Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Through The Years: From Young Child Stars To Fashion Queens

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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen were born in 1986 and one year later, they were cast in the role of baby Michelle Tanner on the ABC sitcom ‘Full House.’ The girls switched off the part, as babies could only be used for a short amount of filming time.

Fans watched as they grew into young girls as the show aired from 1987-1995. As the girls entered their teens, they starred in a number of direct to video and television movies through their production company Dualstar Entertainment. Their titles include ‘Passport to Paris,’ (1999), ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’ (2000), ‘Winning London’ (2001), ‘Getting There’ (2002), and ‘When in Rome’ (2002) and the theatrical release ‘New York Minute’ (2004). The films and other video related Olsen Twins items helped make the teens multi-millionaires.

By 2012, the Olsen twins decided to retire from acting to focus on fashion design. The ladies have several different labels and different price points. Check out the gallery to see their photos!

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen In Matching Overalls

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen In Matching Overalls
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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen attend the VSDA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 11, 1993. The twins were born in 1986 and one year later, they were cast in the role of baby Michelle Tanner on the ABC sitcom ‘Full House.’ The girls switched off the part, as babies could only be used for a short amount of filming time. Fans watched as they grew into young girls as the show aired from 1987-1995.

As the girls entered their teens, they starred in a number of direct to video and television movies through their production company Dualstar Entertainment. Their titles include ‘Passport to Paris,’ (1999), ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’ (2000), ‘Winning London’ (2001), ‘Getting There’ (2002), and ‘When in Rome’ (2002) and the theatrical release ‘New York Minute’ (2004). The films and other video related Olsen Twins items helped make the teens multi-millionaires. 

By 2012, the Olsen twins decided to retire from acting to focus on fashion design. The ladies have several different labels and different price points. The Row is their ultra-luxury clothing and accessories brand. Elizabeth and James features a wide array of clothing, accessories and perfumes at more affordable prices and can be found at department stores such as Kohl’s. They also have two other pocketbook friendly lines, Olsenboye and StyleMint.

Continue scrolling through the gallery to see more pics of the Olsen twins over the years!

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen For ‘Full House’

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen For ‘Full House’
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen look too cute as toddlers for a ‘Full House’ photo shoot. They dressed in bandanas and oversized t-shirts with fake tattoos.

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen On ‘Full House’

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen On ‘Full House’
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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen wear matching outfits while hanging out on the set of ‘Full House.’ The girls played Michelle Tanner on the show, switching off for different scenes.

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen At An Event In 1992

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen At An Event In 1992
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen in 1992, posing next to a large size high top shoe that was bigger than their own heads! The twins had adorable bangs and wore matching white dresses with collars.

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen In Matching Hats

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen In Matching Hats
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen wear matching blue hats with yellow flowers on them in 1992. They fully twinned out in matching outfits while drinking sodas at the same time. 

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At A Basketball Event

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At A Basketball Event
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen play with a basketball in 1992. Ashley was able to fit both of her feet inside of a large-sized high top shoe for the cute pic. 

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At An ABC Event

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At An ABC Event
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen wear matching print dresses in blue and purple for an ABC promotional event. They also showed off a similar hairstyle for the event.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At ‘Spiceworld: The Movie’ Premiere

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At ‘Spiceworld: The Movie’ Premiere
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attend ‘Spiceworld: The Movie’ premiere at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles in 1998. The 12-year-olds gave a thumbs up sign for the cameras. 

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At A Hollywood Premiere

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At A Hollywood Premiere
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen attend the premiere screening of the Twentieth Century Fox film ‘Anna and the King’ in Hollywood on Dec. 15, 1999. By then they were just turning 13 and already had their own production company. 

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Attend NYSNC’s ‘Celebrity’ Album Release Party

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Attend NYSNC’s ‘Celebrity’ Album Release Party
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attend NYSNC’s ‘Celebrity’ Album Release Party in West Hollywood on July 23, 2001. The Olsen Twins and a young Justin Timberlake in one place? ICONIC!

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At ‘The Last Samurai’ Premiere

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At ‘The Last Samurai’ Premiere
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Arrive at the U.S. Premiere of ‘The Last Samurai’ at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, CA on December 5, 2003. By then the girls were starting to get their own identities through different hair colors. 

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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen At ‘Lucky’ Magazine Party

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen At ‘Lucky’ Magazine Party
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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen move ever closer to becoming fashion icons as they attend a Lucky magazine party for the preview of the Miss Davenporte Collection in L.A. on Nov. 17, 2005. The sisters wore dark eye makeup and flowy dresses for the event. 

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At the ACE Awards

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At the ACE Awards
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ACE honorees Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen attend at the Accessories Council’s 9th annual ACE Awards in New York. The twins retired from acting altogether in 2012 to focus on their burgeoning fashion empire. 

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At Arts Benefit

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At Arts Benefit
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen attend the ‘Free Arts’ 7th annual art benefit auction in New York on May 23, 2006. The ladies already showed how different their styles had become by this point, although they both rocked leather jackets.

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen Promoting Their Fashion Brands

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen Promoting Their Fashion Brands
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen pose for a photo in Sydney, Australia while promoting their To Dye For and Boho Forever clothing brands for young girls in Feb. 2006. They rocked curly hair and dark eye makeup at the time.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At ‘Influence’ Book Signing

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At ‘Influence’ Book Signing
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen show off their coffee-table book ‘Influence’ at a Barnes and Noble signing in New York on Oct. 28, 2008. The book profiled 20 of the teens’ fashion icons. 

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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen At the WWD 2010 CEO Summit

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen At the WWD 2010 CEO Summit
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Already the heads of several fashion labels, Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen attend WWD’s 2010 CEO summit in New York. The twins already had been putting acting behind them to focus on their clothing brands. 

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen At A WWD Party

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen At A WWD Party
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen are back to looking like twins again as they attend the WWD @ 100 Anniversary Gala in New York on Nov. 2 2010. At this time, they both had blonde hair, and they wore matching furry jackets to the event.

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At The J. Mendel Show

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At The J. Mendel Show
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen attend the J. Mendel Show, Spring 2012  during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 24, 2011. The fashionable ladies were seated in the front row. 

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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen Attend the 2011 CFDA Awards

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen Attend the 2011 CFDA Awards
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen look incredibly stylish yet unique in their own looks at the 2011 CFDA Awards in New York. The only thing similar was their handbags. 

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At A Swedish Fashion Launch

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At A Swedish Fashion Launch
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen launch their Bik Bok range in Stockholm, Sweden on Aug. 8,  2013. They collaborated with the Scandanavian brand Swedish and Norweigan fashionistas. 

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At A Signing

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen At A Signing
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen announce their collaboration with Scandanavian brand Bik Bok in Stockholm, Sweden on Aug. 8, 2013. By then the twins had fully retired from acting to focus solely on their numerous fashion brands. 

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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen Out In Black Outfits

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen Out In Black Outfits
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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen attend Lexus Design Disrupted on at SIR Stage37 in New York. The event kicked off New York Fashion Week on Sept. 5, 2013. The twins looked edgy in matching black outfits. 

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen For WWD

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen For WWD
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen in a black and white portrait for WWD. The former child actors went on to conquer the world of fashion with several high-end labels. 

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Mary-Kate, Elizabeth and Ashley Olsen at the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards

Mary-Kate, Elizabeth and Ashley Olsen at the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards
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Mary-Kate, Elizabeth and Ashley Olsen at the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York on June 6, 2016. They were joined by their younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, who posed between them at the event.

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Ashley Olsen With Scott Sartiano Vs. Louis Eisner

Ashley Olsen With Scott Sartiano Vs. Louis Eisner

Ashley Olsen dated restauranteer Scott Sartiano for less than a year in 2000. In 2017, she started dating Louis Eisner and has been with him ever since.

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen In Black & White

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen In Black & White
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen wear their clothing brand The Row in black and white outfits respectively. They’re seen arriving at the 2017 CFDA Fashion Awards.

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen At The 2017 MET Gala

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen At The 2017 MET Gala
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Mary-Kate Olsen, left, and Ashley Olsen attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition. They posed for the May 1, 2017 event in lace outfits. 

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At The 2018 Met Gala

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen At The 2018 Met Gala
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen walk the red carpet at the 2018 Met Gala. They both wore looks for the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination theme.

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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen In Black Gowns

Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen In Black Gowns
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Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen arrive at the June 3, 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Brooklyn Museum. The ladies are multimillionaires thanks to their numerous fashion brands. 

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen At YAGP’s 20th Anniversary Gala

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen At YAGP’s 20th Anniversary Gala
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Mary-Kate and Ashley attend YAGP’s 20th Anniversary Gala, Stars Of Today Meets The Stars Of Tomorrow. MK wore a button-down dress while Ashley went with a tux-inspired dress and long necklaces.

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Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen At The 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards

Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen At The 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards
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Double trouble! Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen arrives at the 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards in Brooklyn, New York.

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Coffee Run In NYC

Coffee Run In NYC
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Fashion designers and actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are spotted on a coffee run with their bodyguard in New York City in February 2023. The sisters rocked matching black overcoats for their Big Apple outing. 

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