Margot Robbie‘s first role in City Homicide in 2008 vs. as Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
Ryan Gosling’s first role in The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 vs. as Ken in Barbie in 2023:
America Ferrera’s first acting role in Real Women Have Curves in 2002 vs. as Gloria in Barbie in 2023:
Issa Rae’s first role in The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl in 2011 vs. as President Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
Kate McKinnon in The Big Gay Sketch Show in 2006 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
Will Ferrell’s first notable role on Saturday Night Live in 1995 vs. as the Mattel CEO in Barbie in 2023:
Michael Cera’s first big role in I Was a Sixth Grade Alien in 1999 vs. as Allan in Barbie in 2023:
Simu Liu’s first role in Nikita in 2012 vs. as a Ken in Barbie in 2023:
Emma Mackey’s first role in Sex Education in 2019 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
Ncuti Gatwa’s first notable role in Sex Education in 2019 vs. as a Ken in Barbie in 2023:
Ariana Greenblatt’s first role in Liv and Maddie in 2015 vs. as Sasha in Barbie in 2023:
Alexandra Shipp’s first role in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in 2009 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
Hari Nef’s first role in Transparent in 2015 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
Sharon Rooney’s first notable role in My Mad Fat Diary in 2013 vs. as a Barbie in Barbie in 2023:
And finally, Greta Gerwig’s first notable role in Hannah Takes the Stairs in 2007 vs. behind the scenes while directing Barbie (2023):