Elizabeth Olsen

Cast

Born

February 16, 1989 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth name

Elizabeth Chase Olsen

“I care a lot about how I create the energy of a set, I care a lot about the people enjoying their job, and feeling respected. I care about people treating each other with kindness. And I also care about people being prepared to do their job.” Elizabeth Olsen grew up immersed in show business thanks to her older sisters, the famous twins Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen. As a young child, she practiced ballet and singing, and made her acting debut in a series starring her sisters. Although she could have advanced through direct experience, she decided to enroll at New York University, where she enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts. She received a BAFTA nomination before graduating. Her breakthrough role was in Martha Marcy May Marlene, an independent film that earned her critical acclaim and Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations for Best Actress and Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Throughout her career, she has appeared in several films of varying genres and production levels, but achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.