- Elizabeth was born to Jarnette Olsen, a former dancer with the LA ballet, and David Olsen, a mortgage broker in Los Angeles. She is well known as the little sister of Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen and she has an older brother, Trent Olsen.
- A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in NYC.
- Was cast as the lead in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), just two weeks before shooting.
- When she was growing up, her favorite actress and role model was Michelle Pfeiffer. She got to meet her while she was on the set of I Am Sam (2001).
- Enjoys playing volleyball.
- One of her favorite films growing up was Tremors (1990).
- Voted #94 in Ask men’s ‘most desirable’ woman of 2012 list.
- Elizabeth has a younger half-brother, Jake Olsen.
- Elizabeth has a younger half-sister, Courtney Taylor Olsen.
- Worked with Aaron Taylor-Johnson on three different films in two years: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Godzilla (2014), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
- Her middle name is Chase because her parents wanted her to chase after her sisters.
- Ex-stepdaughter of McKenzie Olsen.
- Auditioned for the role of Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones (2011) which eventually went to Emilia Clarke.
- As a child, she took ballet and singing lessons. Lizzie auditioned for “Spy Kids”, but didn’t get the role.
- Announced her engagement to indie musician Robbie Arnett on July 30, 2019.
- She is a huge fan of Star Wars since childhood. When she met Mark Hamill at the premiere of Captain America: Civil War (2016), she was moved to tears.
- Born at 6:49PM-PST.
- Was considered to play Rey in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015), but refused the audition because of the overlapping shooting dates with ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’.
- Stated in an interview she has been an atheist since the age of 13.
- Has an intense fear of spiders (Arachnophobia), so much that when she sees one she’ll freeze.
