The Olsen Twins
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen are American actresses, business women and fraternal twins who have been performing in television programs, commercials and movies since they were infants.
Fast Facts
- Birth Names: Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen
- Born: June 13, 1986
- Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California:
- Debut TV Show: Full House
- Hired at the age of six months, filming began when they were nine months old
- Eleventh-richest women in entertainment according to Forbes
- They have an older brother, Trent, an older sister Elizabeth, and two half siblings, Jake and Taylor
Career
In 1987, the Olsen twins were cast as Michelle Tanner - the youngest child of the Tanner family on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since then, they have built an empire worth an estimated $100 million.
Their company, Dualstar, which was founded in 1993, has made an estimated $1 billion in retail sales from their clothing line, books, fragrances, magazines, movies and posters.
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