ACTOR
Ashley Olsen
- Known for
- It Takes Two (1995), Full House (1987)
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Ashley Olsen is an actor best known for It Takes Two and Full House.
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- #001
Ashley Olsen and her sister became the youngest self-made millionaires in American history before they turned 10.
- #002
At age 6, she and Mary-Kate became the youngest producers in history.
- #003
When they were young, she and Mary-Kate called their Full House (1987) co-stars by their characters' names during filming so the two would not be confused.
- #004
On May 13, 2009, she gave up her acting career to pursue her dream of full-time fashion design.
- #005
Ashley is one inch taller than her twin sister Mary-Kate.
- #006
She and her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen are the only regulars from Full House (1987) who did not appear in the revival Fuller House (2016).
- #007
On their 17th birthday (June 13, 2003), CNN reported not only their birthday but also the twins' combined financial worth: $150,000,000 for EACH of them. The same news outlet predicted the twins could become billionaires by the time they turned 21.
- #008
As of May 2015, she was reported to be battling Lyme disease.
- #009
In 1993, she and Mary-Kate were set to play the young Eves (Teena and Cindy) in The X-Files (1993), but were ultimately replaced by the Krievins twins (Erika Krievins and Sabrina Krievins) from nearby Vancouver. The reason was very strict child labor laws.
- #010
She is the older sister of Elizabeth Olsen and the younger sister of Trent Olsen. She has a younger half-sister named Taylor Olsen and a younger half-brother named Jake Olsen.
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She is of Danish and Norwegian descent.
- #012
Ashley is about two minutes older than her twin sister Mary-Kate.
- #013
Ashley and Mary-Kate decided to quit acting and focus on their fashion careers.
- #014
As part of the 2004 Toy Mountain Campaign, she donated several signed headshots to Rocky Stone to be sold at auction to raise money to buy more toys for less fortunate children.
- #015
In the later years of Full House (1987), she and Mary-Kate had to wear false teeth because their baby teeth fell out. However, the director made an exception after the girls lost their two front teeth.
- #016
To prepare for her role in It Takes Two (1995), Ashley had to listen to a tape of a British accent and repeat it over and over. She also went with a dialogue coach to Tiffany's for brunch and to an art gallery. They watched how people ate there and also learned to sit properly like "rich" ladies.
- #017
In Manhattan Federal Court, she was ordered to pay $140,000 for unpaid wages to former interns. [March 2017].
- #018
As a child, she took ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop dance lessons.
- #019
On February 14, 2005, Ashley Olsen filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against the National Enquirer over a claim that she was involved in a drug scandal.
- #020
Ashley Olsen had a relationship with Justin Bartha from 2009 to 2011.
- #021
Ashley Olsen's film New York Minute (2004) earned only $5.96 million in its opening weekend, the lowest amount ever earned by any film opening in more than 3,000 theaters.
- #022
In 2004, Ashley Olsen's fortune was estimated at $137 million.
- #023
On April 29, 2004, Ashley Olsen and her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- #024
Ashley Olsen co-owns Dualstar Entertainment Group with her sister Mary-Kate.
- #025
Along with Kids Talent Agent Rocky Stone, Ashley Olsen helped deliver 2,206 toys for Less Fortunate Children as part of the 2005 Toy Mountain Campaign.
- #026
Ashley Olsen had a clothing collection sold at Wal-Mart with her sister Mary-Kate until 2006.
- #027
In the eighth grade, the only class Ashley Olsen took with her sister Mary-Kate Olsen was French, and it was their first year taking a foreign language.
- #028
Ashley Olsen's hobbies include several sports, such as dancing, golf and tennis.
- #029
At age 17, Ashley Olsen and her twin sister Mary-Kate were ranked among the two hottest young female stars of 2003.
- #030
Ashley Olsen and her sister had their ears pierced for the first time at age ten, but the piercings became infected and they had to remove the earrings and let the holes heal. They then waited until they were sixteen before piercing them again.
- #031
Ashley Olsen hardly ever argues with her sister Mary-Kate Olsen, but when they do fight it is usually over clothes.
- #032
Ashley Olsen enjoys shopping, going to the movies, listening to rock music (e.g. Counting Crows), cheerleading and doing Tae Bo with her sister.
- #033
Ashley Olsen has a son named Otto Eisner (b. 2023) with her husband Louis Eisner.
- #034
Ashley Olsen and her sister Mary-Kate rank third on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars" list.
- #035
Ashley Olsen and her sister Mary-Kate Olsen christened the Holland America Line cruise ship "MS Zaandam."
- #036
Ashley Olsen and her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen began their education in 1989 at a Christian kindergarten in Los Angeles, California.
- #037
Ashley Olsen attended school alongside Briana Evigan with her sister Mary-Kate Olsen.
- #038
Ashley Olsen is mentioned along with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen in Jay-Z and Ye's song "Paris."
- #039
She and Mary-Kate Olsen were the Youth Ambassadors of the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer.
- #040
She and her sister Mary-Kate ranked 6th on E's list of the 50 cutest child stars all grown up (2005).
- #041
She learned 8 dances from her and her sister Mary-Kate Olsen's "Dance Party" CD-ROM in just 2-3 hours.
- #042
She ranked 37th on Maxim magazine's 2007 Hot 100 Women list. (She was listed on her own; her sister Mary-Kate did not appear anywhere on the list).
- #043
Her friends traveled with her and her sister Mary-Kate Olsen to filming locations. Those friends had also previously appeared as extras in their films: a cafeteria scene in Switching Goals (1999) and a scene in Our Lips Are Sealed (2000), which was shot in Los Angeles.
- #044
Together with her sister Mary-Kate, she ranked 5th on Forbes' 2007 list of the 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.
- #045
She and Mary-Kate Olsen attended Aaron Carter's 13th birthday party. The singer also said that if he were ever to pick a famous girl, it would be Mary-Kate Olsen.
- #046
She attended the same school as Ethan Peck, who played her sister Mary-Kate Olsen's boyfriend in Passport to Paris (1999).
- #047
Her parents are David Olsen and Jarnette Olsen (divorced).
- #048
Her second home in Sherman Oaks had five bedrooms and measured 4,800 square feet. It is a farmhouse-style house built in 1940. She and her sister Mary-Kate Olsen lived there for 5 years before moving in 1998.
- #049
She appeared alone on the cover of the July 2005 issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine.
- #050
She has been dating Louis Eisner since October 2017.
- #051
She and her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen attended Laurel Hall Lutheran School in North Hollywood, California, between 1989 and 1997.
- #052
She is a 2004 graduate of Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, California.
- #053
For college, she and her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study for several years.
- #054
She ranked 47th on Maxim magazine's 2008 Hot 100 Women list. (Once again she was listed on her own; her sister Mary-Kate was not on the list).
- #055
She ranked 61st on FHM's 2003 100 Sexiest Women in the World list.
- #056
In 1991, she and Mary-Kate Olsen placed 6th in Q-Ratings (a television popularity rating), with 42% of respondents describing them as one of their favorites.
- #057
Ashley Olsen attended Dixie Canyon Avenue Elementary School in Sherman Oaks, California.
- #058
Ashley Olsen is the former stepdaughter of McKenzie Olsen.
- #059
Ashley Olsen is the former sister-in-law of Olivier Sarkozy and the sister-in-law of Robbie Arnett.
- #060
Ashley Olsen is the twin sister of Mary-Kate Olsen.
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