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Elizabeth Olsen

1989-02-16

The Biography

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 / the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, starring in the superhero films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), as well as the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in WandaVision garnered her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Television Award. Outside of her work with Marvel, Olsen starred in the monster film Godzilla (2014), the mystery film Wind River (2017), the dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017), the miniseries Love & Death (2023), the family drama His Three Daughters (2023) and the sci-fi thriller The Assessment (2024). Olsen’s performance in Love & Death received critical acclaim and earned her another nomination for a Golden Globe Award. 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.

Elizabeth Olsen in

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Avengers: Infinity War

8.2 average rating
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Captain America: Civil War

7.4 average rating
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Avengers: Endgame

8.2 average rating
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Avengers: Age of Ultron

7.275 average rating
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

7.279 average rating
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Godzilla

6.343 average rating
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

7.661 average rating
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Wind River

7.437 average rating
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Oldboy

5.9 average rating
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His Three Daughters

7 average rating
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In Secret

6.1 average rating
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Kill Your Darlings

7.1 average rating
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Red Lights

6.188 average rating
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Very Good Girls

5.8 average rating
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Ingrid Goes West

6.423 average rating
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Martha Marcy May Marlene

6.6 average rating
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Liberal Arts

6.451 average rating
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Silent House

5.4 average rating
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Kodachrome

6.814 average rating
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I Saw the Light

6.3 average rating