Olsen twins' little sister has budding film career
September 3rd, 2010
12:36 PM ET

Olsen twins' little sister has budding film career

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen may have said bye-bye to the big screen, but their baby sister is just getting started.

Twenty-one-year-old Elizabeth Olsen has landed a starring role opposite English hunk Hugh Dancy in the upcoming indie drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene." She'll play a young woman who goes to live with her big sister and her husband (Dancy) after escaping a cult, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

While the 24-year-old former "Full House" stars continue to focus on their careers as successful clothing designers, Elizabeth - whose earliest acting gig was the 1994 Olsen twins TV flick "How the West Was Fun" - has been busy racking up movie roles.

Besides "Martha Marcy May Marlene," she recently filmed the comedy "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding" alongside an impressive cast that includes Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Chace Crawford.


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  1. Laura McDonald

    She looks like Michelle Trachtenberg....

    January 6, 2011 at 12:13 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  2. rene

    I had no idea they had another sister. Where did she come from? Never heard of her until now.

    January 5, 2011 at 1:28 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. KellyJo

    What a beautiful and elegant looking young lady. She does not have that strange pinched-mouth look of her sisters. I wish her well. Hope she makes it and does not get strange.

    January 3, 2011 at 7:21 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  4. missy

    pretty, but someone did a hatchet job on her rhinoplasty.

    December 30, 2010 at 9:45 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  5. Coaster

    She has a very graceful, classic look, and I am reminded of Audrey Hepburn with the big eyes and long neck.

    Straight, front on is not a good pose for anyone as a portrait, it's for mug shots. Imagine if she had her hair styled, someone to do her makeup very lightly, and a real photographer to pose her, not snap her like a deer in the headlights, or a shoplifter in a mug shot.

    I imagine this is a Norma Jean waiting for someone to make her a Marilyn. Let's hope she has a better ending to her story, though.

    December 30, 2010 at 9:40 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  6. sera

    She had a nose job, now it's to small for her face...

    December 30, 2010 at 2:28 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  7. welsiud

    movies

    November 20, 2010 at 7:23 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  8. saqt

    would pay to watch her..

    Online movies

    October 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  9. Dee

    It appears she hasn't been tainted by the negative aspects of celebrity......yet. I hope she does well. I'm interested in seeing how far she goes in her career. It was difficult watching her sisters grow up and become a sense of negative energy. She shines at the moment..... Hope she can keep the light going..... I wish her good luck.

    September 26, 2010 at 8:50 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  10. dan

    shoe is much prettier then her sisters

    September 7, 2010 at 3:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  11. Rastas

    Say what you want but Ashley has a very talented mouth.

    September 7, 2010 at 9:39 am | Report abuse | Reply
  12. Nicole

    Prettier than her sisters!

    September 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  13. mistyluv

    I think they could pass for triplets........amazing how much they look alike.......guess it's the eyes.

    September 5, 2010 at 5:03 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  14. Chantal Feyt

    Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen may have said bye-bye to the big screen

    No. Not true!!!

    September 4, 2010 at 5:33 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  15. Chantal Feyt

    You lie! Not Retire!

    Ashley said she was still acting.

    Did you read Fashion Magazine?

    September 4, 2010 at 5:26 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  16. bumble

    She is ghostly looking in a romantic kind of way. Very unique look about her.

    September 4, 2010 at 4:43 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  17. Antonya

    She's gorgeous.

    September 4, 2010 at 1:44 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  18. Kim H

    If you read the article. About 24 years ago they got a little sister.

    September 4, 2010 at 12:59 pm | Report abuse | Reply
    • Daisy

      Actually, if you read the article, you'd find that the twins didn't get a sister 24 years ago – they were born then. They got the sister 21 years ago. LOL – if you are going to complain about other people not reading first – you should really read first.

      September 4, 2010 at 4:43 pm | Report abuse |
  19. neopotter

    Whoa! There's a THIRD sister? When did that happen?

    September 4, 2010 at 6:08 am | Report abuse | Reply
    • ...

      umm..about 21 years ago apparently

      September 4, 2010 at 6:31 am | Report abuse |
  20. Frank

    She's pretty but not amazing. To be honest, most of these young white girls in Hollywood look the same. Just skinny, skinny, skinny. Not racist, just pointing something out.

    September 4, 2010 at 4:18 am | Report abuse | Reply
  21. Hideyoshi

    I know nothing of her acting ability, but in regard to physical beauty, Elizabeth makes her sisters look mediocre.

    September 4, 2010 at 12:32 am | Report abuse | Reply
    • Ryan

      I thought the same thing when I saw her pic. Granted, physical beauty is only skin deep, but she does look more down to earth and "normal" than the Olsen twins.

      December 30, 2010 at 11:57 am | Report abuse |
  22. Linda Miklosko

    Elizabeth appears light-years ahead of her sisters in every way, how refreshing.

    September 3, 2010 at 10:18 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  23. marinemom

    Wow! Beautiful and wholesome looking! Maybe she'll be the next big star! She's way more elegant than her twin sisters, who seem to try and look as strange as they can.

    September 3, 2010 at 5:31 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  24. ALo31

    She's gorgeous!! Don't listen to the weirdos who only find trashy women attractive, they have no clue what real beauty looks like.

    September 3, 2010 at 4:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  25. Dreamer88

    Her face is a tad bit long and her eyes are a bit scary. Thats not the kind of face you wanna bump into suddenly lol.

    September 3, 2010 at 4:22 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  26. laurab68

    Is it just me or do all of the Olsen sisters have the same dead eyes? Personally I find her face quite forgetable.

    September 3, 2010 at 4:11 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  27. r

    Her face is a tad too long.

    September 3, 2010 at 2:35 pm | Report abuse | Reply
    • LEF

      Seriously?!? Her face is nice.

      September 3, 2010 at 3:54 pm | Report abuse |
    • qwerty

      yeah, she has too much space between her nose and her mouth. Kinda reminds me of Hugh Laurie from House

      December 27, 2010 at 4:25 pm | Report abuse |
  28. LoopsFroot

    She's got that same deer-in-the-headlights look. Hopefully, she's a cut above them..

    September 3, 2010 at 2:20 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  29. LBW

    She's very pretty and clean looking. Her big sisters should try that.

    September 3, 2010 at 1:43 pm | Report abuse | Reply
    • Jane

      i agreee :)

      September 3, 2010 at 1:46 pm | Report abuse |
    • k-ron

      Quite a stunning young lady! Far surpasses her sisters.

      September 3, 2010 at 4:52 pm | Report abuse |
    • liciababy

      wow stronge genes on somebodys side of da family cus she looks just like da twins

      March 31, 2011 at 11:43 am | Report abuse |
  30. stu

    wish her rich sisters looked this elegant.

    September 3, 2010 at 1:01 pm | Report abuse | Reply
    • evoc

      Right on!

      September 3, 2010 at 9:09 pm | Report abuse |
    • Anne

      Right on Stu!!

      December 29, 2010 at 12:45 pm | Report abuse |

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