Elizabeth Olsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Female

Birthday

1989-02-16 (36 years old)

Place of Birth

Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Elizabeth Olsen

Biography

Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, including in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in the latter earned 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 the age of four alongside her sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. She had her debut film role in the 2011 thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene, 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 dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017), the family drama His Three Daughters (2024), the sci-fi 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), with the latter earning her another nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Eternity

    Eternity

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Full House

    Full House

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • WandaVision

    WandaVision

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Love & Death

    Love & Death

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

  • In Secret

    In Secret

  • Wind River

    Wind River

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • The Assessment

    The Assessment

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Red Lights

    Red Lights

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Oldboy

    Oldboy

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion

    The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion

  • Love Child

    Love Child

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • Silent House

    Silent House

  • Kodachrome

    Kodachrome

  • How the West Was Fun

    How the West Was Fun

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene

    Martha Marcy May Marlene

  • MPower

    MPower

  • Sorry For Your Loss

    Sorry For Your Loss

  • Panic Carefully

    Panic Carefully

  • The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise

    The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise

  • The Age of Love

    The Age of Love

  • The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission

    The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission

  • Ingrid Goes West

    Ingrid Goes West

  • I Saw the Light

    I Saw the Light

  • Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

    Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

  • Sock or Hat?

    Sock or Hat?

  • Very Good Girls

    Very Good Girls

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • His Three Daughters

    His Three Daughters

  • Flesh of the Gods

    Flesh of the Gods

  • Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

    Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Uppsala Doctor's (Fanmade)

    Uppsala Doctor's (Fanmade)

  • Our First Video

    Our First Video

  • The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Logical i Ranch

    The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Logical i Ranch

  • The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper

    The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper