Elizabeth Olsen
Born February 16, 1989 (Age: 37)
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Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Panic Carefully
2027
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as
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Age: 38
Eternity
2025
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as Joan
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Age: 36
The Assessment
2025
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as Mia
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Age: 36
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
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as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
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Age: 33
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
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as Self
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Age: 31
Avengers: Endgame
2019
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as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Age: 30
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
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as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Age: 29
Ingrid Goes West
2017
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as Taylor Sloane
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Age: 28
Wind River
2017
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as Jane Banner
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Age: 28
Captain America: Civil War
2016
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as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Age: 27
I Saw the Light
2016
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as Audrey Mae Williams
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Age: 26
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
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as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Age: 26
Godzilla
2014
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as Elle Brody
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Age: 25
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
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as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
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Age: 25
Oldboy
2013
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as Marie Sebastian
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Age: 24
Liberal Arts
2012
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as Zibby
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Age: 23
Red Lights
2012
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as Sally Owen
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Age: 23
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
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as Martha
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Age: 22
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
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as Zoe Hudson
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Age: 22
Silent House
2011
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as Sarah
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Age: 21
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission
1996
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as Herself
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Age: 7