Mary-Kate Olsen
{{Short description|American businesswoman, fashion designer and actress (born 1986)}}
{{redirect|Mary-Kate||Mary Kate (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the actress and fashion designer|details about her activities shared with her sister|Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mary-Kate Olsen
| image = Mary-Kate Olsen 2011 Shankbone.jpg
| caption = Olsen in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|06|13}}
| birth_place = Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Fashion designer|businesswoman|equestrian|actress}}
| years_active = 1987–2012 (actress)
2004–present (fashion designer)
| spouse = {{marriage|Olivier Sarkozy|2015|2021|reason=divorced}}
| relatives = Ashley Olsen (twin sister)
Elizabeth Olsen (sister)
| website =
}}
Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986{{cite web|title=Mary-Kate Olsen Biography|website=Biography.com (FYI/A&E Networks)|date=May 13, 2021 |access-date=November 6, 2021|url=https://www.biography.com/personality/mary-kate-olsen}}) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, equestrian, and former actress. Her acting career began at the age of nine months, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Ashley Olsen in the television sitcom Full House (1987–1995). They also starred in numerous films together.
In 1993, the production company Dualstar Entertainment Group was founded, which produced a long string of television films and direct-to-video releases featuring the girls; they starred in Passport to Paris (1999), Our Lips Are Sealed (2000), Winning London (2001), Holiday in the Sun (2001) and in the television series, So Little Time (2001–2002), for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming. They starred in Getting There (2002), When in Rome (2002), The Challenge (2003) and made cameos in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). The last film she starred in with her twin sister was New York Minute (2004). She continued with her acting career independently, appearing with a few guest-star roles in films and television shows, with her last film being Beastly (2011).
In March 2012, both Mary-Kate and Ashley officially indicated their interest to retire as actresses in order to focus on their careers in the fashion industry. She and her twin sister co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row, lifestyle brand Elizabeth and James, and more affordable fashion lines Olsenboye and StyleMint.{{cite news|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/olsen-twins-fashion-053000500.html|title=Olsen twins: We're all about fashion|work=Yahoo! News|date=May 11, 2012|access-date=June 18, 2012|archive-date=June 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618060318/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/olsen-twins-fashion-053000500.html|url-status=dead}} They are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Early life and education
Mary-Kate Olsen was born on June 13, 1986, in Sherman Oaks, California. She is the daughter of Jarnette "Jarnie" (née Jones;{{cite web |url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/marykate_olsen_born_1986_17549632|title=The Birth of Mary-Kate Olsen |date=n.d.|publisher=Californiabirthindex.org}} b. 1954), a personal manager, and David "Dave" Olsen, a real estate developer and mortgage banker.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Mary-Kate-Olsen.html|title=Mary-Kate Olsen Biography (1986– )|publisher=Film Reference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220632/http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Mary-Kate-Olsen.html|archive-date=October 4, 2013 |url-status=live |date=n.d. |access-date=December 5, 2011}} She is two minutes younger than her twin sister Ashley Olsen.{{Cite web |title=Photos from 33 Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen |url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/28167/33-surprising-facts-you-might-not-know-about-mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=E! Online}} She has an older brother Trent, a younger sister (actress Elizabeth Olsen), and two half-siblings Courtney and Jake (from her father's second marriage).{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen.html |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Biography |work=Bio |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=May 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531022409/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen.html |archive-date=May 31, 2010 }} Olsen's parents divorced in 1996.Tauber, Michelle (May 3, 2004). [https://people.com/archive/cover-story-two-cool-vol-61-no-17/ "Two Cool"]. People. Vol. 61 No. 17 The twins and their siblings have Norwegian ancestry while their mother is of French, German and Italian ancestry.[http://www.eventmarketer.com/article/mobile-marketing-gets-cool Mobile Marketing Gets Cool] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130807204252/http://www.eventmarketer.com/article/mobile-marketing-gets-cool |date=August 7, 2013 }}. eventmarketer.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
Olsen attended the Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a9111/the-tao-of-mary-kate-18955|work=Elle|title=The Tao of Mary-Kate|author=Sessums, Kevin|author-link=Kevin Sessums|date=June 2, 2008|access-date=July 29, 2017}} After graduating from Campbell Hall in 2004, Olsen and her twin sister went on to attend the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.{{cite news|last1=Baum|first1=Geraldine|title=At NYU, but in a class of their own|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-13-et-baum13-story.html|access-date=February 24, 2020|newspaper=LA Times|date=September 13, 2004}}
Acting career
=Career beginnings=
Olsen began her acting career at the age of nine months old when she and Ashley were hired to share the role of Michelle Tanner on the popular television sitcom Full House (1987–1995). She starred alongside her twin sister in the films, To Grandmother's House We Go (1992), Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993), How the West Was Fun (1994), It Takes Two (1995), Billboard Dad (1998) and in the television series, Two of a Kind (1998–1999). In 1997, the Olsen twins guest starred in an episode of Sister, Sister, which starred twin actresses Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry.
=Dualstar=
{{Main|Dualstar}}
In 1993, following Mary-Kate and Ashley's success on Full House, a limited liability company, Dualstar Entertainment Group was created to produce Mary-Kate and Ashley-branded products. It produced a successful long string of TV movies and direct-to-video releases featuring the girls. They starred in Passport to Paris (1999), Switching Goals (1999), Our Lips Are Sealed (2000), Winning London (2001), Holiday in the Sun (2001) and in the television series, So Little Time (2001–2002).
They became household names and popular figures in the preteen market during the late 1990s and early 2000s, with Mary-Kate's likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies, and posters, among others. There were fashion dolls of her made by Mattel from 2000 to 2005. They also starred in the films Getting There (2002), When in Rome (2002), The Challenge (2003) and made cameos in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). In 2004, the twins appeared in their final and light-hearted romantic comedy film, New York Minute.
That same year upon their 18th birthday, both Mary-Kate and Ashley took control of Dualstar, becoming joint-CEOs and presidents of the company, which at the time had its merchandise being carried in over 3,000 stores in America and 5,300 stores worldwide.
These ventures, combined with an array of licensing deals for their names and likenesses, made Olsen wealthy at a young age. In 2004, Olsen's and her twin sister’s wealth was estimated at $137 million each.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-05-06-olsens-twins-business_x.htm|title=Billion-dollar teens take business seriously|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 6, 2005|access-date=June 18, 2012|first1=Jim|last1=Hopkins}}
=Retirement=
Olsen's first solo acting appearance was in the movie Factory Girl (2006). Her one short scene was ultimately cut from theatrical release, but was included on the film's Unrated version on DVD and Blu-ray.
In 2007, she had a recurring role on the television show, Weeds, and the twins said that if they became involved in movies together again, it would be as producers.{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-10-30-olsens_N.htm|title=Act 2 for the Olsen twins: A fashion career|work=USA Today|access-date=November 30, 2015}}{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2424137220070524 | work=Reuters | title=Mary-Kate Olsen steps out solo as "Weeds" regular | date=May 24, 2007}}
In 2008, Olsen made a guest appearance on the ABC comedy Samantha Who? as a self-destructive girl that Samantha tries to help.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208639,00.html |title=Mary-Kate Olsen Guest Stars on Samantha Who? |magazine=People |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020015927/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208639,00.html |url-status=dead }} That same year, she also appeared in the film The Wackness. In 2011, Olsen appeared in the motion picture adaption of the Alex Flinn novel Beastly, which was her final acting project.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-have-not-agreed-to-do-fuller-house-sources-say|title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have not agreed to do 'Fuller House,' sources say|author=Leora Arnowitz|work=Fox News|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/17895/a-beastly-halloween-treat-features-mary-kate-olsen/ |title=A 'Beastly' Halloween Treat Features Mary-Kate Olsen |publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com |date=October 30, 2009|access-date=February 15, 2012}}
In March 2012, both Mary-Kate and Ashley indicated their interest to retire as actresses in order to focus on their careers in fashion.{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/olsen-twins-we-wont-act-again-20120307-1ujgn.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Olsen twins: We won't act again | date=March 7, 2012}} They discussed wanting to open a store as one of their future fashion-based endeavors.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a322168/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-want-to-launch-shop.html |title=Mary-Kate, Ashley Olsen 'want to launch shop' |website=Digital Spy |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2012}}
In 2015, it was announced that John Stamos signed on with Netflix to produce and co-star in Fuller House, a spin-off of Full House that would reunite the original cast members for a 13-episode series. However, in May of that year, Mary-Kate and Ashley announced that they would not reprise their role as Michelle Tanner.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-will-not-appear-on-fuller-house/|title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will not appear on "Full House" revival|date=May 25, 2015|work=CBS News|access-date=November 30, 2015}} A month prior to the announcement, Nickelodeon acquired the rights to the twins' video library.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsens-video-library-coming-to-nickelodeon-2015234|title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Video Library Coming to Nickelodeon|work=Us Weekly|date=April 23, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015}}
=Net worth and influence=
In 2007, Forbes ranked the twins jointly as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated combined net worth of $100 million.Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley ([https://www.forbes.com/consent/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_lander.html December 18, 2007]). [http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_12.html "In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment"]. Forbes.
Fashion career
=Career beginnings=
Following a high volume of public interest in their fashion choices, the Olsen twins began work in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public. Starting as young girls, they started a clothing line in Wal-Mart stores across America for girls ages 4 to 14 as well as a beauty line called "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls".{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2007-06/04/content_886756.htm|website=ChinaDaily.com|publisher=China Daily|title=Olsen twins launch new 'Elizabeth and James' collection|access-date=June 4, 2007}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=May 2022}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Grossberg |first1=Josh |title=Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/48806/mary-kate-ashley-no-sweat |website=E! Online |access-date=February 24, 2020|date=December 9, 2004}}
=Business=
As adults, the Olsen twins have devoted much of their attention to the world of fashion. They head a designer fashion label, The Row, as well as "Elizabeth and James", "Olsenboye", and "StyleMint"{{cite web |url=http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/835051/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-stylemint |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen launch StyleMint |publisher=SheKnows |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=June 18, 2012 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101337/http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/835051/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-stylemint |url-status=dead }} retail collections. The idea for The Row started as a personal project in 2005 when Ashley challenged herself to create a perfect T-shirt.[http://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/the-row-the-quiet-ones-wwd6-10117975/ "The Row: The Quiet Ones"]. Women's Wear Daily, April 29, 2015. She tested the design on a variety of women of all body shapes and ages in an attempt to find a "commonality in fit and attitude."[http://www.vogue.com/865448/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-balancing-act/ "Behind The Row: Meet Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen"]. Vogue, March 22, 2011. In 2013, they released an Elizabeth and James perfume.{{cite web |date=September 13, 2012 |title=Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Launch Perfume For Elizabeth and James Brand |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-perfume_n_1880745 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=HuffPost}}
In 2006, Mary-Kate and Ashley were tapped as the faces of the upscale fashion line Badgley Mischka.Hall, Sarah.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060426210209/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C18369%2C00.html Olsen Twins Strike a Pose]. E! Online. February 16, 2006. In 2008, they co-authored Influence, a book featuring interviews with fashion designers that have inspired the twins' fashion lines.Caplan, David. (July 31, 2008) [https://people.com/celebrity/sneak-peek-mary-kate-ashley-olsens-new-book/ SNEAK PEEK: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's New Book]. People Retrieved February 24, 2020.
In 2011, Mary-Kate and Ashley collaborated with TOMS Shoes to design footwear for kids without shoes in more than 20 countries worldwide.[http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/olsen-twins-join-forces-with-toms-shoes-2011227 Olsen Twins Join Forces with TOMS Shoes]. Us Weeklu (July 22, 2011). Retrieved September 23, 2012. That same year, the sisters designed an Olsenboye Change Purse and donated the money to "Pennies From Heaven".{{cite web |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Create a Change Purse for Charity |url=https://people.com/style/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-create-a-change-purse-for-charity/ |website=People |access-date=February 26, 2022 |date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906034618/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2011/08/08/olsenboye-jcpenney-coin-purse/|archive-date=September 6, 2014 }}
File:Mary Kate Olson - Louis Vuitton autumn-winter 2014 fashion show.jpg Autumn/Winter Fashion Show in 2014]]
In October 2012, the twins won the WSJ magazine Innovator of The Year Award.
Mary-Kate's controversial fashion choices have often found her on both the best{{cite web |last=Balser |first=Erin |url=http://crushable.com/entertainment/mary-kate-and-ashley-are-on-glamour-uks-best-dressed-list/ |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley are on Glamour UK's Best Dressed List |publisher=Crushable.com |date=June 25, 2009 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727133825/http://crushable.com/entertainment/mary-kate-and-ashley-are-on-glamour-uks-best-dressed-list/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Lomrantz |first=Tracey |url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/slaves-to-fashion/2010/02/best-dressed-in-the-front-row.html |title=Best Dressed In The Front Row Of Burberry: Vote Now! |work=Glamour |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 15, 2012}} and worst dressed fashion lists, particularly for her decision to wear fur.{{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/feat-worstdressed09-winners.asp |title=peta2's 'Worst-Dressed' Celebrities 2009|date=January 7, 2008 |publisher=PETA|access-date=February 15, 2012}} She and Ashley are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, CFDA{{Cite web |url=https://cfda.com/members/profile/ashley-olsen |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804053033/https://cfda.com/members/profile/ashley-olsen |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }} a not-for-profit trade association of over 450 prominent American fashion and accessory designers. The twins are now the creative directors for Superga.[http://www.prettytough.com/mary-kate-ashley-team-with-italian-sneaker-brand-superga/ Mary Kate & Ashley team with Italian sneaker brand Superga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115182901/https://www.prettytough.com/mary-kate-ashley-team-with-italian-sneaker-brand-superga/ |date=January 15, 2021 }}. Prettytough.com (September 13, 2011). Retrieved September 23, 2012.
Equestrian career
Olsen began horse riding in 1992 when she was six years old.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2991818/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-horses/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310022418/http://www.mtv.com/news/2991818/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-horses/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2017|title=Mary-Kate Olsen Still Rides Horses, In Case You Were Wondering|date=March 9, 2017|work=MTV|last=Lakshmin|first=Deepa|access-date=May 16, 2020}} During her time at Campbell Hall, she was a member of the school's equestrian team.{{cite web|url=http://www.horsenation.com/2013/08/29/celebrity-mary-kate-olsens-horse-won-a-class-at-the-hampton-classic-last-weekend/|title=Celebrity: Mary-Kate Olsen's horse won a class at the Hampton Classic last weekend|date=August 29, 2013|work=Horse Nation|last=Wylie|first=Leslie|access-date=May 16, 2020}} After moving to New York in 2004 to attend NYU, Olsen temporarily quit riding, but she eventually started again, stating "I came back to the sport because I missed it every day that I wasn't riding. It was the hardest thing to leave and the hardest thing to come back to."{{cite magazine|last=Russian|first=Ale|date=September 4, 2017|title=Family Support! Mary-Kate Olsen Competes in Horse Show as Husband Olivier Sarkozy Cheers Her On|url=https://people.com/celebrity/mary-kate-olsen-competes-in-horse-show-husband-olivier-sarkozy-cheers/|magazine=People|access-date=October 3, 2021}} In 2013, her horse Marvelous, ridden by James Anderson, won the 38th Hampton Classic Horse Show.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/453565/mary-kate-olsen-s-horse-marvelous-is-a-winner|title=Mary-Kate Olsen's Horse Marvelous is a Winner!|date=August 29, 2013|work=E! Online|last=Grossberg|first=Josh|access-date=May 16, 2020}}
Olsen is a competitive equestrian. She began riding in the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, New York in 2013. On September 17, 2016, she competed at The American Gold Cup in North Salem, New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Mary-Kate-Olsen-Riding-Horse-American-Gold-Cup-2016-42421075|title=Mary-Kate Olsen Riding a Horse at American Gold Cup 2016|last=Sisavat|first=Monica|date=September 21, 2016|work=PopSugar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204000302/http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Mary-Kate-Olsen-Riding-Horse-American-Gold-Cup-2016-42421075|archive-date=December 4, 2020}} In August–September 2017, she competed at the Hampton Classic Horse Show: on August 29, Olsen and her horse Dunotaire V (born Dunotaire VI) finished in sixth place in the amateur owner jumper (1.20 meter) event;{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/reminder-mary-kate-olsen-horseback-144500888.html|title=A Reminder That Mary-Kate Olsen Is a Horseback-Riding Champ|last=Whittaker|first=Alexander|date=August 30, 2017|work=Yahoo!|access-date=October 3, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003142919/https://www.yahoo.com/news/reminder-mary-kate-olsen-horseback-144500888.html|archive-date=October 3, 2021}} and on September 1, she and Dunotaire V finished in third place in the amateur owner jumper classic event. In September 2017, Olsen and her horse Feu d'Amour won The American Gold Cup. She also has horses named Prem' Dollar Boy and Hertog Van't Merdehof.
In 2018, Olsen and Dunotaire V ranked 7 out of 40 in a category at the Palm Beach Masters in Wellington, Florida.{{cite magazine|last=Marine|first=Brooke|date=May 18, 2019|title=A Visual History of Mary-Kate Olsen on Horses|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/mary-kate-olsen-horse-equestrian-photo-history|url-status=live|magazine=W|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003144925/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/mary-kate-olsen-horse-equestrian-photo-history|archive-date=October 3, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021}} In May 2019, Olsen competed at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Madrid, Spain; she and her horse Naomi finished in sixth place in their event, while she and her horse Fatum were disqualified from their event due to an "error of course".{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/mary-kate-olsen-shows-off-214638941.html|title=Mary-Kate Olsen Shows Off Her Equestrian Skills at Horseback Riding Competition in Madrid|last=Bueno|first=Antoinette|date=May 17, 2019|website=Yahoo! News|access-date=October 3, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003150244/https://www.yahoo.com/news/mary-kate-olsen-shows-off-214638941.html|archive-date=October 3, 2021}} On July 12, 2019, Olsen and Fatum won a 1.25m two-phase showjumping class at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Chantilly, France.{{cite magazine|last=Donald|first=Jennifer|date=July 16, 2019|title='It's a dream come true' — Mary-Kate Olsen wins international showjumping competition|url=https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/dream-come-true-mary-kate-olsen-wins-international-showjumping-competition-691858|url-status=live|magazine=Horse & Hound|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003141415/https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/dream-come-true-mary-kate-olsen-wins-international-showjumping-competition-691858|archive-date=October 3, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021}} In September 2021, she competed at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Rome, Italy: on September 16, she and her horse Iowa Van Het Polderhof finished in second place in the 2 Phases Special event;{{cite magazine|last=Hoffman|first=Jordan|date=September 18, 2021|title=Mary-Kate Olsen and Her Horse, Iowa Van Het Polderhof, Rank High in Rome|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/09/mary-kate-olsen-and-her-horse-iowa-van-het-polderhof-rank-high-in-rome|url-status=live|magazine=Vanity Fair|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003140305/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/09/mary-kate-olsen-and-her-horse-iowa-van-het-polderhof-rank-high-in-rome|archive-date=October 3, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021}} and on September 18, Olsen and Dunotaire V finished in third place in an Against the Clock No Jump Off event.{{cite magazine|last=Rice|first=Nicholas|date=September 18, 2021|title=Mary-Kate Olsen Finishes in Second and Third Place During Events at the Longines Equestrian Tour|url=https://people.com/pets/mary-kate-olsen-finishes-second-third-place-longines-equestrian-tour-horse-riding/|url-status=live|magazine=People|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211003141011/https://people.com/pets/washington-capitals-hockey-team-training-puppy-become-service-dog/|archive-date=October 3, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021}}
Personal life
=Relationships=
Olsen has dated David Katzenberg (son of DreamWorks cofounder Jeffrey Katzenberg),{{cite news| work =People|url=https://people.com/celebrity/mary-kate-olsen-and-boyfriend-call-it-quits/| title=Mary-Kate Olsen and Boyfriend Call It Quits|first1= Liz |last1=McNeil|first2= Serena|last2= Kappes|date= September 7, 2004| access-date=October 28, 2015}} photographer Maxwell Snow,{{cite news| work = The New York Times | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fashion/maxwell-snow-photographer-sets-his-demons-aside.html|title=Life on the Other Side of the Lens | first=Jacob| last= Bernstein|date=March 28, 2012|access-date= October 28, 2015}} and artist Nate Lowman.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tag/mary-kate-olsen/ |title=Mary-Kate Olsen|work=People}}
In May 2012, Olsen began a relationship with Olivier Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa, half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.{{cite news | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mary-kate-olsen-bonds-boyfriend-olivier-sarkozy-daughter-article-1.1428963 | title=Mary-Kate Olsen bonds with boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy's young daughter during shopping trip| first= Rachel| last=Maresca | work=Daily News | location = New York City | date = August 16, 2013| access-date= October 28, 2015 | archive-date= February 18, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150218042852/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mary-kate-olsen-bonds-boyfriend-olivier-sarkozy-daughter-article-1.1428963 | url-status=live}} In March 2014, photos were published showing Olsen wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring.{{cite web|url= https://people.com/celebrity/mary-kate-olsen-engaged-to-olivier-sarkozy/ |title=Mary-Kate Olsen Engaged to Olivier Sarkozy |work=People |date=March 2, 2014 |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905081842/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20792033%2C00.html |url-status=live }} Olsen and Sarkozy were married on November 27, 2015, at a private residence in New York City.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/mary-kate-olsen-and-olivier-sarkozy-are-married/|title=Mary-Kate Olsen had 'bowls of cigarettes' for guests at wedding|work=People |date= November 29, 2015| access-date= November 29, 2015| archive-date= November 29, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151129161544/http://www.people.com/article/mary-kate-olsen-olivier-sarkozy-married | url-status=live}} On April 17, 2020, Olsen filed for divorce from Sarkozy.{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/mary-kate-olsens-estranged-husband-olivier-sarkozy-what-to-know/ |title=Mary-Kate Olsen Seeks Emergency Divorce From Olivier Sarkozy: 5 Things to Know About the French Banker |work=Us Weekly |last=Jackson |first=Dory |date = May 13, 2020 |access-date= May 17, 2020}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/05/mary-kate-olsen-olivier-sarkozy-divorce-filing|title=Mary-Kate Olsen's Divorce Filing Reportedly Involves an Emergency Court Order|date=May 13, 2020|magazine=Vanity Fair|last=Vanderhoof|first=Erin|access-date=May 17, 2020}} On May 13, she filed an emergency order to proceed despite delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the emergency order was denied a day later.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/05/mary-kate-olsen-divorce-emergency-order-denied|title=Mary-Kate Olsen's Divorce Isn't an Actual Emergency, Says Judge|date=May 15, 2020|magazine=Vanity Fair|last=Vanderhoof|first=Erin|access-date=May 17, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/style/mary-kate-olsen-divorce-filing-denied-what-she-could-do-next/|title=Why Mary-Kate Olsen's Unusual Divorce Filing Was Denied — and What She Could Do Next|date=May 16, 2020|work=People|last=McNiece|first=Mia|access-date=May 17, 2020}} On January 25, 2021, the divorce was finalized.{{cite web|url= https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/mary-kate-olsen-olivier-sarkozy-finalize-divorce-9-months-after-split/|title= Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy Finalize Their Divorce 9 Months After Separating|work=Us Weekly|publisher=A360 Media LLC|last=Mackie|first=Johnni|date=January 25, 2021}}
=Health issues=
In 2004, shortly after graduating from high school, Olsen announced she had entered treatment for anorexia nervosa.{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-06-22-olsen-treatment_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Mary-Kate Olsen seeks treatment for eating disorder | first1=César G. | last1=Soriano | date=June 22, 2004}} A Got Milk? advertisement featuring the twins was pulled following the announcement.[http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/eating-drinking-places-eating/4124854-1.html "Olsen Twins' 'Got Milk?' Ad Pulled"] All Business. June 8, 2004. Accessed February 19, 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120705210253/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/5385915/ns/today-entertainment "Olsen twins no longer 'Got milk'"] MSNBC. July 7, 2004. Accessed February 19, 2011. On November 20, 2007, she was hospitalized for a reported kidney infection.[https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-11-20-mary-kate-olsen_N.htm "Mary-Kate Olsen hospitalized for kidney infection"]. USA Today, November 20, 2007.
=Death of Heath Ledger=
Olsen was a close friend of actor Heath Ledger.{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/olsen-twin-denies-ledger-drugs-link/story-e6frfnpr-1111117120008 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917190109/http://www.news.com.au/olsen-twin-denies-ledger-drugs-link/story-e6frfnpr-1111117120008 | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 17, 2012 | work=AFP | title=Olsen twin denies Ledger drugs link | date=August 6, 2008 }}{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mary-kate-olsen-keeps-mum-about-ledger-s-death-police-1.709583 | work=CBC News | title=Mary-Kate Olsen keeps mum about Ledger's death: police | date=August 4, 2008}} After discovering Ledger dead in his bed on January 22, 2008, his massage therapist called Olsen twice before contacting police. Olsen sent a private security guard to the scene.{{cite news |title=Mary-Kate Olsen's Connection To Heath Ledger Death Revealed |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/mary-kate-olsens-connection-to-heath-ledger-death-revealed-62192|work=Access Hollywood |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418135347/http://www.accesshollywood.com/mary-kate-olsens-connection-to-heath-ledger-death-revealed_article_8139 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
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".Tom Hays (August 4, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080809215359/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_en_mo/heath_ledger "Official: Olsen seeks immunity in Ledger probe", Associated Press]
Filmography
{{hatnote|For productions in which Mary-Kate appeared with her sister Ashley, see Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.}}
| class="wikitable"
|+Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| 2006
| Molly Spence | |
| 2008
| Union | |
| 2011
| Beastly | Kendra Hilferty | |
| 2013
| Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's | Herself | Documentary |
| class="wikitable"
|+Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| 2007
| Weeds | Tara Lindman | Recurring role (Season 3) |
| 2008
| Natalie | Episode: "Help!" |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Association ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 1989
| rowspan=5| Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress – Under Five Years of Age (with Ashley Olsen) |rowspan=3| Full House | {{won}} | |
| 1990
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age (with Ashley Olsen) | {{won}} | |
| 1992
| Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten (with Ashley Olsen) | {{won}} | |
| 1994
| Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special (with Ashley Olsen) | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | {{won}} | |
| rowspan=2| 1996
| Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten – Feature Film |rowspan=3| It Takes Two | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan=2| Kids' Choice Awards
| Favorite Movie Actress (with Ashley Olsen) | {{won}} | |
| 1999
| Favorite TV Actress (with Ashley Olsen) | {{won}} | |
| 2002
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | {{nom}} | |
| 2004
| Choice Movie Blush (with Ashley Olsen) | {{nom}} | |
| rowspan=2| 2012
| Innovator of the Year: Fashion (with Ashley Olsen) |rowspan=12| The Row | {{won}} |
| rowspan=11| Council of Fashion Designers of America
| Womenswear Designer of the Year (with Ashley Olsen) | {{won}} |
| 2014
| rowspan=2| Accessories Designer of the Year (with Ashley Olsen) | {{won}} |
| rowspan=2| 2015
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| Womenswear Designer of the Year (with Ashley Olsen)
| {{won}} |
| rowspan=2| 2016
| {{nom}} | rowspan=2| |
| rowspan=2| Accessories Designer of the Year (with Ashley Olsen)
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| Womenswear Designer of the Year (with Ashley Olsen)
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| 2018
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan=2| Accessories Designer of the Year (with Ashley Olsen)
| {{won}} |
| rowspan=1| 2019
| {{won}} |
References
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