Hi Barbie! Dame Helen Mirren gets doll treatment complete with mini-Oscar
The actress’s doll sports the famous blue outfit she wore in Cannes.
Dame Helen Mirren has been recreated in Barbie form, complete with her Oscar.
The one-of-a-kind doll shows the actress, who narrates the recent Barbie film, in the outfit she wore on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival last year: a cornflower blue gown by Del Core and matching blue hair.
She can be seen carrying a blue fan and a miniature Oscars statue, in recognition of the Academy Award she won for The Queen in 2007.
“To be chosen by Barbie as a role model is a huge compliment, and something I would never have imagined in my wildest dreams happening to me at this stage in my life.
She added: “The intricacy and detail of the doll is extraordinary; I love that the Barbie doll is wearing one of my favourite ever red carpet looks, and it was the first time I’d ever had blue hair, and it felt so exciting.
Dame Helen, 78, has been named a UK role model by Barbie creator Mattel as the brand celebrates female storytellers ahead of the doll’s 65th anniversary on March 9.
She said: “As an actor, after decades of roles; the importance of storytelling to me means telling stories about the whole of humanity, not just stories of youth or one type of story.
“But you know there are stories to be told about the whole of humanity, and all of our journeys, at all of our different ages in life.”
Dame Helen’s most famous roles include Prime Suspect; The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; Gosford Park; and Red.
She stars opposite Harrison Ford in the Yellowstone TV spin-off 1923.
