Elizabeth Olsen
Acting • Born 1989-02-16
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.
Filmography
68 credits
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Movie • 2021
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Movie • 2011
Martha
Very Good Girls
Movie • 2013
Gerry
Liberal Arts
Movie • 2012
Zibby
Silent House
Movie • 2011
Sarah
Red Lights
Movie • 2012
Sally Owen
Oldboy
Movie • 2013
Marie Sebastian
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Movie • 2011
Zoe Hudson
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie • 2015
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Godzilla
Movie • 2014
Elle Brody
His Three Daughters
Movie • 2024
Christina
Kill Your Darlings
Movie • 2013
Edie Parker
In Secret
Movie • 2014
Thérèse Raquin
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Movie • 2022
Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
Love Child
Movie
Misty
I Saw the Light
Movie • 2016
Audrey Mae Williams
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Movie • 2014
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
Captain America: Civil War
Movie • 2016
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Eternity
Movie • 2025
Joan
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie • 2018
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Wind River
Movie • 2017
Jane Banner
Ingrid Goes West
Movie • 2017
Taylor Sloane
The Assessment
Movie • 2025
Mia
Kodachrome
Movie • 2017
Zooey Kern
How the West Was Fun
Movie • 1994
Girl in Car
Our First Video
Movie • 1993
Herself
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Movie • 2022
Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise
Movie • 1995
Lizzie Olsen
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Movie • 2019
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie • 2019
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion
Movie • 1994
Elizabeth Olsen
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper
Movie • 1995
Herself
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission
Movie • 1996
Herself
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Movie • 2019
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Movie • 2020
Self
Panic Carefully
Movie • 2027
Flesh of the Gods
Movie
Nameless
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Logical i Ranch
Movie • 1994
Odesseus
Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV • 2021
Self - Wanda Maximoff
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Love & Death
TV • 2023
Candy Montgomery
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Marvel Studios Legends
TV • 2021
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
HarmonQuest
TV • 2016
Stirrup
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Sorry For Your Loss
TV • 2018
Leigh
What If...?
TV • 2021
Wanda-Merlin (voice)
What If...?
TV • 2021
Wanda Merlin (voice)
WandaVision
TV • 2021
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Sock or Hat?
TV • 2014
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
MPower
TV • 2023
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Full House
TV • 1987
Girl with Flowers
Marvel Zombies
TV • 2025
Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Seven Sisters
TV
Adrienne
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest