Barbie (film series)
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Since her film debut in 1987 in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
, Barbie
has been a virtual actress starring in several feature film
s and short films. After a fourteen-year absence, Mattel
commissioned Barbie to be featured as a heroine of several princess or fairy-themed stories to accompany a franchise of related dolls and accessories.
in a spoken role and Melissa Lyons in a sung role. American voice actress and singer Jodi Benson
plays the same character in the Toy Story
series. She is voiced by Sharon Lewis in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
and Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth
. Skye Sweetnam
provided her singing voice in The Barbie Diaries
. Diana Kaarina replaced Sheridan in Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
in 2009
2010s-2012s
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World is a 1987 TV special created by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based upon the Barbie and the Rockers line of dolls, which featured Barbie as the leader of a rock band...
, Barbie
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
has been a virtual actress starring in several feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
s and short films. After a fourteen-year absence, Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
commissioned Barbie to be featured as a heroine of several princess or fairy-themed stories to accompany a franchise of related dolls and accessories.
Voice actresses playing Barbie
In most of the Barbie films, the character herself is voiced by Canadian Kelly SheridanKelly Sheridan
Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:Sheridan has voiced various roles in anime and other animated cartoons, such as Barbie in the computer generated Barbie film series since 2001...
in a spoken role and Melissa Lyons in a sung role. American voice actress and singer Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Benson is an American actress, voice actress, soprano singer, and Disney Legend. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English...
plays the same character in the Toy Story
Toy Story (franchise)
Toy Story is a CGI animated media franchise created by Pixar and distributed by Disney, beginning with the original 1995 film, Toy Story. The franchise focuses on a group of toys that secretly come to life and end up unexpectedly embarking on life-changing adventures...
series. She is voiced by Sharon Lewis in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World is a 1987 TV special created by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based upon the Barbie and the Rockers line of dolls, which featured Barbie as the leader of a rock band...
and Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth
Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth
Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth is the title of the second adventure of Barbie and her rock band "The Rockers" . It is the sequel of Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World...
. Skye Sweetnam
Skye Sweetnam
Skye Alexandra Sweetnam is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and music video director. Skye first entered the mainstream in 2003 with the release of her debut single "Billy S." Over a year later, her debut album, Noise from the Basement, was released including the singles "Tangled Up in Me"...
provided her singing voice in The Barbie Diaries
The Barbie Diaries
The Barbie Diaries is a 2006 motion capture film featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. It is part of the Barbie film series.-Plot:...
. Diana Kaarina replaced Sheridan in Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale
Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on September 14, 2010...
in 2009
First generation (1987-1992)
- Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this WorldBarbie and the Rockers: Out of this WorldBarbie and the Rockers: Out of this World is a 1987 TV special created by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based upon the Barbie and the Rockers line of dolls, which featured Barbie as the leader of a rock band...
(1987) - Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to EarthBarbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to EarthBarbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth is the title of the second adventure of Barbie and her rock band "The Rockers" . It is the sequel of Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World...
(1987) - Dance! Workout with Barbie (1992)
Second generation (2001-present)
2001s-2009s- Barbie in the NutcrackerBarbie in the NutcrackerBarbie in the Nutcracker is a 2001 computer animated and motion capture-based direct-to-video Barbie film directed by Owen Hurley. It was the first Barbie film since 1987's Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World...
(2001) - Barbie as RapunzelBarbie as RapunzelBarbie as Rapunzel is a 2002 direct-to-video Barbie film directed by Owen Hurley. It is the second in the Barbie film series of computer animated Barbie films, and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie...
(2002) - Barbie of Swan LakeBarbie of Swan LakeBarbie of Swan Lake is a 2003 direct-to-DVD Barbie movie directed by Owen Hurley. It is the third computer animated movie of Barbie film series. Barbie and Odette is voiced by Kelly Sheridan. The story is an adaptation from "Swan Lake".-Plot:...
(2003) - Barbie as the Princess and the PauperBarbie as the Princess and the PauperBarbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 direct-to-video computer animated Barbie film, and the first musical in the Barbie film series. It is directed by William Lau and stars the voice of Kelly Sheridan, who has been voicing Barbie in all the CGI films to date, as both Anneliese and Erika...
(2004) - Barbie: FairytopiaBarbie: FairytopiaBarbie: Fairytopia is a 2005 computer animated direct-to-video Barbie film directed by Walter P. Martishius and Will Lau. This film is the fifth in the Barbie film series of computer-animated Barbie films, and the first to have an original storyline not based on previous material...
(2005) - Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (2005)
- The Barbie DiariesThe Barbie DiariesThe Barbie Diaries is a 2006 motion capture film featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. It is part of the Barbie film series.-Plot:...
(2006) - Barbie: MermaidiaBarbie: MermaidiaBarbie: Mermaidia is a 2006 direct-to-video Barbie film directed by Walter P. Martishius and William Lau, and produced by Mainframe Entertainment. It is seventh in the Barbie film series of computer-animated Barbie films, and a direct sequel to Barbie: Fairytopia...
(2006) - Barbie in the 12 Dancing PrincessesBarbie in the 12 Dancing PrincessesBarbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses is a 2006 direct-to-video computer animated Barbie film directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based on the fairytale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". It is part of the Barbie film series and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonist. This...
(2006) - Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007)
- Barbie as the Island PrincessBarbie as the Island PrincessBarbie as the Island Princess is a 2007 direct-to-video computer animated Barbie film. It is part of the Barbie film series, a series of CGI Barbie films, the second to be a musical, and the first movie of Barbie animated under the name of Rainmaker Animation though it was animated by the old...
(2007) - Barbie MariposaBarbie MariposaBarbie Mariposa is a 2008 direct to video computer animated Barbie film which was released on February 26, 2008. This film is a part of the Barbie "Fairytopia" series, but is not a canon sequel to the previous films...
(2008) - Barbie and the Diamond CastleBarbie and the Diamond CastleBarbie and the Diamond Castle is a 2008 direct-to-video computer-animated film that was released on September 9, 2008. The film features the voice of Kelly Sheridan, who has voiced the Barbie protagonist in the CGI Barbie film series...
(2008) - Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008)
- Barbie ThumbelinaBarbie ThumbelinaBarbie Thumbelina, or Barbie Presents: Thumbelina, is a 2009 Barbie film directed by Conrad Helten. It is the fifteenth in the series of Barbie animated films, and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie...
(2009) - Barbie and the Three MusketeersBarbie and the Three MusketeersBarbie and the Three Musketeers is a 2009 computer animated direct-to-video film and part of the CGI Barbie film series. It was released on DVD on September 15, 2009.-Plot:...
(2009)
2010s-2012s
- Barbie in A Mermaid TaleBarbie in A Mermaid TaleBarbie in A Mermaid Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on March 9, 2010. This is Kelly Sheridan's last film as Barbie.-Plot:...
(2010) - Barbie: A Fashion Fairy TaleBarbie: A Fashion Fairy TaleBarbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on September 14, 2010...
(2010) - Barbie: A Fairy SecretBarbie: A Fairy SecretBarbie: A Fairy Secret is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on March 15, 2011, and was also released in cinemas created by Cinedigm.-Plot:...
(2011) - Barbie: Princess Charm SchoolBarbie: Princess Charm SchoolBarbie: Princess Charm School is a direct-to-DVD, 2011-computer-animated film, directed by Zeke Norton, which was released on September 13, 2011 in the US and on August 28 in the UK...
(2011) - Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011)
- Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012)
- Barbie: The Princess And The Popstar (2012)
Supporting character
- My Scene: Jammin' In Jamaica (2004)
- My Scene: Masquerade Madness (2004)
- My Scene Goes HollywoodMy Scene Goes HollywoodMy Scene Goes Hollywood is a 2005 direct-to-DVD animated film based on Mattel's line of My Scene dolls. It features Barbie and Lindsay Lohan, who plays herself. It is the third feature with the My Scene characters, and the only full-length one. The film was directed by Eric Fogel...
(2005) - Sing Along with Barbie (2010)
- Toy Story 2Toy Story 2Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer animated film directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story, released by Walt Disney Pictures and the third film to be produced by Pixar...
(1999) Minor role - Toy Story 3Toy Story 3Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film, and the third installment in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Lee Unkrich. The film was released worldwide from June through October in Disney Digital...
(2010) Minor Role
Other Movies
- Barbie: A Camping We Will Go (Short Film) (2011)