Elizabeth Olsen
Elizabeth Olsen is an American-born actor known for her role as Wonda in Wondavison and in the MCU, Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Elizabeth Chase Olsen was born on the 16th February 1989 in Sherman Oaks, California. Her mother, Jarnie, was a former dancer and her father, Dave, was a real estate agent. She also has 2 younger sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, they are twins. Alongside this, she also has an older brother and a young half-brother, and a half-sister, but while growing up her parents got divorced. This happened in 1996.
It's said that Elizabeth Olsen started acting at the age of 4 years old by appearing in Mary-Kates and Ashley's project. Throughout her childhood years, she took acting classes and spend time in a musical theatre camp, however, none of this went to plan as in 2004 she decided to quit acting due to media attention towards her sister's eating disorder. She went to Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California, but after this, she attended New York University. During classes, she went back to the theater and spent a semester at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia.
Olsen made her first film debut in 2011 by appearing in the film called Martha Marcy May Marlene. Olsen earned several award nominations for her role as Martha. however, she didn't stop there with acting. She appeared in many more classics such as Silent House, Red Lights, and many more, however, she is known for her role as Wonda in the Marvel movies. Due to having a movie out in 2022 with Benedict Cumberbatch.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Martha | ||
2012 | Red Lights | Sally Owen | ||
Silent House | Sarah | |||
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Zoe | |||
Liberal Arts | Zibby | |||
2013 | Kill Your Darlings | Edie Parker | ||
Oldboy | Marie Sebastian / Mia Doucett |
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2014 | In Secret | Thérèse Raquin | ||
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Wanda Maximoff | Uncredited; post-credits scene | ||
Very Good Girls | Gerry Fields | |||
Godzilla | Elle Brody | |||
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | ||
I Saw the Light | Audrey Williams | |||
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | ||
2017 | Ingrid Goes West | Taylor Sloane | ||
Wind River | Jane Banner | |||
2018 | Kodachrome | Zooey Kern | ||
Avengers: Infinity War | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | |||
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | ||
2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | Uncredited; post-credits scene | |
2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1994 | How the West Was Fun | Girl in Car | Television film | |
2016 | Drunk History | Norma Kopp | Episode: "Siblings" | |
2017 | HarmonQuest | Stirrip | Episode: "The Keystone Obelisk" | |
2018–2019 | Sorry for Your Loss | Leigh Shaw | Main role; also executive producer | |
2021 | WandaVision | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch | Miniseries; main role | |
Marvel Studios: Assembled | Herself | Episode: "Assembled: The Making of WandaVision" | ||
TBA | Love and Death | Candy Montgomery | Upcoming miniseries |
Known For
Post Credit Scene
Image Credit: Disney, Marvel, HBO