Elizabeth Olsen: filmography, biography of the actress, personal life, photo

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

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 them. The relatively small filmography of Elizabeth Olsen is constantly updated with new roles in Hollywood blockbusters. Now she is the most sought-after young American actress.

Early years

Elizabeth Olsen was born on February 16, 1989 in the small town of Sherman Oaks, which is located near Los Angeles. The Olsens are of Norwegian and English descent. The father of the future movie star, David Olsen, worked in the banking sector, specialized in mortgage lending. Mom, Jarnette Fuller, is a former ballet dancer. The girl was the youngest in a large family, which had four children, in addition to sisters, there is also an older brother, James Trevor. Parents divorced when little Liz was only six years old. The father remarried, in a new marriage he had two children. Her half-bloods are her brother Jake and sister Taylor.

First film listed in filmographyElizabeth Olsen appeared when she was only five years old. In 1994, she received a small cameo role as "girl in the car" in the film "Merry Days in the Wild West", filmed in the family western genre. A girl appeared in the film, of course, because her older sisters played the main roles. Later, she starred in several more films starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The little actress also participated in the music video of the group "Carlotta", which performed the song "Queen".

School years

Elizabeth received her secondary education at Campbell Hill, where she studied until the 12th grade. The girl was fond of dancing and singing, studied in a theater studio. Of course, she had a hard time, she was in the shadow of her sisters, who acted in films a lot. They gained worldwide popularity after the release of 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 her school years was more fond of ballet. To avoid annoying attention and questions about her famous sisters, she studied under the name Chase. For all the Olsen 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 passed the casting of the popular film "Spy Kids". Director Robert Rodriguez was unimpressed by her audition. She herself later said, it’s good that it happened, since she would not want to becomeidol for schoolchildren.

Choice of profession

Elizabeth practically stopped auditioning after Mary-Kate's anorexia nervosa began in 2004. As she later recalled, the tabloids constantly wrote all sorts of nasty things about the twins, insulted, harassed in public places: shops and parking lots. She thought that she did not want to be a part of such a life and show business in general.

Rejections, especially from famous directors like Rodriguez, have also cooled the film craze. However, she soon became interested in the Russian theater and after leaving school decided to become an actress. Perhaps, if it were not for the girl’s new hobby, then the filmography of Elizabeth Olsen would have consisted of one picture. In order to get a good professional education, Elizabeth entered the New York University Tees School of Art.

Student years

Studied art history at university, got a small role in the musical "The Impressionist" in her second year. In 2009, she studied for one semester at the Moscow Art Theater School on a plastic and dance course in Moscow, where she got on a student exchange program with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

According to Elizabeth, as a theater fan and admirer 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 knownightlife of the Russian capital after tasting vodka. She even had an affair with a fellow student.

Russian Impressions

In an interview on Conan O'Brien's hit late night show in 2018, she said Russia was attractive back then, before "homophobic laws" and the "invasion of Ukraine". In the program, the popular actress even remembered Russian curses, the knowledge of which she demonstrated live. I tried to translate the meaning into English and teach the presenter and the audience "bad words". True, she was unable to translate correctly some of the "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 Atlantic theater company.

A new round of career

The break in the film career continued for a long seventeen years. New films from Elizabeth Olsen appeared only in 2011, when she starred in three films at once. In Sean Darkin's dramatic film "Martha Marcy May Marlene" she played the main role, which was noted by critics. 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 melodrama "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding" became the third film in the year of the resumption of a career.

The following year, she starred in a supporting role in the film"Red Light" starring Hollywood stars Sigourney Weaver and Robert De Niro. In the youth tape "Very Good Girls" starred with Dakota Fanning (known for "War of the Worlds"). After filming, the girls became friends, they knew each other 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 (wife of the protagonist) in the twenty-ninth version of the Godzilla movie and the second American version. In the same year, she first appeared as Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. But she was not listed 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 Elizabeth Olsen films, 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 film of the franchise with her participation will be released.

The 2017 action-packed thriller "Wind River" showed off Olsen's talent as a dramatic actress. Many actors have films and TV shows; until 2018, Elizabeth Olsen starred only in full-length format. But in September of this year, the web series "I'm sorry aboutyour loss" (intended for broadcast over the Internet).

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 by the rules and asked his father for the hand of his girlfriend. Fans of the actress were eagerly awaiting news of the wedding date, but in 2015 the couple called off the engagement.

Since 2017, Elizabeth has been dating musician Robbie Arnett. Photos of the couple in love began to appear frequently on the page of the actress in social networks. For example, in 2018, she wished Arnett a happy birthday by posting a photo together.