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Elizabeth Olsen

Actor, ProducerBorn February 16, 1989 (37 years)
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.

Known For

  • WandaVision
  • Godzilla
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Wind River
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • Love & Death
  • Eternity
  • Oldboy
  • Silent House
  • Ingrid Goes West
  • The Assessment
  • Liberal Arts
  • Red Lights
  • In Secret
  • His Three Daughters
  • Very Good Girls
  • Kodachrome
  • Kill Your Darlings
  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
  • I Saw the Light

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    Filmography

    2027
    2025
    Eternity · as Joan
    2025
    Marvel Zombies (TV Series) · as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
    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
    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
    2011
    2011
    Silent House · as Sarah
    1994
    How the West Was Fun · as Girl In Car
    1994
    1987
    Full House (TV Series) · as Girl With Flowers

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