Biography
A collective billion-dollar multimedia empire before they were old enough to drive, fraternal twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen proved a testament to the value of savvy marketing and keen business management - to say nothing of being downright adorable babies. The sisters made their collective screen debuts in 1987 as seven-month-old infants on the television series, "Full House" (ABC, 1987-1995). Remarkably, their fame only seemed to increase …
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Career Milestones
1987 | Made acting debut at nine months (with twin Ashley) in "Full House" |
1992 | Released first album, "Brother for Sale" |
1992 | TV movie debut, "To Grandmother's House We Go" |
1993 | Formed production company Dualstar Productions in association with ABC |
1993 | Released first home video, "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Our First Video" |
1993 | Released second album, "I'm the Cute One" |
1995 | Feature film debut, "It Takes Two" |
1998 | Returned to series TV as co-star of the ABC sitcom "Two of a Kind" |
1999 | Starred in the direct-to-video release "Passport to Paris" |
2001 | Clothing line debuted at Wal-Mart |
2001 | In March, debuted "Mary-Kate and Ashley" magazine, targeted at teenage girls |
2001 | Returned to series TV in the Fox Family Channel sitcom "So Little Time"; earned Daytime Emmy nomination |
2002 | Released clothing line along with sister Kate for Walmart |
2003 | Had Cameo role in "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" |
2004 | Co-starred with her sister Ashley in their first major motion picture "New York Minute" |
2004 | The sisters' home video franchise, Dualstar signed a multi-million-dollar, 10-year distribution deal with Warner Home Video (September) |
2006 | Appeared briefly in the biopic "Factory Girl," about pop artist Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick |
2007 | Joined the cast of Showtime's "Weeds" as Tara Lindman, a devout Christian and love interest for Silas (Hunter Parrish) |
2008 | Appeared in the film "The Wackness" opposite Ben Kingsley |
2011 | Played a witch in disguise in the film "Beastly," a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast |