Ashley Olsen

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Actress • Fashion Designer

Birth Date: June 13, 1986

Age: 37 years old

Birth Place: Sherman Oaks, California

Siblings: Mary-Kate Olsen, Elizabeth Olsen

Some artists toil for decades in hopes that the world will one day notice and appreciate their work and all its glorious nuance -- others such as Ashley Olsen of "Full House" (ABC 1987-1995) fame, are almost literally born into the public eye. The true test of talent comes when faced with the choice of continuing down their predestined path, or blazing a new trail. Having found fame on the small screen at just nine months old, the girl who (along with her fraternal twin Mary Kate) America watched grow up made the absolute most of what she was gifted before using her killer fashion instincts kick-off a successful second career. The daughter of a personal manager and a real estate developer/mortgage banker, Ashley and her twin sister were born in Sherman Oaks, California on June 13, 1986. Just six months later, both sisters were cast in the role of Michelle on "Full House." By casting both sisters, the producers of the show were able to remain in accordance with child labor laws by having one sibling work until her allotted hours were up, and then having the other step in to take her place. The critics didn't fawn, but the ABC sitcom centered on an unconventional yet loving San Francisco family found enough of an audience to carry the show through an impressive eight seasons. Later, when the show went into syndication, its popularity mushroomed. The youngest member of the family, precocious Michelle quickly became a hit with viewers, who adored her beaming smile and playful catch-phrases. The Olsen Twins were savoring their newfound fame, but over time they would seek to parlay their pop-culture status it into something a bit more sustainable. In 1993 -- two years before Full House ended its 192 episode run -- Dualstar Entertainment Group LLC was launched with the intention of expanding the sibling stars' empire into other realms of the entertainment industry. The first Dualstar release, the Christmas comedy "To Grandmother's House We Go" (1992), received a notable boost due to the twins' Full House" success, and the following year they returned for more fun and mischief in "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble" (1993). By the time "Full House" went off the air in 1995, Dualstar was in full swing, releasing 14 movies (primarily direct-to-video) including director Andy Tennant's feature directorial debut "It Takes Two;" two music video series; three short-lived television series (including one animated); and a series of books in which the sisters were portrayed as globe-trotting secret agents, among other things. Perpetually fashionable, the twins debuted "The Mary-Kate and Ashley Collection" at Wal-Mart in 2004, as well as a beauty line dubbed "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls." In December of that year, Ashley and her sister made news when they publicly signed a pledge to ensure mandatory paid maternity leave for their laborers in Bangladesh. It was Ashley's quest to conceive the perfect t-shirt that inspired the sisters to launch American luxury fashion house The Row in 2006. Over the course of the next decade, Ashley and her sister found success on their own terms. No surprise, then, that they would decline John Stamos' offer to appear in Netflix's "Full House" reboot "Fuller House" (2016-). For the twins it's always onward and upward; child stardom was a gift, but it was on the runways of Paris that their talents really took flight.

Credits

AFL Bite

Actor
Show
2022

NRL Bite

Actor
Show
2022

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Actor
Movie
2013

The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Fun House Mystery

Actor
Show
2009

Adventures Of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case Of The Hotel Who Done It

Actor
Show
2009

Adventures Of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Logical i Ranch

Actor
Show
2009

Adventures Of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Navy Adventure

Actor
Show
2009

etalk

Guest
Show
2006

The Insider

Guest
Show
2004

New York Minute

Actor
Jane Ryan
Movie
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Guest
Talk
2003

The Challenge

Actor
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dalton
Movie
2003

Getting There

Actor
Taylor Hunter
Movie
2002

Getting There

Executive Producer
Movie
2002

When in Rome

Actor
Leila
Movie
2002

When in Rome

Executive Producer
Movie
2002

So Little TimeStream

Actor
Chloe Carlson
Series
2001

Winning London

Actor
Riley Lawrence
Movie
2001

Winning London

Executive Producer
Movie
2001

Holiday in the SunStream

Actor
Alex Stewart
Movie
2001

Holiday in the SunStream

Executive Producer
Movie
2001

Our Lips Are Sealed

Actor
Abby Parker/Abby Turtleby/Andrea Frauenfelder
Movie
2000

Our Lips Are Sealed

Executive Producer
Movie
2000

Switching Goals

Actor
Emma Stanton
Movie
1999

Switching Goals

Executive Producer
Movie
1999

Passport to ParisStream

Actor
Allyson Porter
Movie
1999

Passport to ParisStream

Executive Producer
Movie
1999

Two of a Kind

Actor
Show
1998

Billboard DadStream

Actor
Emily Tyler
Movie
1998

Access Hollywood

Guest
News
1996

7th HeavenStream

Guest Star
Series
1996

The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: Mystery on the High Seas

Actor
Show
1995

You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Party

Actor
Show
1995

Matrimonio Para Dos

Actor
Movie
1995

Gemelas Para el Amor

Actor
Movie
1995

Almas Gemelas

Actor
Movie
1995

It Takes TwoStream

Actor
Alyssa Callaway
Movie
1995
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Christmas at Home With the Stars

Self
Show
1994

Sister, SisterStream

Guest Star
Series
1994

How the West Was Fun

Actor
Jessica Martin
Movie
1994

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen: Our First Video

Actor
Show
1993

Late Show With David Letterman

Guest
Talk
1993

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Actor
Lynn Farmer/Young Aunt Agatha
Movie
1993

Doble Doble Hechizo

Actor
Movie
1993

To Grandmother's House We Go

Actor
Julie Thompson
Movie
1992

The SimpsonsStream

Guest Voice
Herself
Series
1989
85%

Full HouseStream

Actor
Michele Tanner
Series
1987

The Oprah Winfrey ShowStream

Guest
Talk
1986

Good Morning America

Guest
News
1975

Saturday Night LiveStream

Host
Series
1975

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