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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 Michelle Elizabeth Tanner is a fictional character on the long-running ABC sitcom ''Full House'', who was portrayed by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She first appeared in the show's 1987 pilot, "Our Very First Show", and continued to appear up to ...
with her twin sister
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 ...
in the television sitcom ''
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'' (1987–1995). They also starred in numerous films together. In 1993, the production company Dualstar Entertainment Group was founded, which produced a long string of
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s and
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releases featuring the girls; they starred in ''
Passport to Paris ''Passport to Paris'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who also serve as the film's executive producers. It is the first of seven direct-to-video films produced by Tapestry Films to star the Olsens. Pl ...
'' (1999), ''
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'' (2000), ''
Winning London ''Winning London'' is a 2001 direct-to-video comedy film directed by Craig Shapiro and starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Plot Chloe Lawrence (Mary-Kate Olsen) is a very driven teenager and leader of her high school's Model United Nations team ...
'' (2001), '' Holiday in the Sun'' (2001) and in the television series, ''
So Little Time ''So Little Time'' is an American sitcom starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in their third television series. It aired on Fox Family: the first half of the series aired from June 2 to August 15, 2001, and the series then went on a four-month ...
'' (2001–2002), for which she was nominated for a
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. They starred in '' Getting There'' (2002), '' When in Rome'' (2002), '' The Challenge'' (2003) and made cameos in '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003). The last film she starred in with her twin sister was '' New York Minute'' (2004). She continued with her acting career independently, appearing with a few
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roles in films and television shows, and with her last film being ''
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'' (2011). In March 2012, both Mary-Kate and Ashley officially indicated their interest to retire as actresses in order to focus on their careers in the fashion industry. She and her twin sister co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row, lifestyle brand Elizabeth and James, and more affordable fashion lines Olsenboye and StyleMint. They are members of the
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.


Early life and education

Mary-Kate Olsen was born on June 13, 1986, in
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. She is the daughter of Jarnette "Jarnie" (née Jones; b. 1954), a personal manager, and David "Dave" Olsen, a real estate developer and mortgage banker. Along with her twin
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, she has an older brother Trent, a younger sister and actress
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, and two half-siblings Taylor and Jake (from her father's second marriage). Olsen's parents divorced in 1996. The twins and their siblings have
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ancestry while their mother is of French,
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and
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ancestry. Olsen attended the
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in
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. After graduating from Campbell Hall in 2004, Olsen and her twin sister went on to attend the
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at
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.


Acting career


Career beginnings

Olsen began her acting career at the age of nine months old when she and her twin sister,
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 ...
, were hired to share the role of
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on the popular
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''
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'' (1987–1995). She starred alongside her twin sister in the films, ''
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'' (1992), '' Double, Double, Toil and Trouble'' (1993), ''
How the West Was Fun ''How the West Was Fun'' is a 1994 Revisionist western film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Synopsis 8-year-old twin girls Jessica and Susie Martin (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) live with their father, Stephen ( Patrick Cassidy), in Philadelp ...
'' (1994), '' It Takes Two'' (1995), ''
Billboard Dad ''Billboard Dad'' is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by Alan Metter starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It was produced by Warner Bros. in collaboration with Dualstar Productions and Tapestry Films (now Screendoor). Plot S ...
'' (1998) and in the television series, '' Two of a Kind'' (1998–1999). In 1997, the Olsen twins guest starred in an episode of '' Sister, Sister'', which starred twin actresses
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and
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.


Dualstar

In 1993, following Mary-Kate and Ashley's success on ''Full House'', a
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, Dualstar Entertainment Group was created to produce ''Mary-Kate and Ashley''-branded products. It produced a successful long string of
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and
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releases featuring the girls. They starred in ''
Passport to Paris ''Passport to Paris'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who also serve as the film's executive producers. It is the first of seven direct-to-video films produced by Tapestry Films to star the Olsens. Pl ...
'' (1999), ''
Switching Goals ''Switching Goals'' is a 1999 television film directed by David Steinberg and starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Plot Thirteen-year-old twin sisters Sam and Emma Stanton are opposites growing up in Evansville. Sam is a star soccer player and a ...
'' (1999), ''
Our Lips Are Sealed "Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three. It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '' Beauty and the Beat'' (1 ...
'' (2000), ''
Winning London ''Winning London'' is a 2001 direct-to-video comedy film directed by Craig Shapiro and starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Plot Chloe Lawrence (Mary-Kate Olsen) is a very driven teenager and leader of her high school's Model United Nations team ...
'' (2001), '' Holiday in the Sun'' (2001) and in the television series, ''
So Little Time ''So Little Time'' is an American sitcom starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in their third television series. It aired on Fox Family: the first half of the series aired from June 2 to August 15, 2001, and the series then went on a four-month ...
'' (2001–2002). They became household names and popular figures in the
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market during the late 1990s and early 2000s, with Mary-Kate's likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies, and posters, among others. There were fashion dolls of her made by
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from 2000 to 2005. They also starred in the films '' Getting There'' (2002), '' When in Rome'' (2002), '' The Challenge'' (2003) and made cameos in '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003). In 2004, the twins appeared in their final and light-hearted romantic comedy film, '' New York Minute''. That same year upon their 18th birthday, both Mary-Kate and Ashley took control of Dualstar, becoming joint-
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and presidents of the company, which at the time had its merchandise being carried in over 3,000 stores in America and 5,300 stores worldwide. These ventures, combined with an array of licensing deals for their names and likenesses, made Olsen wealthy at a young age. In 2004, Olsen's and her twin sister’s wealth was estimated at $137 million each.


Retirement

Olsen's first solo acting appearance was in the movie '' 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 television show, '' Weeds'', and the twins said that if they became involved in movies together again, it would be as producers. In 2008, Olsen made a guest appearance on the
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comedy ''
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'' as a self-destructive girl that Samantha tries to help. That same year, she also appeared in the film ''
The Wackness ''The Wackness'' is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Mary-Kate Olsen, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. ...
''. In 2011, Olsen appeared in the motion picture adaption of the Alex Flinn novel ''
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'', which was her final acting project. In March 2012, both Mary-Kate and Ashley indicated their interest to retire as actresses in order to focus on their careers in fashion. They felt that their futures were in fashion, not in acting and discussed wanting to open a store as one of their future fashion-based endeavors. In 2015, it was announced that
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signed on with
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to produce and co-star in '' Fuller House'', a spin-off of ''
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'' that would reunite the original cast members for a 13-episode series. However, in May of that year, Mary-Kate and Ashley originally announced that they will not reprise their role as
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. A month prior to the announcement,
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acquired the rights to the twins' video library.


Net worth and influence

In 2007,
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ranked the twins jointly as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated combined net worth of $100 million.


Fashion career


Career beginnings

Following a high volume of public interest in their fashion choices, the Olsen twins began work in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public. Starting as young girls, they started a clothing line in
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stores across America for girls ages 4 to 14 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 all the workers that sew their line of clothing in
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full maternity leave. The
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, which organized the pledge, later praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights.


Business

As adults, the Olsen twins have devoted much of their attention to the world of fashion. They head a designer fashion label, "The Row," as well as "Elizabeth and James", "Olsenboye", and "StyleMint" retail collections. The idea for The Row started as a personal project in 2005 when her twin sister,
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 ...
, challenged herself to create a perfect
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."The Row: The Quiet Ones"
Women's Wear Daily, April 29, 2015.
She tested the design on a variety of women of all body shapes and ages in an attempt to find a "commonality in fit and attitude.""Behind The Row: Meet Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen"
Vogue, March 22, 2011.
In 2006, Mary-Kate and Ashley were tapped as the faces of the upscale fashion line
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. In 2008, they co-authored ''Influence'', a book featuring interviews with fashion designers that have inspired the twins' fashion lines. In 2011, Mary-Kate and Ashley collaborated with
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to design footwear for kids without shoes in more than 20 countries worldwide. That same year, the sisters designed an Olsenboye Change Purse and donated the money to "Pennies From Heaven". In October 2012, the twins won the ''WSJ'' magazine Innovator of The Year Award. In 2013, they released an Elizabeth and James perfume. Mary-Kate's controversial fashion choices have often found her on both the best and worst dressed fashion lists, particularly for her decision to wear fur. She and Ashley are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, CFDA a not-for-profit trade association of over 450 prominent American fashion and accessory designers. The twins are now the creative directors for
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.


Equestrian career

Olsen began horseback riding in 1992 when she was six years old. During her time at Campbell Hall, she was a member of the school's equestrian team. After moving to New York in 2004 to attend NYU, Olsen temporarily quit riding, but she eventually started again, stating "I came back to the sport because I missed it every day that I wasn't riding. It was the hardest thing to leave and the hardest thing to come back to." In 2013, her horse Marvelous, ridden by James Anderson, won the 38th
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. Olsen is a competitive equestrian. She began riding in the Hampton Classic Horse Show in
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in 2013. On September 17, 2016, she competed at The American Gold Cup in
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. In August–September 2017, she competed at the Hampton Classic Horse Show: on August 29, Olsen and her horse Dunotaire V finished in sixth place in the amateur owner jumper (1.20 meter) event; and on September 1, she and Dunotaire V finished in third place in the amateur owner jumper classic event. In September 2017, Olsen and her horse Feu d'Amour won The American Gold Cup. She also has horses named Prem' Dollar Boy and Hertog Van't Merdehof. In 2018, Olsen and Dunotaire V ranked 7 out of 40 in a category at the Palm Beach Masters in
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. In May 2019, Olsen competed at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Madrid, Spain; she and her horse Naomi finished in sixth place in their event, while she and her horse Fatum were disqualified from their event due to an "error of course". On July 12, 2019, Olsen and Fatum won a 1.25m two-phase showjumping class at the Longines Global Champions Tour in
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, France. In September 2021, she competed at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Rome, Italy: on September 16, she and her horse Iowa Van Het Polderhof finished in second place in the 2 Phases Special event; and on September 18, Olsen and Dunotaire V finished in third place in an Against the Clock No Jump Off event.


Writings

In 2008, Mary-Kate and Ashley released their book ''Influence''.


Personal life


Relationships

Olsen has dated David Katzenberg (son of
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cofounder
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), photographer Maxwell Snow, and artist
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. In May 2012, Olsen began a relationship with
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, half-brother of former French president
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. In March 2014, photos were published showing Olsen wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring. Olsen and Sarkozy were married on November 27, 2015, at a private residence in New York City. On April 17, 2020, Olsen filed for divorce from Sarkozy. On May 13, she filed an emergency order to proceed despite delays due to the
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. The emergency order was denied a day later. On January 25, 2021, the divorce was finalized.


Health issues

In 2004, shortly after graduating from high school, Olsen announced she had entered treatment for
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. A
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advertisement featuring the twins was pulled following the announcement. On November 20, 2007, she was hospitalized for a reported kidney infection.


Death of Heath Ledger

Olsen was a close friend of late actor
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. After discovering Ledger unconscious in his bed on January 22, 2008, his massage therapist called Olsen twice before contacting police. Olsen sent a private security guard to the scene. Responding to a claim by an anonymous law enforcement official that she would not speak to federal investigators without a promise of
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, Olsen's attorney Michael C. Miller said, "We have provided the government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death and the fact that Ms. Olsen does not know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed".Tom Hays (August 4, 2008)
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Filmography


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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The Row
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