Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Chase Olsen was born on February 16, 1989, in Sherman Oaks, California. Her parents are Jarnette, a personal manager, and David Olsen, a real estate developer and mortgage banker. She is the younger sister of actresses and fashion designers Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. Olsen began acting at age four by appearing in her sisters’ projects, such as ‘How the West Was Fun’ (1994) and ‘The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley’ (1994-1997). She nearly stopped acting in 2004 due to the media attention surrounding her older sister’s eating disorder. Olsen pursued formal education at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She also studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia in 2009 and graduated from NYU in January 2013.

Olsen’s career breakthrough came in 2011 with her acclaimed performance in the film ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’. For this role, she received numerous critical nominations, including an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She also appeared in ‘Silent House’ (2011), ‘Red Lights’ (2012), and ‘Liberal Arts’ (2012). In 2013, she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and starred as Edie Parker in ‘Kill Your Darlings’ and Marie Sebastian in the American remake of ‘Oldboy’. In 2014, Olsen took on significant roles in ‘In Secret’ and ‘Godzilla’, successfully expanding her presence in the film industry.

Her involvement with the Marvel Cinematic Universe began with an uncredited cameo in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch. She reprised this role in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016), ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018), and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019). Her portrayal of Scarlet Witch led to widespread recognition and significant career advancement. Olsen also starred in the drama series ‘Sorry for Your Loss’ (2018–2019), serving as an executive producer. Her performance in the miniseries ‘WandaVision’ (2021) earned her Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, further cementing her status as a leading actress. She continued her role as Scarlet Witch in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ (2022) and played Candy Montgomery in the miniseries ‘Love & Death’ (2023), receiving another Golden Globe nomination. Her upcoming projects include the romantic comedy ‘Eternity’ (2025), the thriller ‘Panic Carefully’, and voicing Wanda Maximoff in the animated series ‘Marvel Zombies’ (2025).