Celebrity doll

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A celebrity doll is a doll modelled after a celebrity.

Celebrity dolls have been in production for a very long time. In the 1840s, several famous ballerinas were featured as paper dolls. Also in the 19th century, various military heroes were portrayed as dolls/figures. With the advent of silent films, dolls of film stars were created. The John Bunny doll (a silent film star) was one of the first produced in 1914 by Louis Amberg & Sons. The first Charlie Chaplin doll was produced in 1915. The composition Baby Peggy doll was a huge success in 1923, also produced by the Amberg company. The Shirley Temple doll by Ideal was a phenomenon in the 1930s, and would go on to be one of the most successful celebrity dolls. First produced in 1934, millions of the composition Shirley dolls were produced (and, variations of the Shirley doll are being produced to this day, generally in porcelain or vinyl). After Shirley, companies like Madame Alexander and Ideal produced many different celebrity dolls, including Sonja Henie, Jane Withers and Deanna Durbin. Celebrity dolls still remain popular today, especially given the cult of celebrity that has developed in the 1980s-first decade of the 21st century. Because of the wide collecting audience for these dolls and their appeal as a cross-over collectible in many instances, some collectors also believe that the dolls have the possibility of appreciating in value in the future.

The best-selling celebrity dolls in history are The Spice Girls dolls, made in 1997, selling over eleven million, Other million selling dolls of recent years include the Britney Spears doll, made in 1999, the New Kids on the Block dolls (selling over two million dolls) and Christina Aguilera doll (selling over three million dolls). Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen dolls were also popular from 1999-2004. Dolls of Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff and Destiny's Child were being made in 2005-2006. In 2007-2009 dolls based on characters in Disney Channel movies and TV series, such as, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls, Camp Rock, and Wizards of Waverly Place were released. In the 2010s, dolls of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga were made for charitable efforts.

Various celebrity dolls

A*Teens (Play Along, 2000)

Aaron Carter (Play Along, 2000)

Aly & AJ (Huckleberry Toys, 2007)

Ashley Tisdale (Huckleberry Toys, 2008)

Audrey Hepburn (Mattel, 1998 and 2013)

B*Witched (Yaboom Toys, 1999)

Barbara Eden (Mattel)

Barbra Streisand (Mattel, 2009)

Bratz: The Movie (MGA Entertainment, 2007)

Beverly Hills, 90210 cast (Mattel, 1991)

Bob Hope (part of the Classic G.I. Joe line)

Boy George (1984)

Boyzone (Yaboom, 1999)

Brandy (Mattel, 1999)

Britney Spears (Yaboom Toys) (Play Along, 1999)

Brooke Shields (LJN Toys, 1982)

Camp Rock cast (Play Along, 2008)

Cary Grant (World)

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Cache Sales, 2011 and Mattel, 2011)

The Cheetah Girls (Play Along, 2007)

Charles Lindbergh (American Character, 1927)

Charlie's Angels cast (Jakks Pacific, 2000)

Cher (Mego, 1976, 1977, 1978 and Mattel, 2000)

Christie Brinkley (Matchbox, 1989)

Christina Aguilera (Yaboom Toys 1999)

Clark Gable (Mattel)

Claudia Schiffer (Hasbro)

Cody Simpson (Wish Factory, 2011)

Cyndi Lauper (Mattel, 2010)

David Duchovny (Mattel)

Debbie Harry (Mattel, 2009)

Destiny's Child (Hasbro, 2001 and Mattel, 2005)

Diana Serra Cary (Louis Amberg & Sons, 1923)

Diana Ross (Mattel)

Disney V.I.P. Dolls (Mattel, 2011)

Dolly Parton (Mego, 1970s)

Donny Osmond (Mattel, 1976)

Doris Day (Mattel, 2011)

Dream (Play Along, 2001)

Elizabeth Montgomery (Mattel)

Elizabeth Taylor (Mattel)

Elvis Presley (Mattel, 1998 and 2009)

Faith Hill (Mattel, 2011)

Farrah Fawcett (Mego, 1970s and Mattel, 2011)

Fay Wray (Mattel)

Fifth Harmony (Mattel, 2015)

Frank Sinatra (Mattel, 1998)

Fred Astaire (World Doll)

Full House cast (Tiger, 1992)

Gillian Anderson (Mattel)

Girls Aloud (Mattel, 2005)

Goldie Hawn (Mattel, 2009)

Gone with the Wind (Mattel)

Princess Grace (Franklin Mint and Mattel)

Grease cast (Mattel)

Gwen Stefani (Huckleberry Toys, 2007)

H2O: Just Add Water cast (Playmates, 2009)

Halle Berry (Mattel, 2005, 2009)

Hannah Montana cast (Play Along, 2007)

Harry Potter cast

Haylie Duff (Mattel, 2005)

Heidi Klum (Mattel, 2009)

Hilary Duff (Playmates, 2004 and Mattel, 2005)

HiHi Puffy AmiYumi (Mattel, 2004)

High School Musical cast (Mattel, 2007)

Honor Blackman (Mattel, 2009)

iCarly cast (Playmates, 2009)

Jackie Evancho (The Bridge, 2011)

James Dean (Mattel)

Jane Seymour (Mattel, 2010)

Jennifer Beals (Mattel)

Joan Collins (Mattel, 2010)

Joan Jett (Mattel, 2009)

Johnny Depp (Mattel, 2011)

Julie Andrews (Mattel)

Justin Bieber (The Bridge, 2010)

Karen Mulder (Hasbro)

Kate Winslet (Mattel)

Kathryn Grayson (American Character, late 1940s)

Katy Perry (Mattel)

Kimora Lee Simmons (Mattel, 2007)

KISS

Kylie Minogue (Jakks Pacific, 2004)

Lady Gaga (As Zomby Gaga - Mattel, 2016)

LeAnn Rimes (Mattel, 2005)

Linda Evans (Mattel, 2010)

Lindsay Lohan, part of the My Scene line. (Mattel, 2005)

Little Mix (Vivid, 2012)

Lucille Ball (American Character, 1952; Mattel)

Mad Men cast (Mattel, 2010)

Madonna

Mandy Moore (Play Along, 2000)

Marie Osmond (Charisma, 2010)

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Monroe (Mattel)

Martina McBride (Mattel, 2005)

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (Mattel, 1999)

Master P

Maud Adams (Mattel, 2010)

MC Hammer (Mattel, 1990)

Melissa Joan Hart (Hasbro)

Menudo (1983)

Michael Jackson

Naomi Campbell (Hasbro)

New Kids on the Block (Hasbro, 1990)

Nicki Minaj (Mattel, 2011)

NSYNC (Living Toyz, 2000)

One Direction (Hasbro, 2012)

Pamela Anderson (GIG and Triad Toys)

Patrick Dempsey (Disney, 2007)

Penélope Cruz (Mattel, 2011)

Princess Diana

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (Mattel, 2011)

RBD (Mattel, 2007)

Reba McEntire (Mattel, 2011)

Reese Witherspoon (Mattel)

Rock Hudson (Mattel, 2011)

Rosie O'Donnell (Mattel, 1998)

S Club 7 (Hasbro, 2000)

Saved By the Bell cast (Tiger, 1992)

Selena

Shakira (Mattel, 2002)

Shirley Temple (Ideal Toy Company, 1934)

Sisqo (Play Along, 2000)

Snoop Dogg

Sonny Bono and Cher (Mego, 1976)

Spice Girls (Galoob, 1997, Hasbro, 1998 and Toy Maxx (Yaboom), 1999)

Steps (Hasbro)

Sugababes (Mattel)

Sweet Valley High (Bandai 1993)

Take That

Tim McGraw (Mattel, 2011)

Tippi Hedren (Mattel)

Tyra Banks (Life Size) Eve Doll

Taylor Swift (Jakks Pacific, 2008)

That's So Raven (Mattel, 2005)

The Hunger Games (Mattel, 2012)

The Pussycat Dolls (Hasbro, 2006) (Cancelled)

TLC (Yaboom Toys, 1999)

Twiggy (Mattel, 1967)

Twilight cast (Mattel, 2009)

Ursula Andress (Mattel, 2009)

Vanilla Ice (T.HQ, 1991)

Vanna White (HSC, 1990)

Venus Williams and Serena Williams (Play Along, 1999)

Vitamin C (Mattel, 2000)

Vivien Leigh (Mattel)

Victorious cast (Spin Master, 2011)

Wizards of Waverly Place (Selena Gomez) (Mattel, 2009)

Yvonne de Carlo (Mattel)

Zendaya (Mattel, 2015)

References

Celebrity doll Wikipedia

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