Elizabeth Olsen Age, Husband, Net Worth & Biography

Elizabeth Olsen is 37 years old. Born Elizabeth Chase Olsen on February 16, 1989, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, she is an American actress best known for playing Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, she built her own career away from the child-star spotlight, earning critical acclaim first in independent film and then becoming one of Marvel’s most prominent stars. She is married to musician Robbie Arnett, and her net worth is approximately $14 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026).

Elizabeth Olsen Quick Facts

Full Name	Elizabeth Chase Olsen
Date of Birth	February 16, 1989
Age	37 years old
Birthplace	Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse	Robbie Arnett (married 2019)
Children	1
Occupation	Actress
Net Worth	Approx. $14 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; WandaVision

Who Is Elizabeth Olsen?

Elizabeth Olsen is an American actress who has carved out a career entirely on her own terms. Although she grew up as the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, two of the most famous child stars in America, she chose a different path, training formally at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and building her reputation in independent film before Hollywood came calling. Her breakthrough came with the psychological drama Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011, a performance that earned her widespread critical acclaim and marked her as one of the most promising young actresses of her generation.

Olsen is best known to global audiences as Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a role she first played in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015 and carried into the Disney+ series WandaVision in 2021, which earned her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Away from Marvel, she has built a reputation for character-driven dramas and limited series, including Wind River, Sorry for Your Loss, Love & Death and His Three Daughters. She has been married to musician Robbie Arnett since 2019, and the couple welcomed their first child in 2026.

Elizabeth Olsen’s Early Life & Background

Elizabeth Chase Olsen was born on February 16, 1989, in Sherman Oaks, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Her father, David Olsen, worked as a real estate developer and mortgage banker, and her mother, Jarnette Jones, worked as a personal manager. She has an older brother, Trent, and twin older sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley, who were already famous child stars by the time Elizabeth was born. Her parents divorced in 1996. Growing up, she watched her sisters become two of the most famous children in America, and she later said the experience made her determined to approach acting through formal training rather than fame.

Olsen studied ballet and singing as a child and began acting in small parts in her sisters’ productions. She graduated from Campbell Hall School in Studio City in 2007 and enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Atlantic Theater Company. In 2009, she spent a semester at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia, performing in a production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. She graduated from NYU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2013. Her stage debut came in 2008 in the off-Broadway play Dust, and she later played Juliet in a 2016 production of Romeo and Juliet at the Classic Stage Company.

Elizabeth Olsen’s Career

Olsen’s film career began with a remarkable debut. Martha Marcy May Marlene premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011, and her performance as a young woman escaping a cult earned her widespread critical praise and several critics’ awards. She followed it with the single-take horror film Silent House in 2012, and supporting roles in Red Lights, Liberal Arts, Kill Your Darlings, In Secret and Spike Lee’s Oldboy. Her first major blockbuster arrived in 2014 with Godzilla, in which she starred opposite Bryan Cranston and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the reboot of the famous monster franchise, which grossed more than $500 million worldwide.

Olsen’s career changed dramatically when she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Wanda Maximoff. After a brief post-credits appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014, her first substantial Marvel role came in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, where she played Wanda alongside her on-screen brother Pietro, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. She returned in Captain America: Civil War in 2016, appearing alongside Paul Rudd, and in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019, the latter grossing nearly $2.8 billion worldwide. In 2021, WandaVision placed her at the center of her own Disney+ series with Paul Bettany, earning her a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress and a Golden Globe nomination, and completing Wanda’s transformation into the Scarlet Witch. She reprised the role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2022.

Even as the Marvel films made her internationally famous, Olsen continued pursuing smaller, character-driven projects. She earned strong reviews for the 2017 crime drama Wind River, written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, and showed a different side in the dark comedy Ingrid Goes West the same year. She starred in and executive produced the Facebook Watch drama series Sorry for Your Loss from 2018 to 2019, and returned to limited-series television in 2023 with HBO Max’s Love & Death, playing Candy Montgomery and earning her second Golden Globe nomination. Her later work includes His Three Daughters in 2023, which she also executive produced, The Assessment in 2024, the A24 romantic comedy Eternity in 2025, and upcoming projects including the thriller Panic Carefully, the FX and Hulu series Seven Sisters, and the films Love Child and Once There Were Wolves.

Facts About Elizabeth Olsen

• She is the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and her older brother is actor Trent Olsen.
• She holds a real estate license in New York and has worked as a real estate agent in her spare time.
• She spent a semester studying at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia while attending New York University.
• She and her husband Robbie Arnett co-wrote the children’s books Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective in 2022 and Hattie Harmony: Opening Night in 2023.
• She is a brand ambassador for Bobbi Brown cosmetics.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Elizabeth Olsen?

Elizabeth Olsen is 37 years old. She was born on February 16, 1989, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.

Who is Elizabeth Olsen married to?

Elizabeth Olsen is married to musician Robbie Arnett, a member of the indie-pop band Milo Greene. They began dating in 2017 and married in 2019, and they welcomed their first child in 2026.

What is Elizabeth Olsen’s net worth?

Elizabeth Olsen’s net worth is approximately $14 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth (2026).

Is Elizabeth Olsen related to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?

Yes. Elizabeth Olsen is the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the twin actresses and fashion designers who became famous as child stars.

What is Elizabeth Olsen best known for?

Elizabeth Olsen is best known for playing Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially in the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021), which earned her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

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