Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American actress, fashion designer, author, and businesswoman. Having risen to fame as a child star alongside her fraternal twin sister Ashley Olsen, Olsen pursued acting independently as an adult.
Mary-Kate and Ashley were born in Sherman Oaks, California to David Olsen (b. 1953) and Jarnette (Jarnie) Jones (b. 1954). Despite being very similar in appearance, they are not identical, but fraternal twins....
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Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American actress, fashion designer, author, and businesswoman. Having risen to fame as a child star alongside her fraternal twin sister Ashley Olsen, Olsen pursued acting independently as an adult.
Mary-Kate and Ashley were born in Sherman Oaks, California to David Olsen (b. 1953) and Jarnette (Jarnie) Jones (b. 1954). Despite being very similar in appearance, they are not identical, but fraternal twins. They have an older brother, Trent, and a younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, and two younger half siblings Taylor and Jake from their father's second marriage.. Mary-Kate and Ashley's parents divorced in 1995.
Mary-Kate and Ashley's younger sister Elizabeth became an actress as an adult, making an acclaimed film debut in 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Along with her twin sister Ashley, Olsen was cast at the age of nine months to share the role of Michelle Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House. The Olsens portrayed Michelle throughout the series'...
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