I didn't realize the Olsen twins had a younger sister

[moshquerade]

A much less strung out healthy looking sister who seems intelligent too.

The OTHER Olsen girl: Budding actress Elizabeth steps out of her sisters' shadow as a rising star in her own right

Last updated at 4:13 PM on 6th January 2011

Her sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, may have been two of the world's most famous child stars, but they say they 'wouldn't wish their upbringing on anyone'.

So it is little surprise that Elizabeth Olsen, their younger sister, wanted to approach her acting career differently.

The 21-year-old, who was chosen by Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford as one of his faces to watch in 2011, has come to the spotlight relatively late, instead honing her craft in the theatre, as an understudy both on and off Broadway.

One to watch: Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of Ashley and Mary-Kate, is a rising Broadway star

Now, U.S. glossy V Magazine, has done an interview with the budding actress as part of its Discovery Issue, which celebrates new talent.

Hailing her as the 'New Ingenue', Elizabeth looks suitably retro in a Seventies-style fedora and striped knitted dress for the profile.

Younger and wiser: Elizabeth's route to fame is a far cry from her sisters'. Twins Ashley (left) and Mary Kate Olsen, both 24, shot to fame as toddlers

She tells the magazine how she wanted to 'let the professional acting wait until I felt confident and comfortable.'

She describes how, as a student at NYU she had the opportunity to spend a semester in Moscow, where she studied the history of the country's film and theatre, and fell in love with the Russian culture and language.

'If I could lead a parallel life, I would live in Russia,' she said.
It is a far cry from her sisters, both 24, who shot to fame as toddlers in the sitcom Full House.

Mary-Kate, always the more troubled of the twins, was forced to impose a media silence in 2004 after an onslaught of interest in her hard-partying lifestyle and her battle with anorexia.

In a rare interview earlier this year, she told U.S. Marie Claire that she and her sister were 'little monkey performers' as children.

'I look at old photos of me, and I don't feel connected to them at all,' she said. 'I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world.'

The former child star said rather than envying her, her friends 'feel sorry for us... because it's kind of bittersweet.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...abeth-rising-Broadway-star.html#ixzz1AJiVUnrD

 

[bfdd]

Seriously the Olsen twins still make it in the news? I thought when they grew up and became crack whores at 18 everyone was uninterested in them?

 

[moshquerade]

Seriously the Olsen twins still make it in the news? I thought when they grew up and became crack whores at 18 everyone was uninterested in them?

This is about their sister who was named as one to watch in 2011.

 

[EvilYoda]

Jeez, barely looks any different...I'm sure if they wanted to play triplets it would be pretty easy.

 

[bfdd]

This is about their sister who was named as one to watch in 2011.

We'll see. As far as I'm concerned this is an article about the Olsen twins.

 

[SandEagle]

do not want x3

 

[moshquerade]

We'll see. As far as I'm concerned this is an article about the Olsen twins.

If you read the article you'd see she isn't riding on their coat tails.

 

[moshquerade]

do not want x3

the feeling is mutual, it's all good.

 

[tokie]

Interesting, completely forgot there was a 3rd one. I actually have great respect for actors who actually go to college, since they don't get in the Hollywood bubble so early.

 

[rcpratt]

She's cute, but not nearly as cute as the twins would be if they weren't anorexic druggies.

 

[Ika]

They really shouldn't be using eye shadow, it makes them all look like old hags. Not really sure what's going on over there but all three of them have it. Otherwise she's quite pretty.