Mare Jane Olsen Biography

Let's just say that Ashley Olsen is simply no Mary Kate. Her somewhat unique identity could be a product of her hobo chic wardrobe, sad Cupie eyes, or her ever-protruding spine. Somehow when no one was looking it seems that the little Olsen twins actually became their own people. This could in fact be a part of the reason Mary Kate Olsen has ventured off on her own. She made a very small appearance in last year's Factory Girl starring Sienna Miller and now Olsen seems to be breaking free from her Siamese Dream and venturing off into her own.This season Mary Kate will make her television return sans sister Ashley on the hit Showtime series Weeds. Olsen will be playing a Christian girl from a church community called Majestic named Tara. It is reported that Tara will become the love interest of Nancy Botwin's (Mary Louise Parker) son Silas. She's slated to appear in 10 out of 15 episodes, and we can t help but wonder if audiences are ready for Mary Kate's solo debut or if the CEO's of Dual Star Entertainment have become a package deal.By the age of six, while appearing as Michelle Tanner on the hit family show Full House the twins started to look so different audiences were beginning to tell them apart. It was said that Mary Kate was considered to take over the role, but because of their giant fan base and the opposition of John Stamos both Michelles remained a part of the cast. Since day one, of the two Olsen twins, Mary Kate was the innate actress. Ashley mostly cried in front of the camera, intimidated by the set. MK sprung to action and played Michelle in the majority of scenes throughout the nine year series.As a departure from the squeaky clean Olsen image Weeds should serve its purpose of taking MK from a wholesome all American kid star to an adult actress. It is of course a far venture from New York Minute or any of Dual Star's straight to video releases - but Michelle Tanner is all grown up now and ready to hit the prop bong and smoke some top-of-the-line oregano.Recently Kathy Griffin mentioned Mary Kate in her new stand up Everyone Can Suck It. Apparently the tiny Olsen approached the comedian to declare her love. Kathy, looking around the empty Hollywood hotspot wondered where all of the socialites were hiding. Olsen replied, It's early. Give this place 20 minutes and it turns into a celebrity F*@K fest.Looks like Mary Kate is ready for Showtime after all. You can catch her Weeds debut on the season premiere August 13th.