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Elizabeth Olsen

Born 1989-02-16
📍 Sherman Oaks, California, USA

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.

Filmography 63

Panic Carefully
2027
Eternity
as Joan
2025
Marvel Zombies
as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
2025
The Assessment
as Mia
2025
His Three Daughters
as Christina
2024
Love & Death
as Candy Montgomery
2023
MPower
as Self
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)
2021
What If...?
as Wanda-Merlin (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Wanda Maximoff
2021
WandaVision
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self
2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self
2019
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Avengers: Endgame
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2019
Sorry for Your Loss
as Leigh
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2018
Kodachrome
as Zooey Kern
2017
Ingrid Goes West
as Taylor Sloane
2017
Wind River
as Jane Banner
2017
HarmonQuest
as Stirrup
2016
Captain America: Civil War
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2016
I Saw the Light
as Audrey Mae Williams
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
Hot Ones
as Self - Guest
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Sock or Hat?
as Self
2014
Godzilla
as Elle Brody
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
In Secret
as Thérèse Raquin
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
Oldboy
as Marie Sebastian
2013
Kill Your Darlings
as Edie Parker
2013
Very Good Girls
as Gerry
2013
Liberal Arts
as Zibby
2012
Red Lights
as Sally Owen
2012
Martha Marcy May Marlene
as Martha
2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Zoe Hudson
2011
Silent House
as Sarah
2011
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission
as Herself
1996
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise
as Lizzie Olsen
1995
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper
as Herself
1995
How the West Was Fun
as Girl in Car
1994
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion
as Elizabeth Olsen
1994
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Logical i Ranch
1994
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Full House
as Girl with Flowers
1987
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Flesh of the Gods
as Nameless