Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 16, 1989
Place of Birth:
Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Elizabeth Olsen
Biography
Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, including in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in the latter earned 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 the age of four alongside her sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She had her debut film role in the 2011 thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene, 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 dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017), the family drama His Three Daughters (2024), the sci-fi 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), with the latter earning her another nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marvel Zombies | Zombie Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (voice) |
| 2023 | Love & Death | Candy Montgomery |
| 2023 | MPower | Self |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Assembled | Self - Wanda Maximoff |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Legends | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2021 | What If...? | Wanda-Merlin (voice) |
| 2021 | What If...? | Wanda Merlin (voice) |
| 2021 | WandaVision | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2018 | Sorry For Your Loss | Leigh |
| 2018 | Lie Detector | Self |
| 2016 | HarmonQuest | Stirrup |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Sock or Hat? | Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Full House | Girl with Flowers |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |