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Ruth Handler is a very important person in the Barbie world as she's the one who created the doll. Who plays Ruth Handler in the Barbie movie?

Think pink, channel your Ken-ergy and strap on your skates my babies, we're in the full swing of a Barbie summer. Greta Gerwig's hotly anticipated "Barbie," movie premieres July 21 with Cancer queen Margot Robbie playing the titular role alongside Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Emerald Fennell, Will Farrell, Helen Mirren and Ryan Gosling as the hot, hapless, beach venerating, Ken.

Nearly seven decades after it was first created in a Los Angeles garage, the brand has sold more than a billion dolls, but the creators were marred in controversy.

Mattels Ruth Handler is best known for creating Barbie dolls. But shes also responsible for cutting-edge breast prosthetics for breast cancer survivors.

The Barbie movie makes a joke about Ruth Handler and the IRS. Heres what happened to the Mattel exec, her net worth, and where she is today.

"Barbie" makes numerous references to the doll's creator, Ruth Handler, and her tax evasion issues.

Barbie is a celebrity icon recognized the world over, and these seven artists have reinterpreted or reinvented what she symbolizes today.

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Barbie Millicent Roberts, aka, Barbie Doll, was born on March 9, 1959, but most people don't know that she is 'from' Wisconsin.

Midge, Barbies friend, was originally launched in the 1960s and appears in the Barbie movie. She was re-released in 2002 as a controversial pregnant doll.