Full House Creator Recalls Olsen Twins’ Season-One Breakthrough
Jeff Franklin recounts that Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, cast as Michelle Tanner from nine months old, delivered a game-changing, minute-long scene in season one without cueing or breaking character, a moment he calls “insane” and “jaw-dropping.” He highlights the season-one finale as the point where their extraordinary talent became unmistakable, a rare feat he hadn’t seen before on the planet.
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About Ashley Olsen
Ashley Fuller Olsen is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, and former actress. She began her acting career at the age of nine months, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen in the television sitcom Full House (1987–1995). They also starred in numerous films together.
Everything about Ashley Olsen →- Occupation
- actor, entrepreneur, fashion designer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 13, 1986