Olsen, Elizabeth (1989- )

How Elizabeth Olsen Came Into Her Powers

Elizabeth Olsen is used to waiting in the wings. When she was an acting student at New York University, she landed an understudy role in the Broadway play “Impressionism,” starring Jeremy Irons. The show ran for 56 performances. Olsen didn’t take the stage a single time. That sort of lost opportunity could mess with an […]

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What to Know Before Seeing ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

It was already challenging enough to keep up with the 27 films and half-dozen Disney+ TV shows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But now, in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” out Friday, you also have to keep track of multiple versions of Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), also known […]

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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Review: Who’s Mad?

Strange? Madness? Let’s not get carried away. I’m aware that Strange is the gentleman’s surname — his friends call him Stephen — and that he does indeed have a medical degree. Proper credentials are important in the superhero meritocracy. But like many of his colleagues in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dr. Strange (as played by […]

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