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My Take
Elizabeth Olsen earned my respect the hard way: by making her famous surname irrelevant. She announced herself with Martha Marcy May Marlene, an indie performance of unnerving stillness, before Marvel handed her Wanda Maximoff, and in WandaVision she did something rare, turning a superhero showcase into a genuine study of grief that brought Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. What I admire is the rhythm of her choices, alternating blockbuster scale with small, risky material like Silent House, never letting either define her. Trained at NYU's Tisch School, she has a theater actor's discipline inside a franchise star's career. I think her best and strangest work is still ahead of her.
Overview
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 since 2014, with her performance in the miniseries WandaVision (2021) earning her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Name (Japanese)
- エリザベス・オルセン
- Reading
- えりざべす・おるせん
- Born
- February 16, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Sherman Oaks, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 168 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Martha Marcy May Marlene | — | |
| Notable work | Godzilla | — | |
| Notable work | WandaVision | — | |
| Notable work | Marvel Cinematic Universe | — | |
| Notable work | Silent House | — |
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.