Birth and Family
Ashley and Mary-Kate were born in Sherman Oaks, California to David Olsen and Jarnette "Jarnie" Jones. They have an older brother, Trent Olsen, a little sister, Elizabeth Olsen who is also an actress, and younger half siblings Taylor and Jake from their father's second marriage. Mary-Kate and Ashley's parents divorced in 1995.
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