Vivien Leigh is Scarlett in GONE
WITH THE WIND. Vivien Leigh was just 24 years old when she
played Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's Civil War classic
and won the Best Actress Award.
Vivien won her second Best Actress
award playing another Southern belle, Blanche du Bois, in A
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.
Vivien Leigh's other notable films
include: FIRE OVER ENGLAND, LADY HAMILTON, and SHIP
OF FOOLS.
Vivien Leigh won her second Best Actress award of playing
another Southern belle, Blanche du Bois, in Tennessee
William's classic.
ABOUT VIVIEN LEIGH (1913 - 67)
British leading lady, born in India, who latered studied
at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her
stage debut in 1936.
Vivien Leigh married Laurence Olivier in 1940 after playing
"Romeo and Juliet" on Broadway.
Vivien Leigh keept on appearing on stage until her last
play in 1963.
Leigh's other credits include:
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP (1935)
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT (1935)
LOOK UP AND LAUGH (1935)
THE VILLAGE SQUIRE (1935)
FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937)
DARK JOURNEY (1937)
STORM IN A TEACUP (1937)
SIDEWALKS OF LONDON (1938)
21 DAYS (1940)
A YANK AT OXFORD (1938)
WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940)
THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (1941)
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (1945)
ANNA KARENINA (1948)
THE DEEP BLUE SEA (1955)
THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (1961) SHIP
OF FOOLS (1965)