Editing Mary-Kate Olsen (section)

===Retirement===
Olsen's first solo acting appearance was in the movie ''[[Factory Girl (2006 film)|Factory Girl]]'' (2006). Her one short scene was ultimately cut from theatrical release, but was included on the film's Unrated version on DVD and Blu-ray.

In 2007, she had a recurring role on the television show, ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', and the twins said that if they became involved in movies together again, it would be as producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-10-30-olsens_N.htm|title=Act 2 for the Olsen twins: A fashion career|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2424137220070524 | work=Reuters | title=Mary-Kate Olsen steps out solo as "Weeds" regular | date=May 24, 2007}}</ref>

In 2008, Olsen made a guest appearance on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Samantha Who?]]'' as a self-destructive girl that Samantha tries to help.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208639,00.html |title=Mary-Kate Olsen Guest Stars on Samantha Who? |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020015927/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208639,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> That same year, she also appeared in the film ''[[The Wackness]]''. In 2011, Olsen appeared in [[Beastly (film)|the motion picture adaption]] of the [[Alex Flinn]] novel ''[[Beastly]]'', which was her final acting project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-have-not-agreed-to-do-fuller-house-sources-say|title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have not agreed to do 'Fuller House,' sources say|author=Leora Arnowitz|work=Fox News|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/17895/a-beastly-halloween-treat-features-mary-kate-olsen/ |title=A 'Beastly' Halloween Treat Features Mary-Kate Olsen |publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com |date=October 30, 2009|access-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref>

In March 2012, both Mary-Kate and Ashley indicated their interest to retire as actresses in order to focus on their careers in fashion.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/olsen-twins-we-wont-act-again-20120307-1ujgn.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Olsen twins: We won't act again | date=March 7, 2012}}</ref> They discussed wanting to open a store as one of their future fashion-based endeavors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a322168/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-want-to-launch-shop.html |title=Mary-Kate, Ashley Olsen 'want to launch shop' |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, it was announced that [[John Stamos]] signed on with [[Netflix]] to produce and co-star in ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'', a spin-off of ''[[Full House]]'' that would reunite the original cast members for a 13-episode series. However, in May of that year, Mary-Kate and Ashley announced that they would not reprise their role as [[Michelle Tanner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-will-not-appear-on-fuller-house/|title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will not appear on "Full House" revival|date=May 25, 2015|work=CBS News|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref> A month prior to the announcement, [[Nickelodeon]] acquired the rights to the twins' video library.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsens-video-library-coming-to-nickelodeon-2015234|title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Video Library Coming to Nickelodeon|work=Us Weekly|date=April 23, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>