Elizabeth Olsen
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Marvel Zombies as Zombie Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (voice)
- 2025 · The Assessment as Mia
- 2024 · His Three Daughters as Christina
- 2023 · Love & Death as Candy Montgomery
- 2023 · MPower as Self
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
- 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...? as Wanda-Merlin (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Wanda Merlin (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Wanda Maximoff
- 2021 · WandaVision as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self
- 2019 · Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- 2019 · Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- 2018 · Sorry For Your Loss as Leigh
- 2018 · Avengers: Infinity War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2017 · Kodachrome as Zooey Kern
- 2017 · Ingrid Goes West as Taylor Sloane
- 2017 · Wind River as Jane Banner
- 2016 · HarmonQuest as Stirrup
- 2016 · Captain America: Civil War as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- 2016 · I Saw the Light as Audrey Mae Williams
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Avengers: Age of Ultron as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Godzilla: Force of Nature as Herself
- 2014 · Sock or Hat? as Self
- 2014 · Godzilla as Elle Brody
- 2014 · Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Oldboy as Marie Sebastian
- 2013 · Kill Your Darlings as Edie Parker
- 2013 · In Secret as Thérèse Raquin
- 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
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1995 · The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise as Lizzie Olsen
- 1995 · The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper as Herself
- 1994 · How the West Was Fun as Girl in Car
- Future · The Age of Love as Jill
- 1994 · The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion as Elizabeth Olsen
- Future · Eternity as Joan
- 1996 · The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission as Herself
- Future · Love Child as Misty
- 1993 · Our First Video as Herself
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Full House as Girl with Flowers
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self