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Jul 5, 2023 · Fortunately, three openly LGBTQ+ actors playing Barbies and Kens — Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, and Scott Evans — recently appeared on the cover of Out Magazine where they opened up about...
Jul 19, 2023 · LGBTQ+ actors Alexandra Shipp, Hari Nef, and Scott Evans — the two Barbies and a Ken on Out 's cover — give testament to the out-and-proud queer representation in Barbieland. The message is...
- Daniel Reynolds
Jul 5, 2023 · For director Greta Gerwig, bringing LGBTQ+ actors like Out cover stars Alexandra Shipp, Hari Nef, and Scott Evans into Barbieland was a no-brainer.
- Daniel Reynolds
- Alexandra Shipp as Author Barbie. Author Barbie has written many books and has a Nobel prize for literature. She’s played by Alexandra Shipp, whom X-Men fans may recognize as Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix (plus a cameo in Deadpool 2).
- Nicola Coughlin as Diplomat Barbie. Diplomat Barbie is seen briefly handing out Nobel prizes to the accomplished women of Barbieland.
- Hari Nef as Doctor Barbie. Trans trailblazer Hari Nef takes on the role of Doctor Barbie, who’s always ready to step in when a Barbie or Ken (usually Ken) gets injured—as long as it has nothing to do with flat feet.
- Ritu Arya as Journalist Barbie. Reporting the news and winning Pulitzers is all in a day’s work for Journalist Barbie. She’s played by British actress Ritu Arya, most recently seen on the big screen in Nida Manzoor’s action comedy Polite Society.
Jul 5, 2023 · It’s also not lost on Shipp, who came out in 2021 and who is one of multiple queer actors in Barbie (including fellow cover stars Hari Nef and Scott Evans), the close connection the doll has...
- Raffy Ermac
Jun 27, 2023 · Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Margot Robbie, and Hari Nef, photographed in Los Angeles on June 8, all star as Barbie Carlota Guerrero for TIME. By Eliana Dockterman. June 27,...
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Jul 7, 2023 · Speaking to Out Magazine alongside two of Barbie‘s other queer stars (Scott Evans and Alexandra Shipp), the trans trailblazer explained that despite the Mattel toy’s perceived history of enforcing “blonde, white” beauty standards, she believes that her role will have the opposite effect.
