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| Associated acts = [[Mary-Kate Olsen]], [[Elizabeth Olsen]], [[Bob Saget]], [[Candace Cameron Bure]], [[Jodie Sweetin]], [[John Stamos]], [[Dave Coulier]], [[Lori Loughlin]], [[Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit]], [[Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit]], [[Andrea Barber]], [[Scott Weinger]]
| Associated acts = [[Mary-Kate Olsen]], [[Elizabeth Olsen]], [[Bob Saget]], [[Candace Cameron Bure]], [[Jodie Sweetin]], [[John Stamos]], [[Dave Coulier]], [[Lori Loughlin]], [[Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit]], [[Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit]], [[Andrea Barber]], [[Scott Weinger]]
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'''Ashley Fuller Olsen''' (born June 13, 1986 in [[Sherman Oaks, California]]) is an American [[actress]], [[fashion]] designer, and businesswoman.


'''Ashley Fuller Olsen''' (born June 13, 1986) is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand ''The Row'' and the more affordable line ''Olsenboye'' with her twin sister [[Mary-Kate Olsen]] and started her own fashion company called ''Elizabeth and James''. Ashley is the older sister of [[Elizabeth Olsen]].
Along with her fraternal twin sister [[Mary-Kate Olsen|Mary-Kate]], Olsen was cast at the age of nine months to share the role of [[Michelle Tanner]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Full House]]''. The Olsens portrayed Michelle throughout the series' 1987-1995 run. In the early 1990s, the sisters established a company, [[Dualstar]], which produced a long string of TV movies and [[direct-to-video]] releases featuring the girls. The Olsens continued to release direct-to-video films up to the early 2000s, along with starring in the 1995 feature film ''[[It Takes Two (1995 film)|It Takes Two]]''. After ''Full House'', the sisters starred in two other sitcoms (''[[Two of a Kind (U.S. TV series)|Two of a Kind]]'' and ''[[So Little Time]]'') and an animated series (''[[Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!]]''), each of which lasted only one season. These ventures, combined with a massive array of licensing deals for their names and likenesses, made the twins phenomenally wealthy at a young age. Following a second feature film, 2004's ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'', Olsen ceased to pursue acting further, although Mary-Kate has continued her career and their younger sister [[Elizabeth Olsen|Elizabeth]] entered the field as an adult.


==Career==
In 2004, Olsen graduated from [[Campbell Hall School]] and began attending [[New York University]] with Mary-Kate. Both of them withdrew from NYU the following year, a few months apart, and returned to California.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fenbert |first=Abbey |url=http://media.www.nyunews.com/2007/sep/10/6/ |title=Don't cover thyself with leaves of spirituality &#124; nyunews.com |publisher=Media.www.nyunews.com |date=2007-09-10 |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref>
Olsen began her career at the age of nine months{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}, when she and Mary-Kate were hired to share the role of [[Michelle Tanner]] on the popular television series ''[[Full House]]'' in 1987. To comply with [[child labor laws]] regarding child actors, Ashley and Mary-Kate took turns during taping of the show. Both girls were credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" in an attempt to keep audiences from realizing that two children played the role.
Following ''Full House'', Olsen released a string of successful straight-to-video movies and became a popular figure in the [[preteen]] market during the late '90s and early 2000s. She became a household name, with her likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies, and posters, among others. There were fashion dolls of her made by [[Mattel]] from 2000–2005.


She starred in the video series ''[[The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley]]'', the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] show ''[[Two of a Kind (US TV series)|Two of a Kind]]'', and [[ABC Family]]'s ''[[So Little Time]]''. She and her sister were jointly ranked number three on the [[VH1]] program ''100 Greatest Child Stars''.
As adults, Ashley and Mary-Kate have devoted much of their attention to the world of [[fashion]]. They head a [[couture]] fashion label, "The Row," as well as the "Elizabeth and James" and "Olsenboye" retail collections. They also authored a 2008 book of interviews with fashion designers, titled ''Influence''.


In 2004, Ashley appeared alongside Mary-Kate in the theatrical light-hearted romantic comedy, [[New York Minute (film)]], also starring [[Eugene Levy]]. "New York Minute" was Ashley's final acting project.
In 2005, Olsen filed a $40 million [[libel]] lawsuit against the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' over a cover story headlined "Ashley Olsen Caught in Drug Scandal" and featuring an unflattering photo of Olsen. The story described an alleged incident involving Olsen's then-boyfriend, which had occurred before he and Olsen had met.<ref>Amter, Charlie, and Sarah Hall. [http://www.eonline.com/news/ashley_olsens_tab_turn/49256 "Ashley Olsen's Tab Turn."] E! Online, 2005-02-16.</ref> The ''Enquirer'' later apologized in a statement that said it "did not intend to accuse Ms. Olsen of being involved in any drug scandal."<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/Enquirer_Apologizes_to_Ashley_Olsen/3466224 "'Enquirer' Apologizes to Ashley Olsen."] Hollywood.com, 2005-10-26.</ref>

In 2008, Mary-Kate and Ashley released the book ''[[Influence (book)|Influence]]'', which contained interviews with many creative and influential people including [[Karl Lagerfeld]], [[Terry Richardson]], [[Diane von Furstenberg]] and many more.

===Dualstar===
{{Main|Dualstar}}
In 2004, both Ashley and Mary-Kate became co-presidents of their company [[Dualstar]] (created in 1993 following the success on ''Full House''), the brand currently selling in over 3,000 stores in America and 5,300 stores worldwide. Their success has been marked on [[Forbes]] ''The Celebrity 100'' list since 2002, and in 2007 [[Forbes]] ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated combined net worth of $ 100 million.<ref>Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley. [http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_12.html "In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment"]. ''forbes.com''. January 17, 2007.</ref>

[[Image:Ashley Olsen.jpg|thumb|upright|Olsen at Luna Park, Sydney, Australia in 2006]]
Following a high volume of public interest in their fashion choices, both work in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public.

Starting as young girls, they have a clothing line in [[Wal-Mart]] stores across America for girls ages 4–14 as well as a beauty line called "''Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls''". In 2004 they made news by signing a pledge to allow all the workers that sew their line of clothing in [[Bangladesh]] full maternity leave. The [[National Labor Committee]], which organized the pledge, later praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights. The director of the organization, [[Charles Kernaghan]], is quoted as saying: {{quote|The Olsen twins have done the right thing. Now it is up to Wal-Mart to either support Mary-Kate and Ashley’s commitment to [[women’s rights]], or tragically to shut them down.<ref>Grossberg, Josh. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060503120153/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,15492,00.html?newsrellink ''Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat'']. E! Online. 9 December 2004.</ref>}} In 2006, in an attempt to gain credibility in the fashion industry after their association with [[Wal-Mart]] tarnished their reputations, they were tapped as the faces of the upscale fashion line [[Badgley Mischka]].<ref>Hall, Sarah. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060426210209/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18369,00.html ''Olsen Twins Strike a Pose'']. E! ONline. February 15, 2006.</ref>

Ashley and her sister have released ''The Row'', a high-end fashion line inspired by London's [[Savile Row]]. The clothing is sold at high-end retailers such as [[Barneys]], Maxfield, [[Harvey Nichols]], Brown's, and others around the world. Ashley and Mary-Kate continued their expansion in the fashion industry with the Fall 2007 launch of ''Elizabeth & James'', their contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. In 2010 the twins released a women's clothing line for [[J.C. Penney]] called ''Olsenboye''. In 2011 the girls launched a T-Shirt Line called "StyleMint".<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/marykate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-new-tshirts_1230007 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Launch New T-Shirts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2004 Ashley graduated from [[Campbell Hall School]]. Mary-Kate and Ashley are [[fraternal twins]].<ref name="NYT-24Oct08">{{Cite news|title=No Labels for the Twins but Their Own |work=New York Times |date=October 24, 2008 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/television/26bell.html |author=Ginia Bellafante}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thingsyoudontneedtoknow.com/olsenfacts.html |title=Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are not identical twins |publisher=Thingsyoudontneedtoknow.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> In 2009, Olsen filed a $40 million lawsuit against tabloid magazine ''[[National Enquirer]]'' for depicting her as being involved in a drug scandal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/16/entertainment/main674520.shtml |title=Ashley Olsen Sues Tabloid |author= |date=February 11, 2009 |work= |publisher=[[CBS]]&nbsp;/ [[Associated Press]] |accessdate=July 21, 2011}}</ref> Ashley Olsen has [[ADHD]] and takes [[Ritalin]] to treat it. <ref> {{cite web | url=http://adhdwomenlife.741.com/main/page_famous_women_with_adhd.html |title= Famous Women With ADHD| publisher= AdhdWomenLife| accessdate= August 9, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{See|Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen#Selected filmography}}

==Awards and nominations==
* '''[[Walk of Fame]]'''
** 2004: Star on the Walk of Fame (with [[Mary-Kate Olsen]])
* '''[[Young Artist Award]]'''
** 1989: Best Young Actor/Actress&nbsp;— Under Five Years of Age (''[[Full House]]'') '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
** 1990: Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age (''[[Full House]]'') – '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
** 1992: Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten (''[[Full House]]'') – '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
** 1994: Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special (''[[Double, Double, Toil and Trouble]]'') – '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
** 1996: Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten&nbsp;— Feature Film (''[[It Takes Two (1995 film)|It Takes Two]]'') – '''Nominated'''
* '''[[Teen Choice Awards]]'''
** 2004: Choice Movie Blush (''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'') – '''Nominated''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
* '''[[TV Land Awards]]'''
** 2004: Quintessential Non-Traditional Family (''[[Full House]]'') – '''Nominated''' (with [[Candace Cameron Bure]], [[Dave Coulier]], [[Lori Loughlin]], [[Mary-Kate Olsen]], [[Bob Saget]], [[John Stamos]] and [[Jodie Sweetin]])
* '''[[Razzie Awards]]'''
** 2005: Worst Actress (''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'') – '''Nominated''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
** 2005: Worst Screen Couple (''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'') – '''Nominated'''
* '''[[Kids' Choice Awards]]'''
** 1996: Favorite Movie Actress (''[[It Takes Two (1995 film)|It Takes Two]]'') – '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
** 1999: Favorite TV Actress (''[[Two of a Kind (US TV series)|Two of a Kind]]'') – '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)
* '''[[DVD Exclusive Awards]]'''
** 2003: Franchise Performers Award – '''WON''' (with Mary-Kate Olsen)


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

Revision as of 19:44, 16 February 2012

Ashley Olsen
Olsen attending the premiere of The Union at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Ashley Fuller Olsen

(1986-06-13) June 13, 1986 (age 38)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, fashion designer, producer, author
Years active1987–2004 (actress)
2004–present (fashion designer and businesswoman)

Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row and the more affordable line Olsenboye with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen and started her own fashion company called Elizabeth and James. Ashley is the older sister of Elizabeth Olsen.

Career

Olsen began her career at the age of nine months[citation needed], when she and Mary-Kate were hired to share the role of Michelle Tanner on the popular television series Full House in 1987. To comply with child labor laws regarding child actors, Ashley and Mary-Kate took turns during taping of the show. Both girls were credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" in an attempt to keep audiences from realizing that two children played the role. Following Full House, Olsen released a string of successful straight-to-video movies and became a popular figure in the preteen market during the late '90s and early 2000s. She became a household name, with her likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies, and posters, among others. There were fashion dolls of her made by Mattel from 2000–2005.

She starred in the video series The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley, the ABC show Two of a Kind, and ABC Family's So Little Time. She and her sister were jointly ranked number three on the VH1 program 100 Greatest Child Stars.

In 2004, Ashley appeared alongside Mary-Kate in the theatrical light-hearted romantic comedy, New York Minute (film), also starring Eugene Levy. "New York Minute" was Ashley's final acting project.

In 2008, Mary-Kate and Ashley released the book Influence, which contained interviews with many creative and influential people including Karl Lagerfeld, Terry Richardson, Diane von Furstenberg and many more.

Dualstar

Main article: Dualstar

In 2004, both Ashley and Mary-Kate became co-presidents of their company Dualstar (created in 1993 following the success on Full House), the brand currently selling in over 3,000 stores in America and 5,300 stores worldwide. Their success has been marked on Forbes The Celebrity 100 list since 2002, and in 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated combined net worth of $ 100 million.[1]

Olsen at Luna Park, Sydney, Australia in 2006

Following a high volume of public interest in their fashion choices, both work in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public.

Starting as young girls, they have a clothing line in Wal-Mart stores across America for girls ages 4–14 as well as a beauty line called "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls". In 2004 they made news by signing a pledge to allow all the workers that sew their line of clothing in Bangladesh full maternity leave. The National Labor Committee, which organized the pledge, later praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights. The director of the organization, Charles Kernaghan, is quoted as saying:

The Olsen twins have done the right thing. Now it is up to Wal-Mart to either support Mary-Kate and Ashley’s commitment to women’s rights, or tragically to shut them down.[2]

In 2006, in an attempt to gain credibility in the fashion industry after their association with Wal-Mart tarnished their reputations, they were tapped as the faces of the upscale fashion line Badgley Mischka.[3]

Ashley and her sister have released The Row, a high-end fashion line inspired by London's Savile Row. The clothing is sold at high-end retailers such as Barneys, Maxfield, Harvey Nichols, Brown's, and others around the world. Ashley and Mary-Kate continued their expansion in the fashion industry with the Fall 2007 launch of Elizabeth & James, their contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. In 2010 the twins released a women's clothing line for J.C. Penney called Olsenboye. In 2011 the girls launched a T-Shirt Line called "StyleMint".[4]

Personal life

In 2004 Ashley graduated from Campbell Hall School. Mary-Kate and Ashley are fraternal twins.[5][6] In 2009, Olsen filed a $40 million lawsuit against tabloid magazine National Enquirer for depicting her as being involved in a drug scandal.[7] Ashley Olsen has ADHD and takes Ritalin to treat it. [8]

Filmography

Further information: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen § Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley. "In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment". forbes.com. January 17, 2007.
  2. ^ Grossberg, Josh. Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat. E! Online. 9 December 2004.
  3. ^ Hall, Sarah. Olsen Twins Strike a Pose. E! ONline. February 15, 2006.
  4. ^ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Launch New T-Shirts
  5. ^ Ginia Bellafante (October 24, 2008). "No Labels for the Twins but Their Own". New York Times.
  6. ^ "Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are not identical twins". Thingsyoudontneedtoknow.com. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Ashley Olsen Sues Tabloid". CBS / Associated Press. February 11, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "Famous Women With ADHD". AdhdWomenLife. Retrieved August 9, 2011.[dead link]
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