Editing Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (section)

==Lives and career==
===Childhood and acting career===
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The twins were born in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]], to David "Dave" Olsen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272632773.shtml |title=Olsen Twins Dad Broke - Dakota Fanning Sports Wish from Mom and Dad |work=National Ledger |date=June 27, 2010 |access-date=July 5, 2010 |archive-date=June 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630073351/http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272632773.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and Jarnette "Jarnie" (née Jones<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/elizabeth_chase_olsen_born_1989_19405072 |title=Elizabeth Chase Olsen, Born 02/16/1989 in California |publisher=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |date=February 16, 1989 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120013737/http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/elizabeth_chase_olsen_born_1989_19405072 |url-status=live }}</ref>). Ashley is two minutes older than Mary-Kate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photos from 33 Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen |url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/28167/33-surprising-facts-you-might-not-know-about-mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=E! Online}}</ref> They have an older brother, Trent, and a younger sister, actress [[Elizabeth Olsen|Elizabeth]], as well as a half-sister, Courtney Taylor, and a half-brother, Jake.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/movies/elizabeth-olsen-in-martha-marcy-may-marlene.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Leah | last=Rozen | title=Elizabeth Olsen in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' | date=October 11, 2011 | access-date=February 17, 2017 | archive-date=March 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311134111/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/movies/elizabeth-olsen-in-martha-marcy-may-marlene.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | url-status=live }}</ref> The twins' parents divorced in 1995; Courtney Taylor and Jake are from their father's second marriage.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen.html |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Biography |work=[[The Biography Channel|Bio]] |publisher=[[A+E Networks]] |access-date=May 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531022409/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen.html |archive-date=May 31, 2010 }}</ref> The Olsen twins have [[Norway|Norwegian]] ancestry.<ref>[http://www.eventmarketer.com/article/mobile-marketing-gets-cool Mobile Marketing Gets Cool] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420084626/http://www.eventmarketer.com/article/mobile-marketing-gets-cool |date=April 20, 2013 }}. eventmarketer.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.</ref>

In 1987, at the age of six months, the twins were cast in the role of [[Michelle Tanner]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Full House]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Bea |date=2022-11-09 |title=Did John Stamos Want Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen Gone From Full House? |url=https://www.thethings.com/did-john-stamos-want-mary-kate-and-ashley-gone-from-full-house/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref> They began filming at nine months old. In order to comply with [[child labor]] laws that set strict limits on how long a child actor may work, the sisters took turns playing the role. The Olsens continued to portray Michelle throughout the show's run, which concluded in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malach |first=Hannah |date=2023-11-06 |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Through the Years: How the Twins Evolved From Sitcom Stars to Style Icons |url=https://wwd.com/feature/ashley-olsen-mary-kate-olsen-twins-style-1235770379/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1992, Mary-Kate and Ashley shared the role of Michelle Tanner when they guest-starred on the ''Full House'' crossover episode of ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Zwick |first=Joel |title=Hangin' with Michelle |date=1992-09-29 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0595853/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |series=Hangin' with Mr. Cooper |others=Mark Curry, Dawnn Lewis, Holly Robinson Peete}}</ref> While starring on ''Full House'', the Olsens also began appearing (as separate characters) in films for [[direct-to-video|video]] and television. The first such film, ''[[To Grandmother's House We Go]]'', debuted in 1992 and featured cameos from several other ''Full House'' actors.<ref>{{Citation |title=To Grandmother's House We Go (TV Movie 1992) - Trivia - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105606/trivia/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1993, the Olsens established the company [[Dualstar]], which would produce the twins' subsequent films and videos, including 1993's ''[[Double, Double, Toil and Trouble]]'' and 1994's ''[[How the West Was Fun]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dualstar Movies List |url=https://www.ranker.com/list/dualstar-films-and-movies/reference |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Ranker |language=en}}</ref> On May 9, 1993, Mary-Kate and Ashley performed alongside [[Shelley Duvall]] and [[Daryl Hannah]] in a benefit concert to raise money for the Rainforest.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=April 7, 1993 |first=Shauna |last=Snow |title=Rain Forest Concert |url=https://archive.org/details/rain-forest-concert}}</ref> A series of musical mystery videos called ''[[The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley]]'' premiered in 1994 and continued through 1997.<ref>{{Citation |last=Kruzan |first=Michael |title=The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion |date=1994-09-13 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282340/ |type=Short, Comedy, Family |access-date=2023-11-12 |others=Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Elizabeth Olsen |publisher=Dualstar Productions}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Kruzan |first=Michael |title=The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the United States Navy Adventure |date=1997-11-01 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283856/ |type=Short |access-date=2023-11-12 |others=Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen |publisher=Dualstar Productions}}</ref>

In 1995, following the end of ''Full House'', the Olsens made their feature film debut in ''[[It Takes Two (1995 film)|It Takes Two]]'', co-starring [[Steve Guttenberg]] and [[Kirstie Alley]]. That same year, they introduced a second video series, ''[[You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...]]'', which continued to release new entries until 2000.

The following year, the Olsens appeared in an episode of ''[[All My Children]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fanpop, Inc. |url=http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen/images/20279438/title/1998-all-children-screencap |title=1998 - All My Children - Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Image (20279438) - Fanpop fanclubs |publisher=Fanpop.com |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905175626/http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen/images/20279438/title/1998-all-children-screencap |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1997, they appeared once again as guest stars in an episode of ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister Sister]]''. Also, in 1998, the twins returned to series television with another ABC sitcom, ''[[Two of a Kind (U.S. TV series)|Two of a Kind]]'', co-starring [[Christopher Sieber]] as their characters' widowed father. The series lasted only one season but aired in reruns on cable for several years afterward. 1998 also saw the release of ''[[Billboard Dad]]'', the first of a new string of direct-to-video films starring the Olsens. The final such film, ''[[The Challenge (2003 film)|The Challenge]]'', debuted in 2003.[[File:Olsen twins hollywood star.jpg|thumb|Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Hollywood Star|left]]In 2000, the Olsens appeared in an episode of ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' as bad girls Sue and Carol Murphy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAMAtPQQGp0 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301164039/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAMAtPQQGp0| archive-date=2014-03-01 | url-status=dead|title=7th Heaven with the Olsen Twins - Part 1 |publisher=YouTube |date=January 11, 2007 |access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> The following year, the sisters starred in two new series: ''[[So Little Time]]'', a live-action sitcom on Fox Family (later [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]]); and ''[[Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!]]'', an animated series airing Saturday mornings on ABC. Both shows were canceled after one season, although Mary-Kate received a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination for her performance on ''So Little Time''.

In early 2004, the Olsens had a cameo voice role in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' as the readers of Marge's book-on-tape, ''The Harpooned Heart''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Caroline Stanley |url=http://flavorwire.com/107040/can-a-simpsons-cameo-change-your-public-image/comment-page-1 |title=Can a Simpsons Cameo Change Your Public Image? – Flavorwire |publisher=Flavorwire.com |date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110204136/http://flavorwire.com/107040/can-a-simpsons-cameo-change-your-public-image/comment-page-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, the twins starred in a second feature film, ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]''. It would be their last film together, as well as Ashley's last acting role. Mary-Kate has continued to appear in film and television.
Mary-Kate and Ashley had a fan club until 2000, "Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fun Club", where fans would pay to receive Mary-Kate and Ashley collectibles and photos. Each subscription included an issue of ''Our Funzine'', Mary-Kate and Ashley's fan club magazine, exclusively available through the club, and a collectibles catalog, where one could purchase T-shirts, posters, baseball caps, key rings, school folders, postcards, and various other items. Subscribers would also receive "surprise gifts" (usually key rings, book excerpts, or back issues of the ''Funzine''), lyric sheets to Mary-Kate and Ashley's songs, a school folder, a membership card, a full-sized poster, two black and white photos (one of each girl), and a color photo with reprint autographs. The club was advertised at the beginning of Mary-Kate and Ashley movies until 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mary-kateandashleyimages.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=170 |title=Fun Club Stuff |publisher=mary-kateandashleyimages.com |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211336/http://www.mary-kateandashleyimages.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=170 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Mary-Kate and Ashley were popular figures in the [[preteen]] market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their names and likenesses extended not only to movies and videos, but to clothes, shoes, purses, hats, books, CDs and cassette tapes, fragrances and makeup, magazines, video and board games, dolls, posters, calendars, and even telephones and CD players—with a market share made up mostly of the [[tween (demographic)|tween demographic]]. [[Mattel]] produced various sets of Mary-Kate and Ashley fashion dolls from 2000 to 2005, along with separate outfits and accessory packs.
[[File:Ashley Olsen 2 crop.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[[Ashley Olsen]] in [[Australia]] in 2006]]
[[File:Mary-Kate Olsen 2009.jpg|left|thumb|[[Mary-Kate Olsen]] at the premiere of ''[[Whatever Works]]'' in 2009]]
The sisters became co-presidents of Dualstar on their 18th birthday in 2004. Upon taking control of the company, Mary-Kate and Ashley made moves to secure the future of the company by releasing products that appealed to the teen market, including home decoration and fragrances.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-06-olsens-twins-business_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Olsens face growing pains | first1=Jim | last1=Hopkins | date=May 6, 2005 | access-date=September 4, 2017 | archive-date=June 27, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627073910/http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-06-olsens-twins-business_x.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The Dualstar brand has been sold in more than 3,000 stores in the United States and over 5,300 stores worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dualstarentertainmentgroup.com/pdf/dualstar_press_kit.pdf |title=Dualstar Press Kit |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530123017/http://www.dualstarentertainmentgroup.com/pdf/dualstar_press_kit.pdf |archive-date=May 30, 2008 }}</ref> The Olsens have appeared on the ''[[Forbes]]'' "Celebrity 100" list since 2002;{{update inline|date=April 2021}} in 2007, ''Forbes'' ranked them (collectively) as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of US$100 million.<ref>Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley. [https://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_12.html?thisSpeed=30000 In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609191708/http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_12.html?thisSpeed=30000 |date=June 9, 2016 }} January 17, 2007.</ref>

The sisters retired from acting in 2012, expressing interest in the fashion industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-07 |title=Olsen twins: We won't act again |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/olsen-twins-we-wont-act-again-20120307-1ujgn.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> When ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'', a spin-off of the original sitcom ''Full House,'' was announced, the sisters were the only members of the original cast who didn't return to play their character, Michelle. They received harsh criticism due to their absence, but it was later revealed that [[John Stamos]], who played Michelle's uncle, [[Jesse Katsopolis]], was to blame for their refusal to return, when he reached out to their agent instead of directly to the sisters. Mary-Kate considered joining again, and offered to persuade Ashley to join as well, but Stamos, who also produced ''Fuller House,'' "didn't seize the opportunity and everything fell apart." The sisters' new fashion career was also a factor in their failure to return, as they had moved away from acting and toward fashion designing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dumaraog |first=Ana |date=2021-05-22 |title=Fuller House: Why John Stamos Is To Blame For The Olsen Twins' Absence |url=https://screenrant.com/fuller-house-john-stamos-mary-kate-ashely-missing-fault/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> It was speculated that the twins' younger sister, actress [[Elizabeth Olsen]], would take up the role as Michelle, but the team that produced ''Fuller House'' wasn't open to the idea, and Michelle never made it onto the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dumaraog |first=Ana |date=2021-04-27 |title=Why Fuller House Never Cast Elizabeth Olsen As Michelle |url=https://screenrant.com/fuller-house-michelle-elizabeth-olsen-twins-not-recast/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

===Fashion career===
As the sisters have matured, they expressed greater interest in their fashion choices, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' declaring Mary-Kate a fashion icon for pioneering her signature "homeless" look.<ref>Hall, Sarah. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060228135357/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C16226%2C00.html "Olsen Pad Up for Grabs."] (Dead link) March 29, 2005.</ref> The style sometimes referred to by fashion journalists as "ashcan" or "bohemian-bourgeois",<ref name="times">La Ferla, Ruth. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EFD81E3DF935A35750C0A9639C8B63 "Mary-Kate: Fashion Star."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003140/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EFD81E3DF935A35750C0A9639C8B63 |date=March 5, 2016 }} March 6, 2007.</ref> is similar to the [[boho-chic]] style popularized in Britain by [[Kate Moss]] and [[Sienna Miller]]. The look consists of oversized sunglasses, boots, loose sweaters, and flowing skirts, with an aesthetic of mixing high-end and low-end pieces.<ref name="times"/> The twins were tapped as the faces of upscale fashion line [[Badgley Mischka]] in 2006.<ref>Hall, Sarah. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426210209/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C18369%2C00.html Olsen Twins Strike a Pose.] February 15, 2006.</ref>

[[File:Mary-Kate_and_Ashley_logo.jpg|thumb|The last logo used for the sisters' collective brand.]]The Olsens had a clothing line for girls ages 4–14 in [[Wal-Mart]] stores across North America, as well as a beauty line called "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls". In 2004, they made news by signing a pledge to allow full [[maternity leave]] to all the workers that sew their line of clothing in Bangladesh. The [[National Labor Committee]], which organized the pledge, praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights.<ref>Grossberg, Josh. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503120153/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C15492%2C00.html?newsrellink "Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat."] December 9, 2004.</ref>

{{anchor|The Row}} <!-- [[The Row]] hatnotes here -->The Olsens have also launched their own couture fashion label, [[The Row (fashion label)|The Row]], named after [[Savile Row]] in London.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071217163654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/International_Buzz/Ashley_and_Mary-Kates_sisterly_bond/articleshow/2273415.cms "Ashley and Mary-Kate's sisterly bond."] Times of India. August 11, 2007.</ref> In 2007, they launched ''Elizabeth & James'', a contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. They have also released a women's clothing line for [[J.C. Penney]], called ''Olsenboye'', and a T-shirt line called "StyleMint".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/marykate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-new-tshirts_1230007 |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Launch New T-Shirts |magazine=Contactmusic.com |date=July 1, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203124/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/marykate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-new-tshirts_1230007 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, the sisters published the book ''Influence'', a compilation of interviews with many of the most prominent people in the field of fashion. In August 2013, the twins launched a new fashion line in [[Oslo]], Norway. The Olsens were first named Womenswear Designer of the Year by the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] (CFDA) for The Row in 2012. They received the award again in 2015.<ref>[http://cfda.com/cfda-fashion-awards#award-lookbooks "CFDA 2015 Winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206155139/https://cfda.com/cfda-fashion-awards#award-lookbooks |date=February 6, 2018 }}. cfda.com June 1, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://fashionista.com/2015/06/cfda-awards-2015 "The Row Wins CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Once Again"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308101810/https://fashionista.com/2015/06/cfda-awards-2015 |date=March 8, 2022 }}. fashionista.com June 1, 2015.</ref> The CFDA also named the Olsens Accessories Designer of the Year in 2014 for their work with The Row.<ref>[http://cfda.com/blog/and-the-2014-cfda-fashion-award-winners-are "And the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards Winners are…"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105145018/http://cfda.com/blog/and-the-2014-cfda-fashion-award-winners-are |date=January 5, 2016 }}. cfda.com June 3, 2014.</ref>

===Personal lives===
Mary-Kate received treatment for an eating disorder in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/inside-mary-kate-and-ashley-olsens-private-lives-since-quitting-acting-15-years-ago-124521|title=Inside Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's Private Lives Since Quitting Acting|website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olsen-treated-for-eating-disorder/|title=Olsen Treated For Eating Disorder - CBS News|first=Lauren|last=Johnston|date=June 22, 2004|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>

Ashley is married to Louis Eisner and has one son, born in 2023.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-bios-child-actors-fashion-2023-5|title=Inside the lives of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, from child stars to founders of a fashion brand selling $15,000 coats|first=Elana|last=Klein|website=Business Insider}}</ref>

Mary-Kate was married to [[Olivier Sarkozy]], but the marriage ended in divorce.<ref name="auto"/>