Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 16, 1989
Place of Birth
Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Credits
68 titles
Elizabeth 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.
Known For
Filmography
Panic Carefully
Eternity
Joan
Marvel Zombies
Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
The Assessment
Mia
His Three Daughters
Christina
Love & Death
Candy Montgomery
MPower
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)
Last Meals
Self
What If...?
Wanda-Merlin (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Wanda Maximoff
WandaVision
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Marvel Studios Legends
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Sorry for Your Loss
Leigh
Avengers: Infinity War
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Kodachrome
Zooey Kern
Ingrid Goes West
Taylor Sloane
Wind River
Jane Banner
HarmonQuest
Stirrup
Captain America: Civil War
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
I Saw the Light
Audrey Mae Williams
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Hot Ones
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Sock or Hat?
Self
Godzilla
Elle Brody
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
In Secret
Thérèse Raquin
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Oldboy
Marie Sebastian
Kill Your Darlings
Edie Parker
Very Good Girls
Gerry
Liberal Arts
Zibby
Red Lights
Sally Owen
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Martha
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Zoe Hudson
Silent House
Sarah
Conan
Self - Guest