🎬 Vivien Leigh

About

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.

Born:

5 November 1913 (53 years)

Died:

7 July 1967

Place of birth:

Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India]