- Born
- 5 November 1913, Darjeeling, India
- First work
- 1935: The Village Squire
- Peak
- 1939 to 1951 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1965: Ship of Fools
- Died
- 8 July 1967, London, United Kingdom; aged 53; illness
Vivien Leigh
Film: actress, India
Vivien Leigh was a British actress celebrated for her striking beauty, refined stage craft, and intense screen characterisations. Born in Darjeeling, India, she trained in London and gained stage prominence before being chosen for the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939, for which she won her first Academy Award. Leigh enjoyed a prolific stage career, frequently co-starring with husband Laurence Olivier in classical repertoire. She won a second Oscar for her tragic, poignant portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951. Despite recurrent bouts of tuberculosis, Leigh worked until her death in London in July 1967 at fifty-three.
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Signature works
- Fire Over England film1937
- A Yank at Oxford film1938
- Gone with the Wind film1939
- Waterloo Bridge film1940
- That Hamilton Woman film1941
- Anna Karenina film1948
- A Streetcar Named Desire film1951
- Ship of Fools film1965
Honours
- Academy Award for Best Actress, 1939
- Academy Award for Best Actress, 1951
- BAFTA Award for Best British Actress, 1952