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Elizabeth Olsen
Actor, Producer
Born February 16, 1989 (35 years)
Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen began acting at age four. She starred in her debut film role in the thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011, for which she was acclaimed and nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award among other accolades, followed by a role in the horror film Silent House. Olsen received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and graduated from New York University two years later.
Olsen gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, starring in the superhero films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), as well as the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in WandaVision garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Television Award.
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 miniseries Love & Death (2023), the family drama His Three Daughters (2023) and the sci-fi thriller The Assessment (2024). Olsen’s performance in Love & Death received critical acclaim and earned her another nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She executive produced and starred in the drama series Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for her role as a widow.
Olsen gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, starring in the superhero films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), as well as the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in WandaVision garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Television Award.
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 miniseries Love & Death (2023), the family drama His Three Daughters (2023) and the sci-fi thriller The Assessment (2024). Olsen’s performance in Love & Death received critical acclaim and earned her another nomination for a Golden Globe Award. She executive produced and starred in the drama series Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for her role as a widow.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | The Assessment · as Mia |
| 2023 | His Three Daughters · as Christina |
| 2023 | Love & Death (TV Series) · as Candy Montgomery |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Wanda-Merlin (voice) |
| 2021 | WandaVision (TV Series) · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch |
| 2018 | Sorry For Your Loss (TV Series) · as Leigh |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch |
| 2017 | Kodachrome · as Zooey Kern |
| 2017 | Ingrid Goes West · as Taylor Sloane |
| 2017 | Wind River · as Jane Banner |
| 2016 | HarmonQuest (TV Series) · as Stirrup |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch |
| 2015 | I Saw the Light · as Audrey Mae Williams |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch |
| 2014 | Godzilla · as Elle Brody |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier · as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Oldboy · as Marie Sebastian |
| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings · as Edie Parker |
| 2013 | In Secret · as Thérèse Raquin |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Norma Kopp |
| 2013 | Very Good Girls · as Gerry |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts · as Zibby |
| 2012 | Red Lights · as Sally Owen |
| 2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene · as Martha |
| 2011 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding · as Zoe Hudson |
| 2011 | Silent House · as Sarah |
| 1994 | How the West Was Fun · as Girl In Car |
| 1987 | Full House (TV Series) · as Girl With Flowers |