Celebrity Biography: Elizabeth Olsen
Some actresses may feel like they have an uphill battle ahead of them when they decide to head into the entertainment industry, but few will face the same problems that Elizabeth Olsen faced. Some might see the fact that she was the little sister of two of the most famous twins of all time, “Full House” stars Mary-Kate and Ashley, as a step-up into the industry, but true industry insiders would know that was the very thing that could have railroaded her career before it even started. Luckily, this determined young actress had something to make her become a star on her own terms.
Elizabeth Chase Olsen was born on Feb. 16, 1989 in Sherman Oakes, California. Her father, David Olsen, is a mortgage banker and a real estate developer while her mother, Jarnette, was a personal manager. However, when Elizabeth was just six years old her father divorced her mother and remarried.
The entertainment bug bit Olsen at a very young age. She enrolled in singing and ballet classes and was soon appearing in her sister’s videos including “How The West Was Fun” and “The Adventures Of Mary-Kate And Ashley.” However, unlike most young actors Olsen decided not to drop out of school. Instead she attended Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood until graduation and then went to Tisch School Of The Arts, before also attending the Moscow Art Theater School in 2009.
In 2011, Olsen returned to the big screen in the horror film “Silent House” before wowing the world with her portrayal of a cult victim in the haunting “Martha Marcy May Marlene.” The film won Olsen a number of awards and saw her nominated for many more. More important was the fact though that it showed Hollywood that this was an Olsen who could really act.
She backed up that performance with more credible performances in “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding,” “Red Lights” and “Liberal Arts” before starring alongside Dane DeHaan and Daniel Radcliffe in “Kill Your Darlings,” another film which received even more critical success. To cap off 2013, she also appeared in “Very Good Things” and “In Secret” before finishing the year alongside Josh Brolin and Samuel L. Jackson in Spike Lee’s “Oldboy.”
Unlike her sisters, Elizabeth Olsen has always been somebody who likes to shy away from the public spotlight. Nothing at all is known about her relationship status; however, it is known that she was so worried about Mary-Kate’s eating disorder and the media frenzy that it caused that she considered turning her back on her acting career.
Despite her young age (Olsen is still only twenty-four) Elizabeth Olsen has fast become one of Hollywood’s most sought after actresses as throughout her short acting career she has constantly shown that she is able to pull off any film role that she attempts, normally with dazzling results. The next project that she is attempting, however, will win her a whole new batch of fans as she is set to star in “Godzilla” alongside Bryan Cranston before then playing Scarlet Witch in “The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.” Yes, Elizabeth Olsen may be an award winner but now she is also about to become a box office winner.