For a long time being in the shadow of her star twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley (actresses, designers and producers), now she has become more popular than they are. The relatively small filmography of Elizabeth Olsen is constantly replenished with new roles in Hollywood blockbusters. Now she is the most sought after young American actress.
early years
Elizabeth Olsen was born February 16, 1989 in the small town of Sherman Oaks, which is located near Los Angeles. Olsens have Norwegian and English roots. The father of the future movie star, David Olsen, worked in the banking sector, specializing in mortgage lending. Mom, Jarnett Fuller, is a former ballet dancer. The girl was the youngest in a large family in which there were four children, besides the sisters there is also an older brother James Trevor. Parents divorced when little Liz was only six years old. The father married again, in a new marriage he had two children. Her half-brothers are Jake and sister Taylor.
The first film on the list in the Elizabeth Olsen filmography appeared when she was only five years old. In 1994, she received a small episodic role of "Girls in the Car" in the film "Fun Days in the Wild West", shot in the genre of family western. The girl appeared in the film, naturally, because the main roles were played by her older sisters. Later, she starred in several more films where Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen starred. The little actress also participated in the music video of the band “Carlotta”, which performed the song “Queen”.
School years
Elizabeth received secondary education at Campbell Hill, where she studied until the 12th grade. The girl was fond of dancing and singing, was engaged in a theater studio. Of course, it was not easy for her, she was in the shadow of her sisters, who starred in many films. They gained truly worldwide popularity after the comedy "Two: Me and My Shadow" and became the most famous child actresses in the world.
Liz after the first experiments, somewhat disappointed in the cinema, in school years was more interested in ballet. To avoid the annoying attention and inquiries about her famous sisters, she studied under the name Chase. For all the Olsenov children, this was the second surname. The filmography of Elizabeth Olsen in her childhood was no longer replenished, although she regularly went to the screenings. And even the casting of the popular painting "Spy Kids" took place. Director Robert Rodriguez was not impressed by her trial. She herself later said, well, it happened so, since she would not want to become an idol for schoolchildren.
Choice of profession
Elizabeth practically stopped going for tests after a tantrum that began in the press in 2004 about Mary-Kate's anorexia nervosa. As she later recalled, tabloids constantly wrote all sorts of nasty things about the twins, insulted, persecuted in public places: shops and parking lots. She thought that she did not want to be part of such a life and, in general, show business.
Failures, especially from such famous directors as Rodriguez, also cooled the cinema craze. However, she soon became interested in Russian theater and after graduation she decided to become an actress. Perhaps, if it were not for the girl’s new hobby, then Elizabeth Olsen's filmography would have consisted of one picture. In order to get a good professional education, Elizabeth entered the Yew School of the Arts at New York University.
Student years
She studied art history at the university; in her second year, she got a small role in the musical Impressionist. In 2009, she studied at the Moscow Art Theater School for a semester for a course in plastic and dance in Moscow, where she got a student exchange program with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
According to Elizabeth, as a theater fan and fan of Chekhov, she always wanted to visit Russia. After all, the roles she dreams of are Masha in Chekhov's Three Sisters and Ophelia in Hamlet. The girl not only studied, but also had a good time, getting to know the nightlife of the Russian capital, tasting vodka. She even had an affair with a fellow student.
Russian impressions
In an interview in Conan O'Brien's popular evening show, released in 2018, she said that Russia was attractive then, before the introduction of "homophobic laws" and "invasion of Ukraine." In the program, the popular actress even remembered Russian curses, the knowledge of which was demonstrated live. I tried to translate the meaning into English and teach the host and the audience "bad words." True, she was unable to translate correctly some "complex" curses.
The list of films by Elizabeth Olsen in her student years has not been replenished with new works. After university, she received her professional education at the theater company Atlantic.
A new round of career
The break in the film career lasted a long seventeen years. New films from Elizabeth Olsen appeared only in 2011, when she starred in three films at once. In the dramatic tape of Sean Darkin's "Martha, Marcy May, Marlene" played a major role, which critics noted. Olsen was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress for this work. In the American remake of the Uruguayan horror film "Quiet House" received the main female role. The third film in the year of the renewal of his career was the melodrama "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding."
The following year, she starred in the supporting role in the film "Red Light", where the main roles were given to Hollywood stars Sigourney Weaver and Robert de Niro. In the youth film "Very Good Girls" starred with Dakota Fanning (known for the "War of the Worlds"). After the filming, the girls became friends, they were familiar from their studies in New York.
In 2013, Elizabeth Olsen's filmography was replenished with three films, including a remake of the South Korean detective Oldboy, where she played the main female role.
Scarlet Witch
In 2014, Olsen played Ellie Brody (the wife of the protagonist) in the twenty-ninth version of the movie "Godzilla" and the second American version. In the same year, she first appeared in the role of Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) in the film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". But they were not indicated in the credits, because it was a cameo. In the next three years, she became a full member of the Marvel superhero team, starring in the sequel to The Avengers. In these best films, Elizabeth Olsen, her partners were Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. Thanks to this role, Elizabeth became one of the most popular young actresses in Hollywood. In 2019, the fourth franchise film with her participation will be released.
The action-packed thriller "Windy River" in 2017 showed Olsen's talent as a dramatic actress. Many actors have films and series, and Elizabeth Olsen was shot only in full-length format until 2018. But in September this year, the premiere of the web series "Sorry for your loss" (intended for broadcast over the Internet) took place.
personal information
In 2012, the picture "Very Good Girls" not only replenished the filmography of Elizabeth Olsen, but also changed her personal life. On the set, she met Boyd Holbrook, who is seven years older than her. Two years later, the couple announced their engagement. Boyd decided to do everything according to the rules and asked the hands of his girlfriend from his father. Fans of the actress were looking forward to hearing about the wedding date, but in 2015 the couple canceled the engagement.
Since 2017, Elizabeth has been dating musician Robbie Arnett. Photos of the couple in love began to often appear on the page of the actress on social networks. For example, in 2018, she congratulated Arnett on her birthday, posting a joint photo.