The Malibu Barbie Doll Was Inspired By This Iconic '60s Starlet

In 1967, Sharon Tate starred in a movie called "Don't Make Waves," wrote The Lineup. According to IMDb, the moviefollowed tourist Carlo Cofield, as played by Tony Curtis, who meets an artist and somehow ends up at the beach. If it wasn't evident from the title, "Don't Make Waves" is a beach movie that was

In 1967, Sharon Tate starred in a movie called "Don't Make Waves," wrote The Lineup. According to IMDb, the movie followed tourist Carlo Cofield, as played by Tony Curtis, who meets an artist and somehow ends up at the beach. If it wasn't evident from the title, "Don't Make Waves" is a beach movie that was super popular at the time.

Tate played a surfer named, prophetically, Malibu, per IMDb. Before making "Don't Make Waves," Tate had been doing television. Her most famous role to date was in "Beverly Hillbillies." In the show, she was Janet Trego, an employee of the bank where the Clampetts kept their money. She was virtually unrecognizable then because she wore a black wig.

"Don't Make Waves" is widely considered Tate's film debut, and the image of the blond bombshell was tied to her in other films like "Valley of the Dolls," where she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and "Fearless Vampire Killers."

She seemed the perfect person to play Malibu. She was known for her long, straight blond hair. And, as HuffPost pointed out, she exuded a hip, beachy vibe in both her attitude and style.

It's weird that "Don't Make Waves" is the one that immortalized Tate because she didn't like the film, said author Greg King in his book "Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders." She didn't like how she came off on the screen and said Malibu was the "sexy little me."

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