score and co-wrote 'I'm Just Ken', which earned them an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.

Roughly how much did Warner Bros. spend promoting the 2023 film, per Variety?

$150M: Variety reported Warner Bros. spent about $150 million marketing Barbie, more than the film's $145 million production budget.

Which two names were combined to form 'Mattel'?

Matson and Elliot: the name fused Harold 'Matt' Matson, Elliot Handler's partner, with Elliot; Elliot said they never found a way to work Ruth's name in.

Which designer, famous for dressing Cher, created his first Barbie in 1990?

Bob Mackie: his 1990 Gold Barbie, in a beaded gold gown, launched a long-running series of Bob Mackie collector Barbies.

Which two plastics did Elliot Handler first use for furniture-making?

Lucite and Plexiglas: Elliot Handler began by making lamps and furniture from the acrylic plastics Lucite and Plexiglas in the late 1930s; Ruth's salesmanship won orders from Douglas Aircraft Company.

Ruth Handler was the youngest of how many children?

Ten: Ruth Mosko Handler was born in Denver in 1916 as the tenth and youngest child of Polish-Jewish immigrants Jacob and Ida Mosko.

Ken's hair in his first year was made of what material?

Felt: the 1961 Ken had fuzzy flocked hair often described as felt, which came off when wet, so Mattel switched to molded plastic hair in 1962.

Which 1977 Ken introduced a dimpled smile, bent arms and a swivel head?

Superstar Ken (1977) introduced a dimpled smile, permanently bent arms and a swivel head; from 1961 until then Ken's arms had not bent.

Which 1993 Ken became a cult collector's item for its gay-culture-inspired look?

Earring Magic Ken (1993), with a lilac mesh shirt, purple vest and a ring on a necklace, became a gay-culture collector's item and was pulled within months.

Which doll, introduced in 1970, was the first African American male in the Barbie line?

Brad, introduced in 1970 as Christie's boyfriend, was the first Black male doll in the Barbie line; Steven replaced him as her boyfriend in 1988.

In 1993 the Barbie Liberation Organization swapped Teen Talk Barbie's voice box with which action figure's?

G.I. Joe: the Barbie Liberation Organization switched the voice boxes of Teen Talk Barbie and Talking Duke G.I. Joe dolls and returned them to store shelves in 1993.

Bild Lilli dolls were sold in what packaging?

A clear plastic tube: each Lilli came standing on a round base inside a clear plastic tube, with the stand labelled Bild-Lilli.

Which 1975 Skipper doll was criticized for its arm-twist gimmick?

Growing Up Skipper (1975): turning her left arm made her grow taller and sprout small breasts, drawing complaints from parents.

What color streak did Skipper's 2009 redesign add to her hair?

Purple: the 2009 relaunch gave Skipper a purple streak in her brown hair, a look Dreamhouse Adventures kept for its tech-savvy 14-year-old Skipper.

Which Aqua album included 'Barbie Girl'?

Aquarium (1997): the album's liner notes carried a footnote that 'Barbie Girl' was a social comment not created or approved by the doll's makers.

Which singer performed the track 'Pink' on the 2023 Barbie soundtrack?

Lizzo: her song 'Pink' opens the 2023 film over Barbie's morning routine and appears on Barbie the Album alongside Charli XCX's 'Speed Drive'.

What was the first Barbie Dreamhouse of 1962 made of?

Cardboard: the 1962 Dreamhouse was a fold-out cardboard studio with one room, a TV and a record player but no kitchen.

Which 1992 doll is the best-selling one in Mattel's history?

Totally Hair: the 1992 Totally Hair Barbie, with floor-length crimped hair, sold more than ten million units and earned about $100 million that year.

Which activist group did two BLO leaders go on to found?

The Yes Men: Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos, who led the BLO's 1993 voice-box swaps, went on to found the Yes Men culture-jamming group.

Which actress posed as a Mattel spokesperson in the BLO's 2023 compostable-Barbie hoax?

Daryl Hannah appeared as a fake Mattel executive in the BLO's July 2023 hoax video, which claimed Mattel would stop using plastic by 2030.

Which color was a red-haired vintage Midge's swimsuit?

Yellow and orange: the 1963 red-haired (titian) Midge wore a yellow-and-orange two-piece swimsuit, while blonde Midge wore two shades of blue and brunette Midge pink and red.

'What Was I Made For?' was the first film song to win Grammy Song of the Year since which track?

My Heart Will Go On: Eilish's ballad took Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammys, the first film song to do so since Céline Dion's Titanic theme won in 1999.

Which Guns N' Roses guitarist played on 'I'm Just Ken'?

Slash played the guitar solo on 'I'm Just Ken', alongside Wolfgang Van Halen and Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese.

Which actress voiced Barbie in 'Barbie in the Nutcracker'?

Kelly Sheridan voiced Barbie in Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001) and most of the CGI films through 2015; Mainframe Entertainment co-produced it with Mattel.

What was Mattel's first successful toy, in 1947?

A ukulele called Uke-A-Doodle: Mattel's first hit toy in 1947 was a plastic ukulele, after the company began with picture frames and doll furniture.

Which 2012 web series showed Barbie, Ken and friends in mockumentary style in Malibu?

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse ran from 2012 to 2015 as a self-aware mockumentary web series, with characters speaking to camera about life in Malibu.