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My Take
Vivien Leigh fascinates me because her legend rests on so few roles, yet two of them, Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois, are arguably the most demanding female parts Hollywood ever wrote, and she won Oscars for both. Born in Darjeeling and forever fighting the perception that her beauty outshone her craft, she pushed herself through stage work and personal struggles with a ferocity I find genuinely moving. What stays with me is the contrast: the porcelain image versus the raw, almost reckless commitment she brought to broken characters. Few careers that brief cast a shadow that long, and I believe hers will keep growing.
Overview
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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vivien Leigh
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィヴィアン・リー
- Reading
- ゔぃゔぃあん・りー
- Born
- November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1940 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 1952 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 1963 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.