PARK CITY, Utah — The younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is breaking into showbiz with two buzzed-about films at the Sundance Film Festival.
Elizabeth Olsen, 21, stars in “Silent House,” directed by the filmmakers who made the 2004 indy hit “Open Water.” When it debuted at Sundance, it was sold to Lionsgate for more than $2 million.
Based on a film from Uruguay called “La Casa Muda,” “Silent House” is one continuous take as Olsen’s character begins to suspect her summer house may be haunted.
Olsen’s other film at Sundance is “Martha Macy May Marlene,” where she plays a woman trying to readjust after escaping from a cult.
The actress turns serious when it comes to the idea of being a tabloid target like her big sisters, now 24. The Olsen twins have been in the spotlight since they were hired as infants to share a role in the TV comedy “Full House.”
‘‘I just think it’s crazy in general but I want to be an actor — and I have since I was a little girl — and if that happens, then you figure out how to deal with it,” said Olsen.
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