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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are 36! See the twins grow up through photos

Oh how time flies


Jovita Trujillo
Jovita Trujillo - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
JUNE 13, 2022 8:27 AM EDT

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen started in the industry at just 9 months old, becoming child stars with Full House. The world watched them grow up, and today the iconic twins are celebrating their 36th birthday. See the business women grow up through the photos below, and read about their impressive life and career.

OLSEN TWINS (MARY-KATE/ASHLEY OLSEN) WITH UNKNOWNS© GettyImages

1987

Mary-Kate and Ashley were born on June 13, 1986, to parents Jarnette Olsen and David Olsen. Ashley is technically the oldest, by 2 minutes. Believe it or not, they’re fraternal twins and not identical.

MARY-KATE/ASHLEY OLSEN© GettyImages

1990

At the age of six months, the twins were cast in the role of Michelle Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House. They began filming at nine months old.

MARY-KATE OLSEN (L);ASHLEY OLSEN© GettyImages

1993

They took turns playing Michelle in Full House for 8 seasons. By the age of 6, they became the youngest producers in Hollywood history creating Dualstar Entertainment in 1993.

Video Software Dealers Convention© GettyImages

1996

Dualstar would go on to produce the twins‘ subsequent films and videos, including 1993’s Double, Double, Toil and Trouble and 1994’s How the West Was Fun. A series of musical mystery videos called The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley premiered in 1994 and continued through 1997.

"Anna and the King" Hollywood Premiere© GettyImages

1999

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, their names extended from movies and videos to clothes, shoes, purses, hats, books, CDs and cassette tapes, fragrances, and more. By the time they were 10, they were millionaires.

The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 Breakfast© GettyImages

2002

They decided to leave Hollywood and moved to New York when they were 18 to study at New York University. Ashley told i-D, “We were 18 years old and I think what we did know was that we wanted t take that time to take a break from what we were previously doing and to explore things that interested us, and explore what life has to offer.”

Lucky Magazine Hosts Miss Davenporte Trunk Show at Ron Herman - Inside© GettyImages

2005

They explored their creative aspirations and launched The Row, in 2006 which is celebrating a decade and a half of business.

USA - Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen at Booksigning© GettyImages

2008

The wrote their biography “Mary-Kate and Ashley: Our Story” in 2001 when they were 13 years old. They later released their book “Influence” in 2008.

Dw by Kanye West: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Spring / Summer 2012© GettyImages

2012

After years of headlines, paparazzi, and little privacy, the twins live a discreet life and are strategic about everything they do. In Mary-Kate’s words, they are “discreet people – that’s how we were raised.”

2014 Met Costume Institute Gala - New York© GettyImages

2014

The twins have never really been apart and love working together. Ashley told i-D, “We like working together and we like having that dialogue. I think it helps harden your ideas to be able to hear them out loud, to speak something through.”

2017 CFDA Fashion Awards - Arrivals© GettyImages

2017

According to Celebrity Net worth, they have a combined net worth of $500 million.

The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Cocktails© GettyImages

2019

When it comes to their personal life, Mary-Kate was married to Olivier Sarkozy in 2015 but requested an emergency divorce in May 2020, a couple of months into the coronavirus pandemic. Their divorce was settled in January 2021, per Elle.

Ashley Olsen© @knuckles.eisner

2021

Ashley started quietly dating her long-time friend, 32-year-old artist, Louis Eisner in 2017. They have been together since.