Elizabeth Olsen

Acting · Born 1989-02-16 in 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…

Filmography

• Avengers: Age of Ultron as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Kill Your Darlings as Edie Parker
• Captain America: Civil War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
• Eternity as Joan
• Avengers: Infinity War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Wind River as Jane Banner
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
• Avengers: Endgame as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)

TV

• Love & Death as Candy Montgomery
• What If...? as Wanda-Merlin (voice)
• What If...? as Wanda Merlin (voice)
• WandaVision as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Wanda Maximoff
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
• Hot Ones as Self - Guest
• Marvel Studios Legends as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self