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Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Acting·1913–1967·49 films

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.

Filmography

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)Scarlett O'Hara
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)Blanche DuBois
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940)Myra
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)Mary Treadwell
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)Emma, Lady Hamilton
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1948)Anna Karenina
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)Cleopatra
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)Self (archive footage)
Fire Over England
Fire Over England (1937)Cynthia
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)(archive footage)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)Karen Stone
Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)Madeleine Goddard
Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup (1937)Victoria Gow
21 Days
21 Days (1940)Wanda
St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938)Liberty
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)Self (archive footage)
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)Hester Collyer
Glorious Technicolor
Glorious Technicolor (1998)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)Self (archive footage)
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)Elsa Craddock
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland (2004)Herself (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent (2021)Self (archive footage)
Gentlemen's Agreement
Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)Phil Stanley
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)Self
Look Up and Laugh
Look Up and Laugh (1935)Marjorie Belfer
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990)Self (archive footage)
The Village Squire
The Village Squire (1935)Rose Venables
Things Are Looking Up
Things Are Looking Up (1935)Unnamed Schoolgirl
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (1986)archive footage
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)Self (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier: a life
Laurence Olivier: a life (1982)Self ( Archive footage )
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015)Self (archive footage)
Flashing Images of Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando
Flashing Images of Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando (2023)Blanche Du Bois/Self
Private lives
Private lives (1940)Amanda Prynne
Rebecca
Rebecca (1950)Mrs. de winter
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth (1959)Sabina
Anthony and Cleopatra
Anthony and Cleopatra (1962)cleopatra
Tovarich
Tovarich (1963)tatiana
Ivanov
Ivanov (1966)Anna Petrovna
Small world: Vivien Leigh
Small world: Vivien Leigh (1958)Self- film actress