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 / 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.
Filmography
2025
- Eternity as Joan
- Marvel Zombies as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
- The Assessment as Mia
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
- Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe as Self
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Lie Detector as Self
- Sorry For Your Loss as Leigh
2017
- Wind River as Jane Banner
- Kodachrome as Zooey Kern
- Ingrid Goes West as Taylor Sloane
2016
- Captain America: Civil War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- I Saw the Light as Audrey Mae Williams
- HarmonQuest as Stirrup
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- 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
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Godzilla as Elle Brody
- In Secret as Thérèse Raquin
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
- Sock or Hat? as Self
2013
- Oldboy as Marie Sebastian
- Very Good Girls as Gerry
- Kill Your Darlings as Edie Parker
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
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Uppsala Doctor's (Fanmade) as Elza Lindberg
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
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