A little about the family of celebrities
Mary Kate and Ashley were born on June 13, 1986 under the sign of Gemini. Their homeland is a Californian town, located near Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks. Their father David worked as a mortgage banker, and Mom Jarnett as a manager. The heroines of our article also have an older brother and a younger sister. In 1995, their parents divorced, and in the next marriage, Olsen's father had two more children.
Despite the striking similarity, Ashley and Mary Kate are the dizygotic twins, that is, they possess different genetic sets. In addition, Ashley writes with her left hand, unlike her sister, and her height is more by 3 cm.Way to success
When the sisters were only six months old, Mom led them to a casting screening for filming in the TV series "The Full House". It so happened that among all the other children the girls were the only ones who did not cry, for this reason they were selected for a role, they started work at the age of 9 months.
When the shooting of the first season was over, the parents almost gave up the continuation of the contract, but changed their minds after the producers increased the amount of the fee.
This sitcom in total consisted of 8 seasons and was shown on ABC for several years, since 1987. It is noteworthy that in the first year of work, Olsen's sisters appeared in the credits as one person - Mary Keith Ashley, as the producers wanted to keep secret the fact that the role is played by twins.
However, after the 1992 film "Hide Grandmother, We're Coming", it became known to the general public that Mary Kate and Ashley are two different children. After the huge success of the series "The Full House" the sisters became stars of American cinema.
In 1995, a new work of actresses - the movie "Two: I and My Shadow" was released. His show in the cinemas of the country was a failure, but after the sale of videos, this film became a real bestseller.
Sisters Olsen were recognized as the youngest producers for the entire period of the American film industry, because even at the age of 7 they became the owners of the company Dualstar.
In 2002, the names Mary Kate and Ashley can be found in the magazine Forbes among the list of "100 celebrities". Since 2007, actresses take their place among the wealthiest people in the entertainment world, their fortune reaches 100 million dollars.
The sisters created several clothing lines: for children and adolescents, high-class clothes, as well as a youth line for a wide audience.
Actresses have a fairly tense relationship with the organization advocating for animal rights. This is due to the extensive use of furs and genuine leather in the clothing of one of their fashion brands.
Personal life
Mary Kate Olsen is recognized as a talented designer of clothes, but her desire to look slender led to the fact that in 2004, the actress was treated for anorexia.
The reputation of her twin sister was also stained by a scandal that concerned the use of narcotic substances. In 2006, Ashley filed a lawsuit against a well-known publication that posted her photo with half-closed centuries, from which the public and concluded about the drug addiction star. The suit for 40 million was won by the actress.
As for love relationships, sisters prefer not to develop this topic, keeping all personal information secret. However, the press still periodically talks about their novels. For example, Ashley Olsen was in love with Jared Leto, as well as Lance Armstrong, a cyclist athlete who was much older than the actress.
Mary Keith was seen in a relationship with Nate LOUMAN, an artist, and also with Olivier Sarkozy, the brother of the French president.