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Margot Robbie’s first role in City Homicide in 2008 vs. as Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Ryan Gosling’s first role in The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 vs. as Ken in Barbie in 2023:
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America Ferrera’s first acting role in Real Women Have Curves in 2002 vs. as Gloria in Barbie in 2023:
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Issa Rae’s first role in The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl in 2011 vs. as President Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Kate McKinnon in The Big Gay Sketch Show in 2006 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Will Ferrell’s first notable role on Saturday Night Live in 1995 vs. as the Mattel CEO in Barbie in 2023:
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Michael Cera’s first big role in I Was a Sixth Grade Alien in 1999 vs. as Allan in Barbie in 2023:
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Simu Liu’s first role in Nikita in 2012 vs. as a Ken in Barbie in 2023:
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Helen Mirren’s first notable role in Herostratus in 1967 vs. in 2023 (Helen provides the voice of the narrator for Barbie):
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Emma Mackey’s first role in Sex Education in 2019 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Ncuti Gatwa’s first notable role in Sex Education in 2019 vs. as a Ken in Barbie in 2023:
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Ariana Greenblatt’s first role in Liv and Maddie in 2015 vs. as Sasha in Barbie in 2023:
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Kingsley Ben-Adir’s first notable role in Vera in 2014 vs. as a Ken in Barbie in 2023:
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Alexandra Shipp’s first role in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in 2009 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Hari Nef’s first role in Transparent in 2015 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Sharon Rooney’s first notable role in My Mad Fat Diary in 2013 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Nicola Coughlan’s first role in the short film The Phantom Cnut in 2004 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Scott Evans’ first role in One Life to Live in 2008 vs. as a Ken in Barbie in 2023:
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Ana Cruz Kayne’s first role in Law & Order in 2009 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
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Emerald Fennell’s first role in Trial & Retribution in 2007 vs. as Midge in Barbie in 2023:
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And finally, Greta Gerwig’s first notable role in Hannah Takes the Stairs in 2007 vs. behind the scenes while directing Barbie (2023):