Vivien Leigh

★ Acting #1,939

1913 - 1967 (age 53) • Acting

Born: 11/5/1913 in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India]

Died: 7/7/1967 (age 53)

Known for: Acting

Vivien Leigh

★ Acting #1,939

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.

Known For

Gone with the Wind

79%

Scarlett O'Hara

1939

A Streetcar Named Desire

76%

Blanche DuBois

1951

Waterloo Bridge

75%

Myra

1940

Ship of Fools

66%

Mary Treadwell

1965

That Hamilton Woman

71%

Emma, Lady Hamilton

1941

Anna Karenina

60%

Anna Karenina

1948

Caesar and Cleopatra

62%

Cleopatra

1945

Fire Over England

62%

Cynthia

1937

Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent

74%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Churchill and the Movie Mogul

73%

Self (archive footage)

2019

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

59%

Self (archive footage)

2018

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Self (archive footage)

2015

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

90%

Self (archive footage)

2015

Iconic Couples of Hollywood

80%

Self (archive footage)

2015

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

75%

Self (archive footage)

2009

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

66%

Self (archive footage)

2006

A Streetcar in Hollywood

65%

Self (archive footage)

2006

An Actor Named Brando

Self (archive footage)

2006

North and the Music of the South

Self (archive footage)

2006

Desire and Censorship

30%

Self (archive footage)

2006

A Streetcar on Broadway

65%

Self (archive footage)

2006

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

82%

Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (archive footage)

2004

Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland

72%

Herself (archive footage)

2004

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

80%

Self (archive footage)

2001

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

70%

Self (archive footage)

2000

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

78%

Self (archive footage)

1999

Glorious Technicolor

69%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

100%

Self (archive footage)

1996

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

61%

Self (archive footage)

1995

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

80%

Self (archive footage)

1995

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

20%

Self (archive footage)

1995

That's Entertainment! III

71%

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

Self

1993

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

85%

Self (archive footage)

1990

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

82%

Self (archive footage)

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1988