This Ariana Grande portrays her at 29 years old in the role of Galinda “Glinda” Upland in the 2024 Universal Studios musical film, Wicked (Part 1). Mattel released four different Wicked Glinda dolls in October 2024:  the Deluxe Collectors’ version, a Popular singing version, a OzDust ballroom fashion doll, and the Shiz University doll. This Shiz University Glinda sold as a Walmart exclusive in the US at a retail price of $24.97. To see all of the Wicked dolls in the museum, visit this link. 

Grande is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.  She start acting as a child with her first lead part as Annie in a Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theater production.  Her notoriety came from her role as  at Valentine in the 2010-2013 Nickelodeon television series Victorious.  Her true desire was to be a R&B singer and in 2013 her debut pop/R&B album, Yours Truly,  opened at the top of the Billboard 200 list.  Further successful releases, her four octave singing range,  and two Grammy awards later has made her the pop R&B icon she is today. 

GLINDA AT SHIZ UNIVERSITY

Dean of Sorcery Studies at Shiz University, Madame Morrible, mentors and enlightens her students, like Elphaba and Glinda, to discover their true potential.

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The Shiz University Ariana Grande doll comes wearing an one piece Glinda school outfit adapted from the one Grande wore in the movie when she arrived at Shiz University.  In the movie it was a suit with a hat. The doll has a shiny pink blouse with tulle sleeves and collar adorned with six simple sewn on pink butterflies. It’s attached to a blue jumper dress that goes higher on the doll’s right side and has metallic pink stripes across in a chevron-like pattern.  The dress opens in the back with Velcro for easy removal.

On her feet are a pair of plastic light blue strapped heels. The shoes match a plastic bow headband that comes as an accessory.  Other accessories include a purple notebook attached to a blue text book tied together with a brown strap. The three pieces are all plastic and cannot be separated.  In addition there is a bright pink plastic shoulder bag.

The dolls face is painted with brown eyes, high light brown eyebrows, and light orange lipstick.  The golden blonde hair is waist length and is pulled back on the left side with with a clear poly-band.

There are 11 points of articulation: Neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and knees.  The ankles are fixed and the high heeled feet are larger than a standard Barbie doll.

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