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Vivien Leigh
ActorBorn 1913, died 1967On stage 1951 to 19603 productions on this page
Vivian Mary Olivier (née Hartley; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967), known professionally as Vivien Leigh ( LEE) and styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. After completing her drama school education, Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England (1937). She then won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she had also played on stage in London's West End in 1949. For the latter role, she also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for her…
On stage
3 productions, 9 yearsWorked with more than once
12 names- Winnifred Hill 2 productions
- Wilfred Hyde White 2 productions
- Timothy Bateson 2 productions
- Teresa Moore 2 productions
- Ronald Adam 2 productions
- Robert Helpmann 2 productions
- Robert Beaumont 2 productions
- Renee Goddard 2 productions
- Paul Homer 2 productions
- Patrick Troughton 2 productions
- Pat Nye 2 productions
- Oliver Hunter 2 productions
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