Barbie Ellen

Barbara Giselle Mariposa Bordeaux, known professionally as Barbie Ellen, is an English-American actress. They were born in La Palma, California and the age of 6, she moved to Santa Monica, California, where they reside today. At age 6, they were diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and at 9, they were diagnosed with Autism. At 23, they learned that they were misdiagnosed as Bipolar and that they suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They also were diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Ellen attended Santa Monica High School, where they graduated in June of 2013. She attended The Art Institute of California Los Angeles, where they majored in Video Production. They earned their Associates in June of 2015 and earned their Bachelor's in 2017. They are currently attending Santa Monica College, which they started to pursue a career in education, but abandoned that in favour of resuming their film studies, due to the Art Institute, where they graduated, losing its accreditation. Ellen is predominantly of Native-American ethnicity, being of Seminole, Black/Afro Seminole and Ojibwa heritage. They are also English, Irish and Scottish through their father. Ellen also considers themself a nerd and has a fondness for nerd subculture, mainly Disney, Batman, Nintendo (specifically Legend of Zelda, Earthbound and Pokémon), The Wizard of Oz, Game of Thrones, Teen Titans, Star Wars and Anime. They took Japanese in high school and has a fondness for cosplay, often making her own costumes and accessories. They've said that their idols are Carrie Fisher and Natalie Portman, due to the former being successful despite her mental illness and the latter pushing and striving for her all in a dog-eat-dog industry. Ellen is also pursuing a career in ballet dance, and has cited the film "Barbie in the Pink Shoes" as the film that reignited their childhood interest in the art.