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Vivien Leigh (/ l iː / LEE; born Vivian Mary Hartley; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a ...
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- Vivien Leigh on Stage and Screen
Apr 2, 2014 · Vivien Leigh was a British actress who starred as Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. She won an Oscar for her performance in the former and was inspired by her co-star Laurence Olivier. She also struggled with bipolar disorder and tuberculosis.
Learn about the life and career of Vivien Leigh, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. From her childhood in India to her marriage with Laurence Olivier, this web page covers her achievements and challenges in film and theater.
- November 5, 1913
- July 7, 1967
IMDb provides a comprehensive overview of the life and career of Vivien Leigh, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. Learn about her early years in India, her marriage to Laurence Olivier, her stage and screen roles, and her legacy.
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- November 5, 1913
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- July 7, 1967
Mar 21, 2024 · Vivien Leigh (born November 5, 1913, Darjeeling, India—died July 8, 1967, London, England) was a British actress who achieved motion picture immortality by playing two of American literature’s most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche DuBois. The daughter of a Yorkshire stockbroker, she was born in India and convent ...
Vivien Leigh ( / liː /; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley and styled as Lady Olivier after 1947) was an English actress. She is best known for playing Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939, and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951. Leigh won Academy Awards for both of these roles.
