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Elizabeth Olsen

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Elizabeth Olsen

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  • Revealed in an interview she considered changing her name to Elizabeth Chase, as she didn't want to be associated with her twin sisters. [April 2021].
  • She is a huge fan of Star Wars since childhood. When she met Mark Hamill at the premiere of Captain America: Civil War (2016), she was moved to tears.
  • When growing up, her favorite actress and role model was Michelle Pfeiffer. She got to meet her while she was on the set of I Am Sam (2001).
  • Auditioned for the role of Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones (2011) which eventually went to Emilia Clarke.
  • Was considered to play Rey in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), but refused the audition because of the overlapping shooting dates with 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
  • One of her favorite films growing up was Tremors (1990).
  • Was considered for the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), but turned it down due to the sexual content she found uncomfortable.
  • A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in NYC.
  • Is of Danish and Norwegian descent.
  • Elizabeth was born to Jarnette Olsen, a former dancer with the LA ballet, and David Olsen, a mortgage broker in Los Angeles. She is well known as the little sister of Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen and she has an older brother, Trent Olsen.
  • Was cast as the lead in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), just two weeks before shooting.
  • Worked with Aaron Taylor-Johnson on three different films in two years: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Godzilla (2014), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
  • Elizabeth has a younger half-sister, Courtney Taylor Olsen.
  • Elizabeth has a younger half-brother, Jake Olsen.
  • Can speak English fluently, along with her mother tongue being Norwegian. Also knows a little bit of Spanish, German and French.
  • As a child Elizabeth took ballet and singing lessons, she auditioned unsuccessfully for the role of Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids (2001).
  • (July 30, 2019) Got engaged to her boyfriend of 3 years, Robbie Arnett.
  • Her middle name is Chase because her parents wanted her to chase after her sisters.
  • Auditioned for the role of April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), but Megan Fox was selected instead.
  • Voted #94 in Ask men's 'most desirable' woman of 2012 list.
  • Was considered for the role of Dr. Marta Shearing in The Bourne Legacy (2012).
  • Engaged to Boyd Holbrook from March 13, 2014 to January 19, 2015.
  • Is a vocal supporter of mental health issues, particularly what she went through with her own struggles of anxiety and panic attacks that she experienced while in her 20s.
  • Shares her birthday with fellow MCU co-stars: Mahershala Ali and Christopher Eccleston.
  • Ex-stepdaughter of McKenzie Olsen.
  • Aunt of Otto Eisner (b. 2023) via sister Ashley and brother-in-law Louis Eisner.
  • Has been a huge Dodgers fan since 2017, and has never rooted for another team before in her life.
  • Ex sister-in-law of Olivier Sarkozy and sister-in-law of Louis Eisner.

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