Born Vivian Mary Hartley in Darjeeling, West Bengal, British India. [now India]. Convent-educated in England and on the Continent, she made her British film debut in 1934, her London stage debut the following year. An appearance opposite Laurence Olivier in the film FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937) led to a well-publicized romance between the two married stars. They finally married each other in 1940, following simultaneous divorces from their respective spouses. The year before, Miss Leigh had achieved fame and worldwide popularity as Scarlett O'Hara in Hollywood's GONE WITH THE WIND, a role for which she had been chosen from among hundreds of aspirants and for which she received her first Academy Award, as well as the New York critics' 'best-actress' prize. She won her second Oscar and was again the New York critics' winner for the role of Blanche du Bois in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951). Leigh's other notable screen credits include her film debut in THINGS ARE LOOKING UP (1935), LOOK UP AND LAUGH, GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT and THE VILLAGE SQUIRE (all also 1935), DARK JOURNEY and STORM IN A TEACUP (both 1937), A YANK AT OXFORD and SIDEWALKS OF LONDON (both 1938), 21 DAYS and WATERLOO BRIDGE (both 1940), THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (1941), CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (1945), ANNA KARENINA (1948), THE DEEP BLUE SEA (1956), THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (1961), and her final film, SHIP OF FOOLS (1965). Delicate and small-framed, she was plagued by tuberculosis and physical exhaustion through much of her career, evenually succumbing to the disease in 1967. She is remembered as one of the most exquisite beauties ever to grace the screen.  Actress 1939: GONE WITH THE WIND  Actress 1951: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 2 nominations, 2 Awards