Elizabeth Olsen
Born: 1989-02-16 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
2025
- The Assessment as Mia
- Marvel Zombies as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
- Eternity as Joan
2024
- His Three Daughters as Christina
2023
- Love & Death as Candy Montgomery
- MPower as Self
2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
2021
- What If...? as Wanda-Merlin (voice)
- WandaVision as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Marvel Studios Legends as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Wanda Maximoff
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)
2020
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe as Self
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Sorry for Your Loss as Leigh
2017
- Wind River as Jane Banner
- Ingrid Goes West as Taylor Sloane
- Kodachrome as Zooey Kern
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- HarmonQuest as Stirrup
- I Saw the Light as Audrey Mae Williams
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Hot Ones as Self - Guest
- Avengers: Age of Ultron as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Godzilla as Elle Brody
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
- In Secret as Thérèse Raquin
- Sock or Hat? as Self
2013
- Oldboy as Marie Sebastian
- Kill Your Darlings as Edie Parker
- Very Good Girls as Gerry
2012
- Red Lights as Sally Owen
- Liberal Arts as Zibby
2011
- Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha
- Silent House as Sarah
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding as Zoe Hudson
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
1995
1994
1993
- Our First Video as Herself
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987
- Full House as Girl with Flowers
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self