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Elizabeth Olsen

Acting

Born February 16, 1989 · Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Also known as Elizabeth Chase Olsen

Biography

Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2014, with her performance in the miniseries WandaVision (2021) earning her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics’ Choice Television Award. Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen began acting at age four alongside her sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She had her debut film role in the thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011, for which she received praise. Olsen received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and graduated from New York University two years later. Outside of her work with Marvel, Olsen starred in the monster film Godzilla (2014), the mystery film Wind River (2017), the dramas Ingrid Goes West (2017) and His Three Daughters (2024), the science fiction thriller The Assessment (2025), and the romantic comedy Eternity (2025). She also starred as a widow in the drama series Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019) and as Candy Montgomery in the miniseries Love & Death (2023), the latter earning her another Golden Globe Award nomination.

Filmography50+ titles

WandaVision

2021as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Avengers: Endgame

2019as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Avengers: Infinity War

2018as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

What If...?

2021as Wanda-Merlin (voice)

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020as Self

Love & Death

2023as Candy Montgomery

HarmonQuest

2016as Stirrup

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2014as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)

Full House

1987as Girl with Flowers

Marvel Studios: Legends

2021as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wind River

2017as Jane Banner

Captain America: Civil War

2016as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Marvel Zombies

2025as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch

Conan

2010as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion

1994as Elizabeth Olsen

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Wanda Maximoff

Eternity

2025as Joan

Hot Ones

2015as Self - Guest

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022as Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch

Kill Your Darlings

2013as Edie Parker

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)

Sorry for Your Loss

2018as Leigh

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Assessment

2024as Mia

His Three Daughters

2023as Christina

Kodachrome

2017as Zooey Kern

Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011as Martha

Liberal Arts

2012as Zibby

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Ingrid Goes West

2017as Taylor Sloane

Godzilla

2014as Elle Brody

I Saw the Light

2015as Audrey Mae Williams

Red Lights

2012as Sally Owen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

In Secret

2013as Thérèse Raquin

Oldboy

2013as Marie Sebastian

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

2019as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Very Good Girls

2013as Gerry

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011as Zoe Hudson

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

How the West Was Fun

1994as Girl in Car

Silent House

2011as Sarah

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self