Barbie honors Viola Davis with one-of-a-kind doll. (Photos courtesy of Mattel) “Honestly, I wanted this Barbie to make little 6-year-old Viola squeal,” Davis said in a statement shared with ...

LAGUERIA DAVIS: My relationship to Barbie was pretty much nonexistent growing up. I really wasn't much into dolls. I preferred kind of playing with remote-control cars and books.

We meet Davis’ aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, who tells stories of her time working at Mattel from 1955 to 1999; the legendary Kitty Black Perkins, who designed the first Black Barbie, taking ...

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In celebration of Women’s History Month and the 65th anniversary of Barbie, Mattel honors Viola Davis and Black beauty. Barbie fever is not over just yet — at least, not for actress Viola ...