Acting · Sherman Oaks, California, USA · Born February 16, 1989
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.
MoviePanic Carefully
2027
MovieEternity
2025
as Joan
TVMarvel Zombies
2025
as Wanda Maximoff / The Red Queen (voice)
MovieThe Assessment
2025
as Mia
MovieHis Three Daughters
2024
as Christina
TVLove & Death
2023
as Candy Montgomery
TVMPower
2023
as Self
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
MovieDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
MovieMarvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Wanda-Merlin (voice)
TVMarvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Wanda Maximoff
TVWandaVision
2021
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
TVMarvel Studios Legends
2021
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self
MovieCelebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
MovieMarvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieAvengers: Endgame
2019
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
TVSorry for Your Loss
2018
as Leigh
MovieAvengers: Infinity War
2018
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
MovieKodachrome
2017
as Zooey Kern
MovieIngrid Goes West
2017
as Taylor Sloane
MovieWind River
2017
as Jane Banner
TVHarmonQuest
2016
as Stirrup
MovieCaptain America: Civil War
2016
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
MovieI Saw the Light
2016
as Audrey Mae Williams
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieAvengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self - Guest
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVSock or Hat?
2014
as Self
MovieGodzilla
2014
as Elle Brody
MovieCaptain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieIn Secret
2014
as Thérèse Raquin
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
MovieOldboy
2013
as Marie Sebastian
MovieKill Your Darlings
2013
as Edie Parker
MovieVery Good Girls
2013
as Gerry
MovieLiberal Arts
2012
as Zibby
MovieRed Lights
2012
as Sally Owen
MovieMartha Marcy May Marlene
2011
as Martha
MoviePeace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Zoe Hudson
MovieSilent House
2011
as Sarah
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
Uppsala Doctor's
2009
as Elza Lindberg
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission
1996
as Herself
MovieThe Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise
1995
as Lizzie Olsen
MovieThe Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper
1995
as Herself
MovieHow the West Was Fun
1994
as Girl in Car
MovieThe Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion
1994
as Elizabeth Olsen
MovieThe Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Logical i Ranch
1994
MovieOur First Video
1993
as Herself
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVFull House
1987
as Girl with Flowers
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Love Child
as Misty
Seven Sisters
as Adrienne
