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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 a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Television 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), the dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017), the family drama His Three Daughters (2024), the sci-fi thriller The Assessment (2025) and the romantic comedy Eternity (2025). 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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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 a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Television 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), the dramedy Ingrid Goes West (2017), the family drama His Three Daughters (2024), the sci-fi thriller The Assessment (2025) and the romantic comedy Eternity (2025). 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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Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Oscars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Kelly Clarkson Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Entertainment Tonight
Full House
What If...?
Marvel Studios Legends
The Late Late Show with James Corden
MPower
Marvel Studios Assembled
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captain America: Civil War
Kill Your Darlings
Marvel Zombies
Red Lights
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Flesh of the Gods
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
His Three Daughters
Godzilla
Oldboy
Wind River
Ingrid Goes West
Very Good Girls
VisionQuest
Liberal Arts
The Assessment
Sorry For Your Loss
Martha Marcy May Marlene
WandaVision
Uppsala Doctor's (Create by fans)
Eternity
In Secret
Love & Death
Production Credits
Sorry For Your Loss
WandaVision
Eternity
His Three Daughters
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