Fraternal twins Mary-Kate and Ashley snagged the role of feisty Michelle Tanner at the tender age of nine months.
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Hangin' With Uncle Jesse
Mary-Kate spends a little quality shirtless time with John Stamos. Not that we're jealous.
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Budding Fashion Icons, 1990
Though their fashion choices were destined to become trends, this high-top-sneaker-and-pajama combo tragically never caught on.
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<I>Double, Double, Toil and Trouble,</I> 1993
Creating careers beyond Full House, the twins each earned a Young Artist Award for best youth actress for this TV movie.
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Christmas on the Set of <em>Full House</em>, 1994
In a rare shot featuring both Mary-Kate and Ashley, the Full House cast plus a very excited Mickey Rooney pose for their final Christmas episode.
<I>How the West Was Fun,</I> 1994
Whatever it was, it sure involved a lot of denim and awkward smiling.
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<em>You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Sleepover Party,</em> 1995
Our invite must have gotten lost in the mail. We're a little hurt.
<I>It Takes Two,</I> 1995
Starring alongside Kirstie Alley and Steve Guttenberg, Mary-Kate and Ashley each won a coveted Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for this flick.
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<I>Spice World</I> Premiere, 1998
Clearly late for a business meeting—in outer space—Mary-Kate and Ashley rock the matching collared-shirt-and-blazer combo that was all the rage in 1998. How spicy of them!
<em>The Case of the Dog Show Mystery,</em> 2004
Step aside, Sherlock Holmes. Mary-Kate and Ashley are here to glam up the mystery novel genre.
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<I>New York Minute,</I> 2004
"Yes, I'd like to make an appointment to have my hair cut to match my purse dog's layered look. 3:30? Perfect."*
(*no purse dogs were hurt by this caption)
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Business Chic, 2002
The pair unveil their fashion line in London with snappy matching power suits.
<em>Rolling Stone,</em> 2003
This smoldering cover story announces to the world that the Olsen girls—or "America's Favorite Fantasy"—have finally come of age. Millions rejoice.
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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, 2004
Not on the Louboutins! The girls hang on tight as they get slimed in style.
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, 2007
Mary-Kate and Ashley start their smiling-without-showing-teeth years by becoming regulars at the highest-profile fashion week shows.
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Merry Widows, 2010
Add a dash of Jackie O. and a sprinkle of Morticia and you get this: The girls stop by a theater opening in New York after what looks like a very somber memorial service. Hey, you can't win 'em all.
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Golden Girls: The Twins at 25
Mary-Kate dons her best Blanche Devereaux-style gold lamé jacket as she and Ashley attend the 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards.
