Vivien Leigh

Vivian Mary Hartley was born on November 5, 1913 in Darjeeling, India. For the next six years she had to live in this beautiful country. Her parents wanted to return to England but decided to stay in India because of World War I. After the war, the Hartleys returned to their homeland, where Vivien's mother wanted her daughter to receive a monastic education. She was the youngest in the audience, and it wasn't a happy experience for her. One of the few comforts was his friendship with classmate Maureen O'Sullivan, who became a successful actress. There, her mother visited and took her to London's legendary West Side play. It was there that Vivienne decided to become an actress. In 1940 she directed two films, Waterloo Bridge (1940) and 21 Days Together (1940), but neither came close to being a GWTW self. In the same year, Vivienne married Olivier, and the following year she starred together in the film "This Woman is Hamilton" (1941).

Around the time the film "Caesar and Cleopatra" (1945) was filmed, her life began to unfold. She had two miscarriages, tuberculosis, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. However, she got another big role in this film, and although her film did not achieve financial success, her audiences still revered her. She rebounded well in the role of Blanche Dubois, who won her second Oscar in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) with Marlon Brando in 1951. After that, little was heard of her about her. She directed the film Deep Blue Sea (1955) in 1955. Her marriage fell apart in 1960 when Olivier left her to marry actress Joan Ploright. Until 1961, she was the Mrs. Opposite of Warren Beatty. It reappeared on the screen in Stone's Roman Spring (1961).

Vivienne's final on-screen twist was in Ship of Fools (1965), and that was only a small part. She died on July 7, 1967, at the age of 53, after developing severe tuberculosis.

Born: November 5, 1913 in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India]
Died: July 8, 1967 in Belgravia, London, England, UK (chronic tuberculosis)
Birth Name: Vivian Mary Hartley
Nickname: Vivling
Height 5' 3" (1.6 m)
Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 2
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 1
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 1