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Elizabeth Olsen

Feb 16, 1989 (36 years old) in Sherman Oaks, California, USA

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 both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe 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), and the dramas Ingrid Goes West (2017) and His Three Daughters (2024). 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.

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Known For

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Avengers: Infinity War
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Avengers: Endgame
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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What If...?
Wanda-Merlin (voice)
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Full House
Girl with Flowers
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Captain America: Civil War
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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WandaVision
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
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Marvel Studios Legends
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Honest Trailers
Wanda Maximoff (archive footage)

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