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Who’s the richest Olsen sister? Full House twins Mary-Kate and Ashley share a combined US$500 million fortune – but don’t forget little sister, Marvel star Elizabeth

The Olsen sisters. Photo: @christaanmarie/Twitter
The Olsen sisters. Photo: @christaanmarie/Twitter

  • Elizabeth Olsen had her breakout role as Scarlet Witch in Marvel’s Avengers films and the WandaVision TV series on Disney+ – now she’s worth US$12 million
  • The Olsen twins are worth US$250 million each, earning millions from luxury fashion brand The Row sold at Saks Fifth Avenue

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are often referred to as “the Olsen twins”, but there’s a third sister too – Elizabeth Olsen. All three of them have lucrative careers in showbiz, but who’s worth the most, and what else are they up to aside from acting?

Elizabeth Olsen’s career

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US actress Elizabeth Olsen arrives for the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame at the Los Angeles Convention Center in April 2019. Photo: AFP
US actress Elizabeth Olsen arrives for the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame at the Los Angeles Convention Center in April 2019. Photo: AFP

The lesser known of the Olsen sisters admitted on British TV talk show Lorraine that growing up with superstars was “definitely not a lot of people’s average childhood”.

Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in WandaVision. Photo: Disney Plus/TNS
Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in WandaVision. Photo: Disney Plus/TNS

She did get small parts in her sisters’ straight-to-video films though, as she started acting at just four years old. But Elizabeth really broke through globally with her Marvel gig. Based on her Avengers co-stars’ salaries, her earnings as Scarlet Witch must be in the millions. She is now starring in the Disney+ TV series WandaVision and has an estimated net worth of US$12 million.

Mary-Kate and Ashley’s lucrative entertainment empire

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the movie Passport to Paris (1999). Photo: @thegoodbadbasic/Twitter
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the movie Passport to Paris (1999). Photo: @thegoodbadbasic/Twitter

Now aged 34, the pair started acting even younger than Elizabeth at only nine months old, earning US$2,400 per episode taking turns playing Michelle Tanner on 90s sitcom Full House, because of child labour laws limiting individual hours on set. By the end of the series, that amount had leapt to US$80,000.

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