Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

1913-11-05 in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India] - 1967-07-07

 

Vivien Leigh

1913-11-05 in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India] - 1967-07-07

 

Department: Acting

Vivien Leigh (born November 5, 1913, Darjeeling, India—died July 8, 1967, London, England) was an English actress renowned for her roles in Hollywood and British theater. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, portraying Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), both performances that solidified her place among the greatest actresses of classic cinema. Leigh was the only child... see more

Department: Acting

Vivien Leigh (born November 5, 1913, Darjeeling, India—died July 8, 1967, London, England) was an English actress renowned for her roles in Hollywood and British theater. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, portraying Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), both performances that solidified her place among the greatest actresses of classic cinema. Leigh was the only child... see more
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