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Ashley Olsen Profile |
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Birth Date: June 13, 1986
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Birth Place: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Birth Name: Ashley Fuller Olsen
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Height: 5'3"
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Biography |
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen are American
actresses and entrepreneurs. They are fraternal twins who
have appeared in television and films since infancy. Since
then, they have attained international fame through numerous
television programs, films, interviews, as well as
commercial endorsements. As a rule, they appear together,
and have filmed movies worldwide, including in London,
Sydney, Paris, New York City and Rome.
They are reported to be worth $150 million each. The twins
were named as the "Most Powerful Young Women in Hollywood"
by the industry publication Hollywood Reporter.
Born in Sherman Oaks, California to David Olsen and Jarnette
Fuller, the Olsen twins started their acting careers on the
television series Full House in 1987. Hired at the age of
five months, filming began when they were seven months old.
The show was widely popular during the late 80s and early
90s, and both sisters played one character, Michelle Tanner,
taking turns during the tapings to do so, in order to comply
with strict child labor laws regarding child actors. Because
the producers did not want viewers to know that Michelle was
played by twins, the sisters were originally credited as
"Mary Kate Ashley Olsen", but later credited as separate
people.
Shortly after the end of Full House, they returned to the
entertainment industry, riding the momentum of their role on
Full House by heavily merchandising their image. Taking the
world of tweens by storm, their names have become a very
profitable industry, with their likeness seen in clothes,
fragrances, magazines, movies, posters, and even video games
like Mary Kate and Ashley's Magical Mystery Mall.
Today, Mary-Kate and Ashley are popular figures in today's
tween market, following along the lines of such Hollywood
child stars as Shirley Temple, Ron Howard and Macaulay
Culkin among others. They were ranked at number three on the
VH1 program 100 Greatest Child Stars.
They starred in The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley and
the ABC show Two of a Kind (now rerun on ABC Family), as
well as ABC Family's So Little Time. They also have their
own book series. So Little Time was panned by critics and
disappointed fans; the show is basically a single-camera
comedy show with a laugh track.
In 2004 Mary-Kate and Ashley surprised many when they
announced that they would be attending college after
graduating high school. Most child and teenage actors
usually choose to pursue acting full time after graduating
from high school, with few (such as Brooke Shields, Jodie
Foster, Julia Stiles, and Natalie Portman) choosing to
further their education. They both studied at New York
University at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study
until Mary-Kate took a break in 2005 and moved back to
California. She decided to stay in the west coast and pursue
more individualized work with their company, DualStar.
Ashley, still in NY, remains in contact with her sister.
The twins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on
April 29, 2004. They are the youngest celebrities to receive
this honor.
They have also been on the Forbes.com The Celebrity 100 list
since 2002.
They ranked at #84 in 2002, #83 in 2003, # 48 in 2004, # 35
in 2005, and #37 in 2006.
As the sisters grow older and mature in their style, there
has been greater interest in their fashion choices. The New
York Times declared Mary-Kate a fashion icon for pioneering
her signature (and now popular among celebrities and fans
alike) "homeless" look. The style consists of oversized
sunglasses, boots, loose sweaters, and flowing skirts.
Both Mary-Kate and Ashley have been tapped as the faces of
upscale fashion line Badgley Mischka.
In 2004, Mary-Kate checked into rehab for six weeks because
she was suffering from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
It was rumored that there was also a drug problem, but the
Olsens' publicist said "Mary-Kate was not admitted for drugs
--period." Mary-Kate had put on about five to seven pounds
immediately after her stint in rehab and recent pictures
show that she may have gained a few more healthy pounds.
Mary-Kate faced another public debacle in 2005 when she
ended her romance with Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos
III, who then began dating hotel heiress and socialite Paris
Hilton. Mary-Kate said that the breakup was one of the main
factors in her leave of absence from New York University. "I
miss him and I love him," Mary-Kate said. "It's a hurtful
and a painful subject." When asked if there was a specific
reason for her leaving NYU, she replied, "I think we can all
guess.".
The breakup and Niarchos's pairing with Paris Hilton led to
a rift between Hilton and Mary-Kate. "[Paris and I] always
only had nice things to say about each other," Olsen said.
"Now I guess you can tell we're not talking.".
Mary-Kate is not the only twin receiving personal public
attention. Ashley filed a $40 million lawsuit against
tabloid magazine National Enquirer for printing a headline
reading "Ashley Olsen Caught In Drug Scandal," with a story
accompanied by an unflattering photo of Ashley with her eyes
half-closed. The lawsuit stated that the photo was clearly
used to create a misimpression that Olsen was drugged.
Ashley completely denies the accusations and said that she
has not and does not use or sell illegal drugs. The suit
consisted of $20 million in libel damages and $20 million in
false light invasion of privacy damages. Per her suit,
Ashley Olsen and her lawyers believe that "freedom of the
press is a valuable right, but it is not a license for
gossipy tabloids to tar and feather innocent celebrities and
destroy their reputations and businesses for the rags'
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Other
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Twin sister of Mary-Kate Olsen.
Older sister of Elizabeth Olsen.
In real life she and Mary-Kate are very close to John
Stamos, who played their uncle Jesse on "Full House"
(1987/I).
Enjoys shopping, going to the movies, listening to rock
music (Counting Crows), cheerleading and Tae Bo with her
sister.
Hobbies include dancing and tennis.
At age 6, she and Mary-Kate became the youngest producers in
history.
She and Mary-Kate both had to wear fake teeth during the
later years of "Full House" (1987/I) because their teeth
began to look different.
Has a bi-monthly magazine called Mary-Kate and Ashley
Magazine
Has a line of clothing with sister Mary-Kate that is sold at
Wal-Mart
When she was young, she and Mary-Kate used to call their
"Full House" (1987/I) co-stars by their characters names so
they wouldn't mess them up during taping.
Enjoys playing golf.
In 1993 she and Mary-Kate were supposed to play young Eves
(Teena and Cindy) on "The X Files" (1993), but were
eventually replaced by the Krievins twins (Erika Krievins
and Sabrina Krievins) from the nearby of Vancouver. The
reason were very strict child labor laws.
Younger sister of Trent Olsen.
Ranked #61 in FHM's '100 Sexiest Women' poll of 2003
On their 17th birthday (June 13, 2003), the U.S.'s Cable
News Network (CNN) announced not only their birthday but the
twins' total financial worth -- $150,000,000 for EACH. The
same news source predicted the twins may be billionaires by
the time they're 21.
During the earlier seasons of "Full House" (1987/I), the
producers did not want it known that Michelle was played by
twins, so Mary-Kate and Ashley were credited as Mary Kate
Ashley Olsen.
She and her sister became the youngest self-made
millionaires in American history before they were 10 years
old.
Her favorite subject is Math.
Her favorite city is Paris
Wears a size 5.5 shoe.
At 17, she and her twin sister Mary-Kate were rated 2003's
2nd hottest teen female stars.
14 February 2005 - she filed a $20M libel suit against the
"National Inquirer" for alleging her involvement in a drug
scandal.
She donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be
auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for less
fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004.
She is of Danish descent.
Born at 10:25 am PST.
She will be appearing alone on the cover of the July (2005)
issue of Harpers Bazaar
Ranked #3 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" with
sister Mary Kate
Parents are David & Jarnette (divorced)
Has a stepsister, Taylor & a stepbrother, Jake
Named #32 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Her film 'New York Minute' earned only $5.96 million during
its opening weekend. This was the lowest amount ever earned
for any film opening in over 3,000 theaters. |
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