Alice Ripley - It's hard being a Barbie doll all the time.

It's hard being a Barbie doll all the time.

Biography

Author Profession: Actor

Nationality: American

Born: December 14, 1963

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Barbie, Being, Doll, Hard, Time

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When everything kind of hit the fan, my dad married Jo Anne, and suddenly there were five kids from the Ripleys and five kids from the Doughertys. Then my dad and Joanne had a baby. I usually have to make a diagram.

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