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Barbie Almalbis

Barbie Almalbis, born Yvette Barbra Hontiveros Almalbis-Honasan, is a Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist who fronted Hungry Young Poets from 1996 and Barbie's Cradle, then recorded solo albums from Parade (2006) to Not That Girl (2025).

Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper

Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 direct-to-video CGI Barbie musical, the series' first, loosely adapting Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper; directed by William Lau, starring Kelly Sheridan as dual leads and Martin Short as villain Preminger.

Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow

Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007) is the third direct-to-video Barbie Fairytopia film, directed by William Lau, with Kelly Sheridan as Elina, who learns the Flight of Spring at the Crystal Palace to stop Laverna's ten-year winter.

Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia

Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (Barbie: Mermaidia) is a 2006 direct-to-video computer-animated film, the first Barbie sequel, in which fairy Elina trades her wings for a mermaid tail to rescue prince Nalu from Laverna.

Barbie Ferreira

Barbie Ferreira (Barbara Ferreira), American actress and model from Queens, New York; Tumblr-to-American Apparel discovery at 16, viral unretouched 2016 Aerie campaign, Kat Hernandez on HBO's Euphoria (2019-2022), later indie films and a 2025 Victoria's Secret runway debut.

Barbie Forteza

Barbie Forteza, full name Barbara Ambas Forteza, is a Filipino actress born in 1997 who is best known as a lead star of GMA Network, billed as the "Kapuso Primetime Princess."

Barbie Girl

Barbie Girl: 1997 eurodance single by Danish-Norwegian band Aqua from Aquarium, written by Rasted, Norreen, Dif, and Nystrøm; UK #1, US #7; Mattel's trademark suit was dismissed as parody, and Mattel later licensed it for Barbie World.

Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛)

Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛, Da S, Big S), Taiwanese actress, singer, and host (1976–2025). Debuted 1994 as S.O.S with sister Dee Hsu; starred as Shan Cai in Meteor Garden (2001); died of influenza-related pneumonia in Japan at 48.

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses is a 2006 direct-to-video animated musical fantasy film in which Barbie voices Princess Genevieve, one of twelve dancing sisters.

Barbie in the Nutcracker

Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001) is the first CGI-animated Barbie film, from Mainframe Entertainment and Mattel, directed by Owen Hurley, with Kelly Sheridan as Barbie/Clara, Tim Curry as the Mouse King, Tchaikovsky's score, and motion-captured New York City Ballet dances.

Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase

Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase is a 2024 Mattel Television Studios animated Netflix series (8 x 25 min, TV-Y7) in which Barbie Malibu and Brooklyn Roberts chase suspects across Europe after show horses Tornado and Pepper and a diamond saddle are stolen; season 2 was retitled Beach Detectives.

Barbie Rewind

Barbie Rewind is a 2026 Digital Eclipse compilation published by Atari with 16 Barbie games from 1991-2007 plus DreamHouse decorating, releasing November 12, 2026 on PS4/PS5, Switch/Switch 2, Xbox, and PC for $29.99.

Barbie: A Touch of Magic

Barbie: A Touch of Magic is a CGI-animated Mattel Television series (2023-2024) on Netflix in which Barbie "Malibu" Roberts and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts find Peggy, a baby Pegasus, and protect her from Rocki the Glyph across two 13-episode seasons.

Barbie: Fairytopia

Barbie: Fairytopia (2005) is a direct-to-video CGI Barbie film, the first with an original storyline, starring Elina, a wingless fairy fighting Laverna; it spawned Mermaidia, Magic of the Rainbow, and a stage show.

Barbie: It Takes Two

Barbie: It Takes Two is a 2022 Netflix CGI-animated series, also called Barbie It Takes Two, sequel to Big City, Big Dreams; 26 episodes follow Malibu and Brooklyn Roberts chasing music stardom in New York.

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse is Mattel's CGI-animated web series (2012-2015, seven seasons) parodying reality TV, starring Kate Higgins' Barbie in Malibu, later on Netflix and succeeded by Dreamhouse Adventures.

Barbie: Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends

Barbie: Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends, also titled Barbie Mariposa, is the 12th Barbie direct-to-video film (2008), a Fairytopia spin-off in which butterfly fairy Mariposa seeks an antidote for her poisoned queen, directed by Conrad Helten.

Barbital

Barbital, also known as diethylbarbituric acid and originally sold as Veronal, is a long-acting barbiturate, the first of the class, marketed from 1904 as a sedative and hypnotic for insomnia.

Barbiturate

Barbiturates, CNS depressants derived from barbituric acid, are sedative-hypnotics, anticonvulsants, and anesthetics such as phenobarbital and thiopental; largely replaced by safer benzodiazepines due to overdose, abuse, and lethal withdrawal risks.

Barbiturate overdose

Barbiturate overdose, also called barbiturate intoxication or barbiturate poisoning, is toxic overingestion of sedative-hypnotic barbiturates such as phenobarbital; treated with supportive care, MDAC, and hemodialysis in severe long-acting cases, with 0.5-2% in-hospital mortality.

Barbituric acid

Barbituric acid, also called malonylurea, is an organic compound that is the parent of barbiturate drugs; it is not pharmacologically active itself and was first synthesized in 1864.

Barbizon school

The Barbizon school was a mid-19th-century group of French painters, led by Rousseau, Corot, and Millet, who painted rural landscape near the Forest of Fontainebleau.

Barboncito

Barboncito (c. 1820–1871) was a Navajo headman and ceremonial singer, first signatory of the 1868 treaty that ended the Bosque Redondo internment and restored the Navajo homeland.

Barbonymus gonionotus

Barbonymus gonionotus, the silver barb or Java barb (tawes), is a large cyprinid fish of the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Sunda regions, widely farmed in Asia, used for weed control, and listed as Least Concern.

Barbora Krejčíková

Barbora Krejčíková (Czech tennis player, born 1995 in Brno): two Grand Slam singles titles (Roland Garros 2021, Wimbledon 2024), seven women's doubles majors with Katerina Siniakova, three Australian Open mixed doubles titles, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic doubles gold.

Barbora Strýcová

Barbora Strýcová (Strycova), Czech tennis player, former WTA doubles World No. 1 with 32 doubles titles, two-time Wimbledon doubles champion with Hsieh Su-wei (2019, 2023), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, retired 2023, now Czech Billie Jean King Cup captain.

Barboşi

Barboși (also Bărboși) is a Roman-period archaeological site on the Tirighina plateau in Galați county, Romania, where a Roman castellum built 101–106 AD and a large necropolis overlie a Geto-Dacian fortified settlement.

Barbotage

Barbotage is an image-guided needle procedure that fragments and aspirates calcific deposits in tendons, most often the rotator cuff, using pulsed saline lavage to relieve pain from calcific tendinitis.

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand (born 1942, Brooklyn) is an American singer, actress, director, and EGOT winner; only artist with #1 albums in six consecutive decades, Oscar winner for Funny Girl and Evergreen, first woman to win the Golden Globe for Best Director (Yentl).

Barbra Streisand discography

Barbra Streisand discography is the recorded catalog of the American singer Barbra Streisand. She is the only artist with a number-one album in six consecutive decades.