Barbara Roberts

Dr. Barbara Millicent "Barbie" Roberts (February 18th, 1959) is an American model, actress, author, dancer and docter.

Biography
Barbara was born in Willows, Wisconsin on february 18th, 1959, as the eldest of eight children to George and Margaret Roberts. She would later be joined by six younger sisters and one younger brother.

Barbara attended Willows High School but ultimately graduated high school on Manhattan International High School in New York.

She studied medicine in New York City as well, paying rent by baby sitting. She also started modelling at Mattel Model Agency in 1980 and stayed there as a a model untill 2007.

She were a medic for the USA army in Irac in 1993. From her modelling, she started acting in Mattels "fairytale movies" from 1981 to 1989 in ten movies.

In a 2011 interview, Barbara revealed she were an art teacher at her own high school for 11 months in 2002.

In 1989, Roberts was honoured with the position of Unicef Ambassador.

Private life
Barbara married long time boyfriend Kenneth in 1981. The couple announced their split in 2003 and divorced nearly a year later. Kenneth commented in 2008 that they remained friends, Barbie said part of the split was her unability to get children.

She dated Blaine Gordon from 2005 to 2007.

She owns five homes, but currently resides in her Malibu beach house and Los Angeles villa with her sisters Skipper, Anastasia and Chelsea.

Trivia

 * Being a model for 27 years, Barbara Roberts is the longest running model in history.
 * Her sister Christina "Krissy" Roberts starred in five movies with her. (Rapunzel, Princess and the Pauper, Swan Lake, Pegasus Magic and 12 Dancing Princesses). Her roles as Princess Katrina, Kelly, Princess Blush and Princess Isla). She was planned for a sixth movie (The Island Princess) as princess Sophia but she felt too old at 13 to portray a supposed seven year old princess. Chantal Beach replaced her in the role.
 * Her other sister Shelly Roberts acted in The Diamond Castle as Barbara's character's younger sister named Stacie. Stacie is the name of another one of barbie's sisters.
 * Her brother Todrick Roberts was considered for the role of "Prince Thommy" in Rapunzel as their younger sister Krissy played Thommy's sister Katrina but Todd ultimately turned the role down as he hadn't ever acted.