Elizabeth Chase Olsen is an American

United States

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 actress

Actor

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 and is the younger sister of Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen is an American actress, producer, author and fashion designer. She made her career debut in 1987 alongside her twin sister Ashley Olsen in the television series Full House...

, Ashley Olsen

Ashley Olsen

Ashley Fuller Olsen is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row and the more affordable line Olsenboye with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen and started her own fashion company called Elizabeth and James...

, and Trent Olsen. She did theater as a child and has appeared in many of her sisters' productions.

Life and career

Olsen was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the daughter of Jarnette (née Jones), a personal manager, and David Olsen, a real estate developer and mortgage banker. Olsen graduated from Campbell Hall School

Campbell Hall School

Campbell Hall School is an independent, coeducational, K-12 Episcopal day school located in Studio City, California, United States. Founded in 1944 by the Reverend Alexander Campbell, Campbell Hall School is home to approximately 1,000 students from kindergarten through high school. Campbell Hall...

 in 2007, and from the Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch School of the Arts

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 and the Atlantic Theater Company

Atlantic Theater Company

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.

Olsen made her film debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen , John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy...

, an independent film

Independent film

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 drama about a young woman who comes out of a cult and tries to live a normal life with her sister and brother-in-law. She has also acted in The Silent House, in which she played the role of Sarah, and appeared in the music video "The Queen" by Carlotta. As of mid-2011, she was filming the movie Red Lights, which is due to be released in 2012. She is set to star in Liberal Arts, scheduled for release in 2012. She and Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

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 are set to star in Very Good Girls, planned for a 2013 release. Olsen almost quit acting in 2004 because of Mary-Kate's eating disorder. As a child she took ballet lessons and she auditioned for Spy Kids

Spy Kids

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. Elizabeth was nominated for Breakthrough Award and Best Ensemble Cast for her movie Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen , John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy...	Martha	Main role Pending - Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated - Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Independent Film Awards 2011 The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards will be presented on November 28, 2011.-Best Feature:Beginners The Tree of Life*The Descendants*Meek's Cutoff*Take Shelter-Best Ensemble Performance:...  for Best Breakthrough Actor/Actress
2011	Silent House	Sarah	Main role
2011	Peace, Love and Misunderstanding Peace, Love and Misunderstanding Peace, Love & Misunderstanding is an independent comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff, Marissa O'Donnell, Chace Crawford, Kyle MacLachlan, and Rosanna Arquette...	Zoe	Completed
2012	Red Lights Red Lights (2012 film) Red Lights is an upcoming thriller film written and directed by Rodrigo Cortés. The Spanish-American production stars Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy.-Plot:...	Sally Owen	Post-production
2012	Liberal Arts	Zibby	Post-production
2013	Very Good Girls	TBA	Pre-production

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