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Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen

Birthday: 1989-02-16 | Place of Birth: Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen began acting at age four. She starred in her debut film role in the thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011, for which she was acclaimed and nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award among other accolades, followed by a role in the horror film Silent House. Olsen received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and graduated from New York University two years later. Olsen gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, appearing in the superhero films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in WandaVision garnered her a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nomination. Outside of her work as Scarlet Witch, she continued starring in films, including the 2014 monster film Godzilla, the 2017 mystery film Wind River, and the 2017 dramedy Ingrid Goes West. She executive produced and starred in the drama series Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for her role as a widow.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as    Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch

2021
WandaVision

as    Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as    Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage)

2018
Sorry For Your Loss

as    Leigh

2017
Wind River

as    Jane Banner

2017
Ingrid Goes West

as    Taylor Sloane

2017
Kodachrome

as    Zooey Kern

2016
I Saw the Light

as    Audrey Mae Williams

2016
Captain America: Civil War

as    Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

2014
Godzilla

as    Elle Brody

2014
In Secret

as    Thérèse Raquin

2013
Kill Your Darlings

as    Edie Parker

2013
Very Good Girls

as    Gerry

2013
Oldboy

as    Marie Sebastian

2012
Red Lights

as    Sally Owen

2012
Liberal Arts

as    Zibby

2011
Martha Marcy May Marlene

as    Martha

2011
Silent House

as    Sarah

2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

as    Zoe Hudson

2005
MCU: A Chronology

as    Wanda Maximoff / Scarlett Witch