“I was his voice actress for 17 years. I’ll tell you about how the doll imitated me”

Resounding success Barbie in movies, theaters taken by storm, box office records and the relaunch of the brand with millionaire commissions, she also supplanted Barbie, in cartoons she was the voice of Barbie for almost twenty years. Emanuela Pacottomilanese actress, voice actress, a singer, grew up in the Accademia dei Filodrammatici with Ernesto Calindri and became famous as a little girl, playing Marika in the TV series Love Me Licia, Barbie’s alter ego and younger sister. Generations of little girls in love with the most famous doll in the world have grown up listening to her. And no one knows her better than she does.

Emanuela, how many years did you live with Barbie?
“Seventeen years. And from thirty-six films. The first one was called Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses, where I also sang. Or rather, I sang before the evil stepmother made me stop … “.

AND Was it hard to become a doll?

“No way. Before the cartoons, I gave her voice in commercials. Then they auditioned me and they took me: the voice of Barbie, they said, can only be mine.”

Did she play with Barbie?
What little girl hasn’t played with a Barbie? I remember Christmas when I was little: since we were not a family that could afford everything, it was my mother who created the Barbie wardrobe by sewing little dresses for me.

Do you have a favorite?
“I have several collectibles. I especially like one, black, with curly curly hair, wearing very fashionable sandals, jeans and a short tunic that looks very somono: I love Japan very much and I love this tunic. Then there’s the one created by Andy Warhol, which is beautiful.”

How does she look like Barbie?
“She is always sunny, positive, has great common sense, always sees, like me, the glass is half full. Dubbing her makes me feel very much like her, what she says, I say with conviction.”

WhyAND Do you like Barbie after 64 years?
“Because over time he changed a lot, was able to adapt to changing times, became a thousand different versions, while always remaining himself. Barbies used to be inspired by girls, now Barbies are inspired by girls.”

Margot Robbie in movie AND believable Barbie?
“She is an amazing actress and a smart woman. She found a way to characterize the character of Barbie, which I find delightful. Only she could give her flesh or blood.”

And Ken, that isAND Ryan Gosling, how’s that coming out?
“Ken was never the romantic dream of little girls, but Gosling earned him a lot of points in this film. He managed to create a doll full of irony and self-irony.”

Barbie’s voice in the movie AND Domitilla D.‘Dude, always voiced by Margot Robbie.
“This voice is very different from mine, but I always really liked it. Margot did a great job with it. The highest respect.”

Is it possible that it is Barbie who will revive cinema in a crisis?
“Nothing is impossible for Barbie, she often throws herself into battles that seem impossible and then wins them. If he can bring the audience back to the cinema, then we are waiting for another thousand Barbies.

Who could it really beTo Barbie in the flesh?
“No one can be Barbie. It is so complex and changeable that it is impossible to meet it in reality.”

l‘artificial intelligence canor change barbie voice to machine voice?
“Artificial intelligence can cause huge damage to cinema and dubbing. But paradoxically, like an actress, it is better for a doll to have a human voice.

A beautiful memory that connects you to Barbie?
“I happened to perform at a concert in Lucca and I wore a very special dress for the occasion. A few days later, the organizers gave me a Barbie, which was wearing the same dress as me at the concert, this is one of a kind wonderful thing. So I also became a Barbie … “.