''Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!'' is an American animated children's television series featuring the voices and likeness of

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen twins as a duo, are American fashion designers and former actresses. The twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television s ...

. It is also a series of books that spun off, from the show. The show premiered on October 20, 2001, on the

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block

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, and was cancelled after one season due to low ratings. It was the last TV series to star both Mary-Kate and Ashley.

Cast

Mary-Kate Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, equestrian, and former actress. She began her acting career nine months after her birth, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Ashley Olsen ...

as Herself / Special Agent Misty *

Ashley Olsen Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American businesswoman and former actress. She began her acting career at the age of nine months, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen in the television sitcom ...

as Herself / Special Agent Amber *

Terry Chen Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor. Early life Chen was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary ...

as Rodney Choy * Michael Heyward as Ivan Quintero *

Brendan Beiser Brendan Joseph Beiser (born April 17, 1970) is a Canadian actor best known for his performance as Agent Pendrell in the science fiction television show ''The X-Files''. Personal life Beiser was born in Boston. He is the son of Order of Canada ...

as Quincy * Michael Dobson as Clive Hedgemorton-Smythe *

Lenore Zann Lenore Zann (born November 22, 1959) is a Canadian actress and former politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Cumberland—Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party. Before ...

as Renee La Rouge *

Maggie Blue O'Hara Maggie Blue O'Hara (born March 16, 1975), born Blueberry Sunshine, also credited as Maggie O'Hara, is a Canadian actress noted for her voice acting. She is well known as the voices of List of Cardcaptor Sakura characters#Tomoyo Daidouji, Madiso ...

as Romy Bates *

Sam Vincent James Samuel Vincent (born May 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Vincent won the State of Michigan "Mr. Basketball" award in 1981, the first year the award was given. He attended Lansing's Eastern High Sch ...

as Capital D *

Kim Hawthorne Kimberly Hawthorne is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Broadway and daytime soap operas, before landing supporting roles on the prime time dramas. From 2000 to 2005, Hawthorne was regular cast member in the CBC Television po ...

as Bernice Shaw and Dr. Sandy *

Jason Connery Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is a British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery and Diane Cilento. On screen, he is best known for appearing in the third series of the ITV drama series ''Robin of Sherwood'' in 1986. He ...

as Bennington * Christopher Gray as Oliver Dickens

Additional voices

Alistair Abell Alistair Abell is a Canadian actor, producer and director who works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has voiced several roles in anime, most notably Colin MacLeod in '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' and Lord Djibril in ''Gunda ...

* Leanne Adachi *

Carmen Aguirre Carmen Aguirre is a Chilean-born Canadian actress and writer. She plays a prominent role in ''Endgame''. Early in her life, she lived and worked as a member of the Chilean Resistance. Career Her 2011 book ''Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revo ...

* Sean Amsing * Brian Arnold *

Michael Benyaer Michael Benyaer is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ''ReBoot'' and Hadji Singh in season one of ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, " eis one of the ...

* Suzanne Coy * Kaj Ericsen * Gweem Eyre * Colin Foo * Jean Forgie *

Glen Gould Glen Gould (born June 6, 1971) is an Indigenous Canadian actor, director and producer of Miꞌkmaq and Italian descent. Between 2016 and 2020, he played the role of detective Jerry Commanda on the television series '' Cardinal''. Career Goul ...

Mackenzie Gray Alexander Mackenzie Gray (born 22 November 1957) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada. He divides his time between Toronto and Vancouver. Life and career Gray was born in Toron ...

* Mark Hildreth *

Britt Irvin Brittney Elizabeth Irvin (born November 10, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has also done voiceover work for Ocean Productions. Irvin is best known for playing Katie in '' Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmoth ...

* Dan Joffre * Ellen Kennedy *

Gabe Khouth Gabriel Forest Khouth (November 22, 1972 – July 23, 2019) was a Canadian voice and television actor who worked for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Khouth had played several roles in anime, most notably Nicol Amalfi in '' ...

Kaleena Kiff Kaleena Kiff is an American actress, producer, and director. Kiff is known for her roles in the sitcoms ''Love, Sidney'' and '' The New Leave It to Beaver''. Career Kiff began her acting career in 1980. In 1982, she appeared in the NBC comedy ' ...

* Viv Leacock * Santo Lombardo * Kirstie Marsden * Jason Michas *

Maxine Miller Maxine Miller (born June 18, 1928) is a Canadian actress who appeared in the first three seasons of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. In the 1980s, she voiced True Heart Bear in '' The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' (1986) and appeared ...

* Sara Mitchell * Vanessa Morley *

Kirby Morrow Kirby Robert Morrow (1973 – November 18, 2020) was a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. In animation, he was known as the voice of Miroku from ''InuYasha'', its four movies, and '' Inuyasha: The Final Act'', Van Fanel from the Ocean dub o ...

* Jesse Moss * Colin Murdock * Richard Newman *

Nicole Oliver Nicole Lyn Oliver (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and Zoe Trent in ''Littlest Pet Shop''. Early life Oliver was born i ...

* Alonso Oyarzun *b John Payne *

Robert O. Smith Robert O. Smith (November 27, 1942 – May 30, 2010) was an American voice actor. Roles Animation * ''Animated Classic Showcase'' – additional characters * ''Billy the Cat (TV series), Billy the Cat'' – Manx, Sanctifur * ''G.I. Joe: A Real ...

* Tracey-Lee Smyth * Farrell Spence *

Moneca Stori Moneca Stori (born January 17, 1970) is a Canadian former voice actress known mostly for her role as the original voice of Kagome Higurashi in the English version of ''Inuyasha'', as well as her lead role of Laura Haruna from the long running ...

Lee Tockar Lee William Tockar (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor and visual artist who works for several studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter ...

Yee Jee Tso Yee Jee Tso (born March 10, 1975 in Hong Kong) is a Canadians, Canadian actor. Tso and his family emigrated to Canada when he was 6 months old. He grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood and booked his first role at age 15. His televis ...

* Valerie Sing Turner * Kimberly Warnat * Dale Wilson * Nelson Wong * Donna Yamamoto *

Chiara Zanni Chiara Zanni (; born July 19, 1978) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for her roles as Amy Ryan on The N series '' About a Girl'' and Maggie Buckman on the CBC series '' Edgemont''. She is also known for her voice-work as Hahli i ...

Episodes

Production

A co-production of DIC and

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, the show was in production under the tentative title ''Action Girls''. 52 episodes were tentatively planned for the series. After its premiere on

in the United States, in November 2001, DIC pre-sold the series internationally to

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(and later

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as well) in the UK,

in France,

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in Italy, YTV in Canada and Fox Kids Latin America. In April 2002,

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in Mexico and

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in Ireland purchased broadcast rights to the series in their respective countries.

Broadcast

From September 2002 – 2003, following the channel's rebrand,

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reaired the series alongside other ex-

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shows. In April 2015,

acquired several US broadcast rights to DualStar's content library, including this series, although it was never re-ran on the channel.

DVD releases

In June 2005,

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released a single-disc volume called "Misty and Amber vs. Renee la Rouge", featuring 5 episodes of the series focusing on the villain Renee la Rouge. The episodes come with English, Spanish and French audio tracks, as well as featuring a Trivia Challenge and a Villain Bio as bonus features. In 2016, the series was released to

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, but it contained the same episodes only available on the Volume 1 DVD.

Books

The series spun-off a series of books published by Dualstar Books and

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in 2002. In the books, the twins are special agents assigned to solve different mysteries around the fashion and sports

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, and have to travel to such cities as

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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, and

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to do it. The series includes: * Book number 1: ''Makeup Shakeup''. Setting: New York and Paris. * Book number 2: ''The Dream Team''. Setting: Rome. * Book number 3: ''Fubble Bubble Trouble''. Setting: ''The Mall of Malls'', a fictional mall that appears to be based on the

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* Book number 4: ''Operation Evaporation''. Setting: Bermuda. * Book number 5: ''Dog Gone Mess'': Setting: Germany. * Book number 6: ''The Music Meltdown''. Setting: Washington, D.C. * Book number 7: ''Password: Red Hot'' Setting: England. * Book number 8: ''Fast Food Fight'' Setting: Anytown, USA

References

External links

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