I am Barbie

Jul 9, 2002

0h 29m

★ 0.0

I'm a Barbie, girl!

Overview

Cindy Jackson has fulfilled her dream. She has spent over 100,000 euros and had herself transformed. From an ugly, clumsy Central American farmer's daughter, as she herself says, into a living Barbie doll.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Intercon Production

I am Barbie Trailers

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Cast

Cindy Jackson

Cindy Jackson's Sister

Gloria Keepers

The "Living Barbie Doll"

Angela Vollrath

Miles "Ken"-dall

Tim Whitifield

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