Elizabeth Olsen
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.
Acting
Movie
Avengers: Infinity War
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2018
Movie
Avengers: Endgame
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2019
Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2015
Movie
Captain America: Civil War
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2016
Movie
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (uncredited)
2014
TV
WandaVision
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
2021
Movie
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
2022
Movie
Godzilla
as Elle Brody
2014
Movie
Wind River
as Jane Banner
2017
TV
What If...?
as Wanda-Merlin (voice)
2021
Movie
Oldboy
as Marie Sebastian
2013
Movie
Kill Your Darlings
as Edie Parker
2013
Movie
Red Lights
as Sally Owen
2012
TV
Full House
as Girl with Flowers
1987
Movie
Ingrid Goes West
as Taylor Sloane
2017
Movie
Martha Marcy May Marlene
as Martha
2011
TV
Marvel Studios Legends
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Movie
Eternity
as Joan
2025
Movie
Liberal Arts
as Zibby
2012
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Movie
Kodachrome
as Zooey Kern
2017
TV
Love & Death
as Candy Montgomery
2023
Movie
Very Good Girls
as Gerry
2013
Movie
Silent House
as Sarah
2011
