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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 role she had also played on stage in London's West End in 1949.
IMDb profile of Vivien Leigh, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. Learn about her life, career, marriage to Laurence Olivier, and legacy.
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Feb 28, 2022 · Leigh studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but before launching her career, she married London lawyer Herbert Leigh Holman at 19. The union produced a daughter and her stage identity — changing the spelling of her first name from "Vivian" to "Vivien" and adding Leigh, according to Biography .
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Apr 2, 2014 · Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved film immortality by playing two of American literature's most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois.
Oct 9, 2017 · Vivien Leigh took her first major step into the public eye when she was cast as Henriette in the 1935 play The Mask of Virtue. Leigh’s performance led to film offers that quickly transformed the ...
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Oct 19, 2023 · How did the actress, who played Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois, cope with sexism, racism and mental health issues in the industry? Read about her achievements, struggles and legacy in the context of #MeToo and #TimesUp.
5 days ago · 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 ...
