Actor
Vivien Leigh
Born 5 November 1913 · Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India] — died 7 July 1967
Vivien Leigh (1913–1967) was a British actress born in Darjeeling, India. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, playing Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. She also worked extensively on stage and is regarded as a major star of classic cinema.
Key films
Gone with the Wind (1939)On Cinespective
Her breakthrough as Scarlett O'Hara, a landmark role that won her first Academy Award.
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Her portrayal of Blanche DuBois earned a second Best Actress Oscar and is often seen as her finest work.
Fire Over England (1937)
An early British historical drama in which she first appeared opposite Laurence Olivier.
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
A Hollywood romantic drama that confirmed her leading-lady status after Gone with the Wind.
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
A historical romance pairing her with Laurence Olivier as Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson.
Key awards
- 1940 Academy Award for Best Actress, Gone with the Wind
- 1952 Academy Award for Best Actress, A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1952 BAFTA Award for Best British Actress, A Streetcar Named Desire
- 1951 Venice Film Festival Best Actress (Volpi Cup), A Streetcar Named Desire
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 79
- 1935Gentlemen's Agreement · as Phil StanleyActor
- 1935Look Up and Laugh · as Marjorie BelferActor
- 1935The Village Squire · as Rose VenablesActor
- 1935Things Are Looking Up · as Unnamed SchoolgirlActor
- 1937Fire Over England · as CynthiaActor
- 1937Dark Journey · as Madeleine GoddardActor
- 1937Storm in a Teacup · as Victoria GowActor
- 1938St. Martin's Lane · as LibertyActor
- 1938A Yank at Oxford · as Elsa CraddockActor
- 1939Gone with the Wind · as Scarlett O'HaraActor
- 1939British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1940Waterloo Bridge · as MyraActor
- 194021 Days · as WandaActor
- 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World · as SelfActor
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards · as SelfActor
- 1940Private Lives · as Amanda PrynneActor
- 1941That Hamilton Woman · as Emma, Lady HamiltonActor
- 1945Caesar and Cleopatra · as CleopatraActor
- 1946British Pathé: Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier · as SelfActor
- 1948Anna Karenina · as Anna KareninaActor
- 1950Rebecca · as Mrs. de winterActor
- 1951A Streetcar Named Desire · as Blanche DuBoisActor
- 1951The Screen Director · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1955The Deep Blue Sea · as Hester CollyerActor
- 1958Small World: Vivien Leigh · as SelfActor
- 1959The Skin of Our Teeth · as SabinaActor
- 1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone · as Karen StoneActor
- 1961Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1962Antony and Cleopatra · as CleopatraActor
- 1963Tovarich · as TatianaActor
- 1965Ship of Fools · as Mary TreadwellActor
- 1966Ivanov · as Anna PetrovnaActor
- 1969The Extraordinary Seaman · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1982Laurence Olivier: A Life · as Self ( Archive footage )Actor
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1985That's Dancing! · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1986Marilyn Monroe · as archive footageActor
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1988All-Time Movie Greats · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1993Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One · as SelfActor
- 1994That's Entertainment! III · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1996The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1998Glorious Technicolor · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving Memories · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland · as Herself (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" (archive footage)Actor
- 2004The Prince, The Showgirl and Me · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006A Streetcar on Broadway · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006A Streetcar in Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Desire and Censorship · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006North and the Music of the South · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006An Actor Named Brando · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Before She Was Scarlet O'Hara: An Interview with Anne Edwards · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour · as (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Jornal Português (1938-1951) · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&A · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016The Greats: Vivien Leigh · as Self (Archive footage)Actor
- 2018Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Churchill and the Movie Mogul · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Black Star · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Faye · as Self - Actress: 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (archive footage)Actor
- 2028Charmed Lives: A Family Romance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.