"Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool."
Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen (born February 16, 1989 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and singer.
She's the younger, taller sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and she's best known for portraying Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Olsen is married to actor and musician Robbie Arnett of Milo Greene.
Filmography
- Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) as Martha/Marcy May/"Marlene Lewis"
- Silent House (2012) as Sarah
- Red Lights (2012) as Sally Owen
- Liberal Arts (2012) as Elizabeth "Zibby"
- Kill Your Darlings (2013) as Edie Parker
- Oldboy (2013) as Marie Sebastian
- Godzilla (2014) as Elle Brody
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014 — present) as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch:
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)note
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- WandaVision (2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)note
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- What If…? (2021) (2021)
- I Saw the Light (2015) as Audrey Sheppard Williams
- Ingrid Goes West (2017) as Taylor Sloane
- Wind River (2017) as Jane Banner
- Sorry For Your Loss (2018-2019) as Leigh Greer
- Love & Death (2023) as Candy Montgomery
Tropes associated with her work:
- The Danza: Her character in Liberal Arts is named Elizabeth, though she's mostly called Zibby throughout the film.
- Meme Acknowledgment: An interview with Entertainment Weekly has established that she is aware that her fanbase refers to her, playing Wanda, as their "Mom".Elizabeth Olsen: I really love being called someone's "mom". You know, that's like a thing I didn't know about, but I'm called that a lot. I would love for someone to teach me the evolution of that phrase.
- Ms. Fanservice: It's joked that the only good reason to watch the American remake of Oldboy, if not for the retroactive MCU cast members,Including is for her nude scenes, and she also went nude for her debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene. In Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Wanda's Avengers uniform had an Impossibly-Low Neckline, leading Olsen to comment to the press that she was uncomfortable being the only woman in these movies whose cleavage was showing during battle scenes.
- Star-Making Role: Wanda Maximoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It truly started with Avengers: Age of Ultron, then WandaVision elevated her from a supporting player to a top-billed star. That being said, she became a critic darling way back in Martha Marcy May Marlene.