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Elizabeth Olsenis sharing the love forMary-KateandAshley Olsen.
In a new interview withHarper’s Bazaaron her life and booming career, theWandaVisionstar, 33, shared what it was like growing up with two of Hollywood’s most famous twins.
“I always felt that having older twin sisters was an advantage,” she said. “I felt very clear about how I was going to navigatelots of things because of watching them. I also felt very protected.”
Though she noted the 35-year-old twins' connection is impossible to match, she said their proximity in age felt like they were a trio.
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“I always knew that it was what I wanted to do, I just had a lot of insecurities about wanting to do it,” she toldHarper’s Bazaar.
Early on, Elizabeth dedicated herself to studying, enrolling at New York University’sTisch School of the Arts— where she took classes at the Atlantic Theater Company — and spending a semester studying abroad at the Moscow Art Theatre School.
“I’ve always felt that presence, which made me work harder, and maybehave a chip on my shoulderto be over-prepared and disciplined, so I could feel like I was earning it,” she said of her sisters. “That feeling definitely settled five years into working, but I had this need to be the hardest-working student when I was in school.”
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Looking back at her success as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s safe to say all that studying has paid off.
Elizabeth currently stars inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessalongsideBenedict Cumberbatchas the title character. The movie is set after Doctor Strange unintentionally blended alternate universes in December 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Elizabeth’s character makes a comeback after herdevastatingWandaVisionfinale, even more hell-bent on being reunited with her kids.
“I love playing characters whose actions people disagree with,” she said toHarper’s Bazaar, possibly about Scarlet Witch. “In a world where we don’t really care to understand other points of view, I feel like if we as an audience can have empathy for people we don’t agree with, that’s a good thing.”
Elizabeth Olsen inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022).Courtesy Marvel Studios
First reviews forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessdropped Tuesday, withThe Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw calling the sequel to 2016’sDoctor Strangea “freaky adventure” that is “handled with lightness and fun.”
IGN’s Amelia Emberwing praised Elizabeth’s performance: “There’s not a bad actor in the bunch, but Elizabeth Olsen is constantly reminding us how easily she can shift into a capital-a-Actor as Wanda Maximoff.”
Justin Chang wrote for theLos Angeles Timesthat Elizabeth “does possibly her most impressive work since her stellar debut in the 2011 independent dramaMartha Marcy May Marlene.”
Elizabeth is also starring inLove and Death, an HBO series which follows the true story ofCandy Montgomery, who murdered a woman with an axe and acted as though it didn’t happen.
source: people.com
