Elizabeth 'I'm Nothing Like My Sisters'

She might have the whole of Hollywood at her feet, but style icon Elizabeth Olsen is still battling the same issues as the rest of usÉ

- Giselle Wainwright

As stylish redcarpet ladies go, Elizabeth Olsen is right up there. Not only is the 28-year-old actress storming through Hollywood with roles in the likes of Captain America: Civil War and The Avengers, she’s also been lauded for her smaller parts in flicks like Very Good Girls (see it) and thriller Wind River (where she plays a tough FBI Agent). There are whispers about award nods for her role in upcoming film Ingrid Goes West, where she plays a social-media stalker who integrates herself into the life of an Instagram star. #Millennial.

Elizabeth is polished and precise. Offering considered replies, her reserve comes from a lifetime of experience watching her mogul twin sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley, navigate the choppy waters of superstardom. Said siblings are pretty much off-topic today – a standard request when talking to the star – who, by now, has probably overshadowed their notoriety anyway.

Here, she tells us what it’s really like to have grown up in the spotlight…

Hi Elizabeth, you recently played an FBI agent, what was that like?

I like the fact that the character was written without any stereotypes. She’s there to do her job. She’s the kind of self-confident woman that doesn’t care what other people think. As a woman working in a pretty male-dominated profession, she’s learnt to handle herself and deal with the usual boys’ club mentality that a lot of women face in the workplace.

Wind River must have felt like a return to your indie-film roots, after working on blockbusters like Captain America…