History Creator / MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen

* StrictlyFormula: Much of the criticism from some of their teen movies like ''Passport to Paris'', ''Our Lips Are Sealed'', and ''HolidayInTheSun'' is the plot. Twin teenagers go to a foreign country (e.g. Paris, Rome, Australia). They spend the entire movie shopping and exploring the country while hooking up with two cute boys, complete with kissing, and solving a mystery or stopping a robbery as a subplot. Luckily, other movies like ''Film/NewYorkMinute'', ''The Challenge'', and ''Switching Goals'' have more original plots (although the "hooking up with two cute boys" part is always there).

* ParentTrapPlot: A rip-off of ''TheParentTrap'' called ''It Takes Two''.

* StrictlyFormula: Much of the criticism from some of their teen movies like ''PassportToParis'', ''OurLipsAreSealed'', and ''HolidayInTheSun'' is the plot. Twin teenagers go to a foreign country (e.g. Paris, Rome, Australia). They spend the entire movie shopping and exploring the country while hooking up with two cute boys, complete with kissing, and solving a mystery or stopping a robbery as a subplot. Luckily, other movies like ''NewYorkMinute'', ''TheChallenge'', and ''SwitchingGoals'' have more original plots.

* TwinSwitch: Part of the main plot in ''Switching Goals''.

!!Some tropes used by their movies:

** ''Film/BillboardDad'': Mary-Kate plays Tess Tyler, a girl who likes to cook and is the best member of the high diving team--she says it's the next best thing to the ballerina that their mom was. Ashley plays her boy crazy twin sister, Emily, who enjoys surfing.
** ''Film/ItTakesTwo'': Mary-Kate Olsen is Amanda Lemmon, an orphan who plays street ball and resents having to act lady-like to get adopted while Alyssa Callaway (played by Ashley Olsen) is like a little princess, coming home from her boarding school's piano recital competition, expecting to meet her wealthy father at the airport but it's the butler instead.
** ''Switching Goals'': Mary-Kate Olsen plays Sam Stanton, an athletic star soccer player, who is jealous of her sister's popularity with boys. Ashley Olsen plays Emma Stanton, a popular fashionable girl but terrible at sports, who is jealous of her sister's athletic achievements.

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!!Some tropes used by their TV shows:

* AlphaBitch: Jennifer in ''Series/TwoOfAKind''.
* TheDanza: Mary Kate and Ashley Burke in ''Series/TwoOfAKind''.
* MissingMom: Both ''Series/FullHouse'' and ''Series/TwoOfAKind'' have the Olsens playing the daughter(s) of a widowed father.
* TakeThat: "I Blame The Media" after getting caught making a mess in Larrypolooza in Series/SoLittleTime.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: In ''Two of a Kind'', Ashley was presented as a very fashion-forward girl while Mary-Kate was a typical sporty tomboy.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (June 13, 1986--) are twin actresses that became famous for playing Michelle Tanner in ''Series/FullHouse''. They parlayed that fame into a highly lucrative series of straight-to-[[UsefulNotes/{{VCR}} VHS]] movies, leading them to become the top earning stars under the age of 21 from the early 90's to the mid 2000s. They stopped acting as a duo in 2004, after the financial disappointment of ''Film/NewYorkMinute'' but continued to profit handsomely from royalties, earning $40 million in 2006 even though they hadn't acted in anything. In 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Their success has led to [[Series/TheVeronicas a]] [[Series/SisterSister number]] [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody of]] attempts to heavily promote other young twin actor pairs.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are twin actresses that became famous for playing Michelle Tanner in ''Series/FullHouse''. They parlayed that fame into a highly lucrative series of straight-to-[[UsefulNotes/{{VCR}} VHS]] movies, leading them to become the top earning stars under the age of 21 from the early 90's to the mid 2000s. They stopped acting as a duo in 2004, but continued to profit handsomely from royalties, earning $40 million in 2006 even though they hadn't acted in anything. In 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Their success has led to [[Series/TheVeronicas a]] [[Series/SisterSister number]] [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody of]] attempts to heavily promote other young twin actor pairs.

A little known fact is that they're not actually identical twins--they're just fraternal twins who happen to look identical. The twins have four other siblings outside of each other--an older brother named Jake, [[Creator/ElizabethOlsen a younger sister named Elizabeth]], who's an actress like her older sisters are, and two younger half-siblings named Jake (brother) and Courtney Taylor (sister) from their dad's second marriage. The Olsen twins also inspired the parody Web series ''WebVideo/VeryMaryKate''.

A little known fact is that they're not actually identical twins--they're just fraternal who happen to have a very strong family resemblance. The twins have four other siblings outside of each other--an older brother named Jake, [[Creator/ElizabethOlsen a younger sister named Elizabeth]], who's an actress like her older sisters are, and two younger half-siblings named Jake (brother) and Courtney Taylor (sister) from their dad's second marriage. The Olsen twins also inspired the parody Web series ''WebVideo/VeryMaryKate''.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: While they did sometimes switch, Mary-Kate usually played the more tomboyish sister while Ashley usually played the more feminine, girly sister. To name a few examples --
** ''Film/BillboardDad'': Mary-Kate Olsen plays Tess Tyler, a girl who likes to cook and is the best member of the high diving team. She says it's the next best thing to the ballerina that their mom was. Ashley plays her boy crazy twin sister, Emily, who enjoys surfing.

A little known fact is that they're not actually identical twins--they're just fraternal who happen to have a very strong family resemblance. The twins have four other siblings outside of each other--an older brother named Jake, [[Creator/ElizabethOlsen a younger sister named Elizabeth]], and two younger half-siblings named Jake (brother) and Courtney Taylor (sister) from their dad's second marriage. Elizabeth Olsen's an actress like her older sisters are, and she made her cinematic debut in 2012's ''Film/MarthaMarcyMayMarlene''. The Olsen twins also inspired the parody Web series ''WebVideo/VeryMaryKate''.

!!!Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have appeared on these works:

* A plethora of DirectToVideo tween comedies

!!!Some tropes used by their movies:

!!!Some tropes used by their TV shows:

Their later teen years were common fodder for tabloid news. As adults, their focus shifted from movies to fashion, and they've used their considerable personal wealth to produce numerous clothing lines. In Fall 2008, the girls wrote a book called ''Influence'' as "a tribute to designers, artists and other industry creative individuals who inspired them." Mary Kate continues to act occasionally in movies and TV shows, while Ashley has forgone acting entirely to focus on their fashion business.

A little known fact is that they're not identical twins--they're actually fraternal twins who simply share a very strong family resemblance. The twins have four other siblings outside of each other--an older brother named Jake, [[Creator/ElizabethOlsen a younger sister named Elizabeth]], and two younger half-siblings named Jake (brother) and Courtney Taylor (sister) from their dad's second marriage. Elizabeth Olsen's an actress like her older sisters are, and she made her cinematic debut in 2012's ''Film/MarthaMarcyMayMarlene''. The Olsen twins also inspired the parody Web series ''WebVideo/VeryMaryKate''.

* WitnessProtection: ''Our Lips Are Sealed'' (the Australian one)

A little known fact is that they are actually fraternal, and not identical twins, simply sharing a very strong family resemblance. They have [[Creator/ElizabethOlsen a sister named Elizabeth]], also an actress, who made her cinematic debut in 2012's ''Film/MarthaMarcyMayMarlene''. They also inspired the parody Web series ''WebVideo/VeryMaryKate''.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
** ''Film/BillboardDad'': Mary-Kate Olsen plays Tess Tyler, a girl who likes to cook and is the best member of the high diving team. She says it's the next best thing to the ballerina that their mom was. Ashley plays her boy crazy twin sister Emily, who enjoys surfing.

* MissingMom: Both ''FullHouse'' and ''Series/TwoOfAKind'' have the Olsens playing the daughter(s) of a widowed father.

** ''BillboardDad'': Mary-Kate Olsen plays Tess Tyler, a girl who likes to cook and is the best member of the high diving team. She says it's the next best thing to the ballerina that their mom was. Ashley plays her boy crazy twin sister Emily, who enjoys surfing.

* TakeThat: "I Blame The Media" after getting caught making a mess in Larrypolooza in SoLittleTime.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are twin actresses that became famous for playing Michelle Tanner in ''Series/FullHouse''. They parlayed that fame into a highly lucrative series of straight-to-{{VHS}} movies, leading them to become the top earning stars under the age of 21 from the early 90's to the mid 2000s. They stopped acting as a duo in 2004, but continued to profit handsomely from royalties, earning $40 million in 2006 even though they hadn't acted in anything. In 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Their success has led to [[Series/TheVeronicas a]] [[Series/SisterSister number]] [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody of]] attempts to heavily promote other young twin actor pairs.

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are twin actresses that became famous for playing Michelle Tanner in ''Series/FullHouse''. They parlayed that fame into a highly lucrative series of straight-to-{{VHS}} movies, leading them to become the top earning stars under the age of 21 from the early 90's to the mid 2000s. They stopped acting as a duo in 2004, but continued to profit handsomely from royalties, earning $40 million in 2006 even though they hadn't acted in anything. In 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Their success has led to [[Series/TheVeronicas a]] [[Series/SisterSister number]] [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody of]] attempts to heavily promote other young twin actor pairs.

Their later teen years were common fodder for tabloid news. As adults, their focus shifted from movies to fashion, and they've used their considerable personal wealth to produce numerous clothing lines. In Fall 2008, the girls wrote a book called "Influence" as ''a tribute to designers, artists and other industry creative individuals who inspired them.'' Mary Kate continues to act occasionally in movies and TV shows, while Ashley has forgone acting entirely to focus on their fashion business.

* ''Two Of A Kind'', a short-lived sitcom, as pre-teens.

* AlphaBitch: Jennifer in ''Two of a Kind''.
* TheDanza: Mary Kate and Ashley Burke in ''Two of a Kind''.

* TheDanza: Mary Kate and Ashley Burke in ''Two of a Kind''.

* BettyAndVeronica: Everything that they've ever been in. Ashley's character might be interested in fashion and modeling or be the cool surfer chick but will always be the boy-crazy Veronica while Mary-Kate's character might be a serious student or serious athlete but always the down to earth one.

* ''SoLittleTime'', a short-lived tween SitCom starring the two.
* ''MaryKateAndAshleyInAction'', a short-lived SaturdayMorningCartoon starring the twins as {{Ink Suit Actor}}s.

** ''ItTakesTwo'': Mary-Kate Olsen is Amanda Lemmon, an orphan who plays street ball and resents having to act lady-like to get adopted while Alyssa Callaway (played by Ashley Olsen) is like a little princess, coming home from her boarding school's piano recital competition, expecting to meet her wealthy father at the airport but it's the butler instead.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: In ''Two of a Kind'', Ashley was presented as a very fashion-forward girl while Mary-Kate was a typical tomboy. This was the case in a lot of their movies too, Mary-Kate as the tomboy and Ashley as the girly-girl.
** PlayingAgainstType: ''Winning London'' inverted the two roles. This time Mary-Kate played serious bookworm Chloe while Ashley played outgoing LadEtte Riley.

* A plethora of mystery works for children (literature and videos)
* A plethora of party movies for children

Twin actresses that became famous for playing Michelle Tanner in ''Series/FullHouse''. They parlayed that fame into a highly lucrative series of straight-to-{{VHS}} movies, leading them to become the top earning stars under the age of 21 from the early 90's to the mid 2000s. They stopped acting as a duo in 2004, but the continued to profit handsomely from royalties, earning $40 million in 2006 even though they hadn't acted in anything. In 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million. Their success has led to [[Series/TheVeronicas a]] [[Series/SisterSister number]] [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody of]] attempts to heavily promote other young twin actor pairs.

You probably remember them from ''Series/FullHouse''. Or maybe it was the straight-to-{{VHS}} mystery movies? Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been the top earning stars under the age of 21 from the early 90's to the mid 2000s. They earned $40 million in 2006 even though they hadn't acted in anything. The girls do quite well living off their royalties, and were more famous for dating people, talking to debutantes (Creator/ParisHilton) and having anorexia scandals (Mary Kate) in the tabloids. (in 2003-2006).

They were the original famous twins, and [[Series/TheVeronicas their]] [[Series/SisterSister concept]] [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody stuck]].

They have asked to be called Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, since they have grown up. 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.

For their years post teen-star status, Mary Kate took on acting in such movies as ''Literature/{{Beastly}}'' and ''The Wackness''. She's also had a multi episode stint on the show ''Weeds'' and guest starred on ''Samantha Who?''. Mary-Kate has her own line with Jane Belfry and Fred Holston. The line is currently in development. Their production company, Dualstar Productions, bankrolled a 2007 adaptation of ''Literature/ThePrinceAndThePauper'' starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse.

Ashley is currently focusing on their clothing lines. "The Row", "Elizabeth And James" and "Olsenboyne"

In Fall 2008, the girls wrote a book called "Influence" as ''a tribute to designers, artists and other industry creative individuals who inspired them.''

A little known fact is that they are technically NonIdenticalTwins, and are fraternal. One's face is slightly rounder than the other.

They are parodied in the WebOriginal ''WebVideo/VeryMaryKate''.

They have [[Creator/ElizabethOlsen a sister named Elizabeth]], also an actress, who made her cinematic debut in 2012's ''Film/MarthaMarcyMayMarlene''.