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Elizabeth Olsen
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.
As actor
Panic Carefully
Eternity
The Assessment
His Three Daughters
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Avengers: Endgame
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Avengers: Infinity War
Wind River
Ingrid Goes West
Kodachrome
I Saw the Light
Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Godzilla
In Secret
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Very Good Girls
Oldboy
Kill Your Darlings
Liberal Arts
Red Lights
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Silent House
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission