Birth Name: Elizabeth Chase Olsen
Nickname: Lizzie, Liz, Lizard
Date of Birth: February 16, 1989
Place of Birth: Sherman Oaks, California (USA)
Parents: Jarnette “Jarnie” and David “Dave” Olsen
Siblings: Mary-Kate, Ashley, Jake & Courtney Taylor Olsen
Height: 5′ 6″ (1,68 m)
Star Sign: Aquarius

Elizabeth Chase “Lizzie” Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the films Godzilla, Silent House, the critically acclaimed Martha Marcy May Marlene, for which she was nominated for numerous awards. From 2014-2023, she has been best known for her portrayal as Wanda Maximoff aka The Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is the younger sister of actresses and fashion designers Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.

EARLY LIFE & EDUCATION:
Olsen was born and raised in Sherman Oaks, California, the daughter of Jarnette “Jarnie” (née Jones; b. 1954), a personal manager, and David “Dave” Olsen, a real estate developer and mortgage banker. Elizabeth is the younger sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who became famous as TV and movie stars at an early age. Her oldest brother is named Trent Olsen, and she has two younger half siblings as well. In 1996 Olsen’s parents divorced. The Olsens have Norwegian ancestry on their father’s side and English ancestry on their mother’s side.
As a child, Olsen received ballet and singing lessons. She began acting at a very young age, with appearances in her sisters’ films. Before the age of eleven, Olsen had small roles in How the West Was Fun and the straight-to-video series The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley. Having appeared in her sisters’ videos, when she was in the fourth grade, Olsen began to go on auditions for other projects. She attended Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood, California from kindergarten through grade 12. After graduation, she enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2009, Olsen spent a semester studying in Moscow, Russia at the Moscow Art Theatre School through the MATS program at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.

PERSONAL LIFE:
Olsen attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Atlantic Theater Company and graduated in March 2013 after six years of intermittent study. Her sisters’ clothing line “Elizabeth and James” was named after her and her older brother.
In September 2012, Olsen started dating actor and fashion model Boyd Holbrook. They got engaged in March 2014, but called it off in January 2015. As of February 2017, she is in a relationship with Robbie Arnett, the lead singer of the indie band Milo Greene. In 2019, they became engaged.