Ashley Olsen is indeed a fashion designer, entrepreneur, author, as well as former actress and producer from the United States. She began her acting career nine months following her birth, co-starring in the television series Full House alongside her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen as Michelle Tanner. They also co-starred in a number of movies.
Dualstar Entertainment Group was created in 1993, as well as the girls featured in a number of TV movies and direct-to-video releases, including Passport to Paris (1999), Our Lips Are Sealed (2000), Winning London (2001), Holiday in the Sun (2001), as well as the television series So Little Time.
They appeared in the films Getting There (2002) When in Rome (2002), The Challenge (2003), and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle as cameos (2003). Her most recent film with her twin sister was New York Minute (2004).
She maintained her career as an actor on her own, appearing within a few movies as a guest star and also in a music video.
Both Mary-Kate and Ashley announced their intention to retire as actresses in March 2012 in order to focus on their careers within the fashion business.
She co-founded luxury fashion label The Row, lifestyle brand Elizabeth and James, and much more affordable fashion labels Olsenboye and StyleMint with her twin sister. Influence, a book they co-authored, features conversations with fashion designers who have influenced their collections. They are members of the American Council of Fashion Designers.
On the VH1 show 100 Greatest Child Stars, she and her sister tied for third place. Ashley and her twin Mary-Kate have been on every Forbes The Celebrity 100 list since 2002, demonstrating their success.
Following a surge in public interest in their design choices, Mary-Kate and Ashley collaborated on such a collection of public-accessible fashion lines. They launched a clothing line for girls aged 4 to 14 at Walmart shops throughout America, as well as a beauty brand called Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real Fashion for Real Girls.
They made headlines in 2004 when they signed a vow to provide complete maternity leave to everyone Bangladeshi workers who make their apparel line. The twins’ dedication to worker rights was later hailed by the National Labor Committee, which coordinated the promise.