10 Things You Didn't Know About Elizabeth Olsen
Imagine if she'd been cast in Spy Kids - where would Olsen be now?
The Olsen family may have been made famous by twins Mary-Kate and Ashley, but their younger sister Elizabeth has been making an acting name for herself in recent years. With impressive performances in the likes of "Silent House", "Liberal Arts", "Martha Marcy May" and the remake of "Godzilla", the 26-year-old is likely to find her number of fans rocketing following the release of "Avengers: Age of Ulton". Elizabeth Olsen is starring as the newly-recruited Avenger "Scarlet Witch" - AKA Wanda Maximoff, the twin of Quicksilver, who can harness magic and use both hypnosis and telekinesis - in the Marvel Universe-inspired film, allying with Ultron, in her latest role. Far from famous merely as a result of having well-known siblings in the form of Mary-Kate and Ashley, Elizabeth Olsen has proven that as a top-level actor she is most certainly here to stay. But, ahead of the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, what is actually known about Olsen? When, for example, did she make she own big-screen debut? Which of her fellow Avengers actors has she already appeared on screen with previously? And which 2001 family film did Olsen fail to win a part for despite auditioning? Well here are 10 things you didn't know about Elizabeth Olsen, who will play Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of Ultron.