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Full Name:	Mary Kate Olsen
Birth Name:	Mary Kate Olsen
Famous As:	Actress, producer
Date of Birth:	June 13, 1986
Place of Birth:	Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Height:	5' 2
Nationality:	American

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Mary-Kate Olsen
Olsen at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works
Born	Mary-Kate Olsen June 13, 1986 (1986-06-13) (age 23) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress Producer Fashion model Fashion designer
Years active	1987–present
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Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is a Daytime Emmy Award-nominated American actress, producer, fashion model and fashion designer. She has had a successful acting career beginning at a very young age, in roles with her twin sister Ashley Olsen.¹

Since 2006, she has appeared in movie roles independently of her twin sister.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Working as a twin 1.2 Independently 1.3 CEO 1.4 Fashion designer 2 Public image 3 Personal life 3.1 Health issues 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 See also 7 Further reading 8 References 9 External links

Career

Working as a twin

Mary-Kate Olsen began her career in 1987 at the age of nine months when she and her twin sister Ashley were hired for the role of Michelle Tanner on the popular television series Full House. To comply with strict labor laws regarding child actors, they alternated in the role during the taping of the show. They were credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" in an attempt to keep audiences from realizing that the role was played by two children.

In 1995, following Full House, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen released a string of successful straight-to-video movies and became popular figures in the preteen market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their names became a cottage industry, with their likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies and posters. There were even fashion dolls made by Mattel from 2000–2005.

They 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, for which Mary-Kate received a nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards. They were ranked number three on the VH1 program 100 Greatest Child Stars.

In 2004, Ashley appeared alongside her twin sister in the theatrical light-hearted romantic hybrid comedy, New York Minute, also starring Eugene Levy.

Both Mary-Kate and Ashley work on their fashion line called Elizabeth and James, which is named after their brother and sister.

In 2008, Mary-Kate and Ashley released a book titled "Influence", which contained interviews with many creative and influential people including Karl Lagerfeld, Terry Richardson, George Condo and many more. The book featured two different covers, one with Mary Kate and the other with Ashley. The book received positive reviews not only from fans of the twins, but also from critics.

Independently

Seeking to establish independent identities for herself and her sister, Mary-Kate has asked the public and the media to refer to them not as "the Olsen twins" but as Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen respectively.²

Subsequently, Mary-Kate's first solo acting appearance was in the movie Factory Girl, released in December 2006. The short scene was ultimately cut from theatrical release, but made part of the DVD. In addition, she has had a recurring role on Showtime's Weeds as Tara Lindman. She appears in the 2008 film The Wackness as Union. At the Sundance Film Festival, co-star and Academy Award-winner Sir Ben Kingsley praised her by saying "Mary-Kate's portrayal of this girl is perfect — she's hysterical. She's a pro. It makes sense. She's been in this business a lot longer than I have."³

Mary-Kate made a one-episode appearance on the ABC comedy Samantha Who?. On November 10, 2008 during the second season of the show, Mary-Kate played Natalie in episode 5, a self-destructive, bad girl whom Samantha tries to help while doing community service.^{4 5}

CEO

In 2004, both Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen became CEO 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 world-wide. 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 net worth of $100 million.⁶

Fashion designer

Following a high volume of public interest in the sisters' fashion choices, both worked 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:

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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.7

”

In 2006, the sisters appeared together in an ad campaign for an upscale fashion line Badgley Mischka⁸ Mary-Kate and her sister have released The Row, a high-end fashion line inspired by London's Savile Row, the line a direct reflection of their own popular personal style. The line features shirts and tank tops selling for hundreds of dollars each, a stark contrast to their previous line for young girls. 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 '07 launch of Elizabeth and James, their contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes.⁹

Her latest project is a line in collaboration with celebrity stylists Jane Magnitude and Fred Holston, who have worked with designers such as Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, and Christian Louboutin in the past. The exact details have not been announced, but much buzz has been surrounding the trio's up coming line.¹⁰¹¹

Public image

Though her fashion choices have become somewhat popular, Olsen has not been without criticism for her wearing and promotion of fur.¹²

Personal life

In 2005, Mary-Kate Olsen ended her romance with Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III. Mary-Kate said that the breakup was one of the main factors in her leave of absence from New York University. "I miss him and I adore him," Olsen said, "It's a hurtful and a painful subject." When asked if there was a specific reason for her leaving NYU, she replied, "I think we can all guess."¹³ The breakup and Niarchos's pairing with Paris Hilton led to a rift between Hilton and Mary-Kate. "[Paris and I] always only had nice things to say about each other," Olsen said. "Now I guess you can tell we're not talking."

Mary-Kate was a close friend of late actor Heath Ledger around the time of his January 22, 2008 death. Responding to a claim by an anonymous law enforcement official that she would not speak to federal investigators without a promise of legal immunity, Olsen's attorney Michael C. Miller said:

“

We have provided the government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death and the fact that Ms. Olsen does not know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed.14

”

Mary-Kate is currently dating New York based artist Nate Lowman.¹⁵ In late 2008, it was widely rumoured that Olsen was expecting her first child with Lowman. The rumours began when Olsen, who once battled an eating disorder, appeared fuller and healthier than she has in years. It was also speculated that Olsen was encouraged to pursue parenthood due to a conversation she had with Ledger. However, rumours were rubbished in a statement made by Olsen's rep.¹⁶

Nate Lowman is close friends with fellow New York based artist Dash Snow, who is the older brother of Mary-Kate's former boyfriend Maxwell Snow. Olsen dated Snow from September 2006 until the summer of 2007.¹⁷

Mary-Kate was also romantically involved with Max Winkler, the son of actor Henry Winkler, while she was attending high school. The pair dated for a year and a half. It was through Max that Mary-Kate introduced her sister Ashley to Matt Kaplan.¹⁸¹⁹

In 2003, Mary-Kate began a relationship with David Katzenberg, the son of Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg. The pair dated for a year, even maintaining their relation through Mary-Kate's stint in a treatment facility. The pair broke up during Olsens first semester at NYU. However there was rumours of a reconciliation between the pair in late 2005 when they were photographed out and about together regularly. It was also widely rumoured that Katzenberg was eager to propose. It is claimed that David is Mary-Kates first love.²⁰

Health issues

In mid-2004, following a period filled with speculation, shock and concern regarding her weight loss, Olsen announced she had entered treatment for an eating disorder, anorexia nervosa.²¹ On November 20, 2007 she was hospitalized for a reported kidney infection.²²

Mary-Kate also stated in a 2003 interview that she suffers from attention deficit disorder. The actress said at the time "I get extra time to take the SAT because of my ADD. Everybody's brain works differently and I just need longer for things to register".²³

Filmography

For productions in which Mary-Kate appeared with her sister Ashley, see Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Factory Girl	Molly Spence	Small scene/guest
2007	Weeds	Tara Lindmann	8 episodes
2008	The Wackness	Union	Guest
	Samantha Who?	Karen McNeice	1 episode
2010	Beastly	Kendra Hilferty	Filming

Awards and nominations

• Walk of Fame
  • 2004: Star on the Walk of Fame (with Ashley Olsen)
• Young Artist Award
  • 1989: Best Young Actor/Actress — Under Five Years of Age (Full House) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
  • 1990: Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age (Full House) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
  • 1992: Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten (Full House) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
  • 1994: Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special (Double, Double, Toil and Trouble) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
  • 1996: Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten — Feature Film (It Takes Two) - Nominated
• Teen Choice Awards
  • 2004: Choice Movie Blush (New York Minute) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
• TV Land Awards
  • 2004: Quintessential Non-Traditional Family (Full House) - Nominated (with Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Ashley Olsen, Bob Saget, John Stamos and Jodie Sweetin)
• Razzie Awards
  • 2005: Worst Actress (New York Minute) - Nominated (with Ashley Olsen)
  • 2005: Worst Screen Couple (New York Minute) - Nominated (with Ashley Olsen)
• Kids' Choice Awards
  • 1996: Favorite Movie Actress (It Takes Two) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
  • 1999: Favorite TV Actress (Two of a Kind) - WON (with Ashley Olsen)
• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • 2002: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (So Little Time) - Nominated
• DVD Exclusive Awards
  • 2003: Franchise Performers Award - WON (with Ashley Olsen)

See also

• Ashley Olsen
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
• Dualstar

Further reading

• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, with Damon Romine. Mary-Kate and Ashley: Our Story: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's Official Biography. HarperEntertainment 2000. ISBN 0061075698.

References

External links

• Mary-Kate Olsen at the Internet Movie Database
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen the Official Website
• Elizabeth and James Her fashion line
• Mary-Kate Olsen at PEOPLE.com
• Mary Kate Olsen
• Mary-Kate Olsen at TV.com
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at AskMen.com