Elizabeth Olsen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

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 / 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.

Known For

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • 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

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Eternity

    Eternity

  • Full House

    Full House

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • WandaVision

    WandaVision

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Red Lights

    Red Lights

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

  • In Secret

    In Secret

  • Wind River

    Wind River

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • Love & Death

    Love & Death

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Sorry For Your Loss

    Sorry For Your Loss

  • Oldboy

    Oldboy

  • Flesh of the Gods

    Flesh of the Gods

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • The Assessment

    The Assessment

  • MPower

    MPower

  • His Three Daughters

    His Three Daughters

  • Sock or Hat?

    Sock or Hat?

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene

    Martha Marcy May Marlene

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

  • Very Good Girls

    Very Good Girls

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • I Saw the Light

    I Saw the Light

  • Ingrid Goes West

    Ingrid Goes West

  • 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

  • Kodachrome

    Kodachrome

  • Silent House

    Silent House

  • The Age of Love

    The Age of Love

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

  • Panic Carefully

    Panic Carefully

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

    Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

  • Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

    Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

  • How the West Was Fun

    How the West Was Fun

  • Our First Video

    Our First Video

  • Seven Sisters

    Seven Sisters

  • 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

  • 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 U.S. Space Camp Mission

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

  • Our First Video

    Our First Video

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

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