Vivien Leigh (* 5. November 1913 in Darjeeling, Indien, als Vivian Mary Hartley; † 8. Juli 1967 in London) war eine britische Theater- und Filmschauspielerin. In einem Zeitraum von 30 Jahren trat sie in 20 Film- und Fernsehproduktionen auf. Berühmtheit erlangte sie in der Rolle der Scarlett O’Hara in Vom Winde verweht (1939), die ihr einen Oscar einbrachte. Ebenfalls mit Preisen gekrönt wurden ihre Darstellungen der Blanche in der Theaterverfilmung Endstation Sehnsucht (1951) und der Tatiana im Broadway-Musical Tovarich (1963). Leigh war unter anderem mit dem britischen Schauspieler und Regisseur Laurence Olivier verheiratet, mit dem sie auch gemeinsam im Film und am Theater auftrat.
Filmografie
Filme
2028 – Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2024 – Faye
2022 – Black Star
2021 – Vivien Leigh - Die Frau hinter Scarlett
2020 – Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests
2019 – Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2018 – Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2016 – The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&A
2016 – The Greats: Vivien Leigh
2015 – Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015 – Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2014 – The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour
2013 – Before She Was Scarlet O'Hara: An Interview with Anne Edwards
2009 – 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2006 – Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 – A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006 – An Actor Named Brando
2006 – Desire and Censorship
2006 – North and the Music of the South
2006 – A Streetcar on Broadway
2004 – Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004 – Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004 – The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
2001 – Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001 – Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2000 – Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 – Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
1999 – Hitchcock, Selznick und das Ende von Hollywood
1998 – Glorious Technicolor
1996 – The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1995 – Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
1995 – The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 – Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1994 – That's Entertainment! III
1993 – Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1990 – Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1988 – The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 – Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 – All-Time Movie Greats
1986 – Marilyn Monroe
1985 – That's Dancing!
1983 – Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1982 – Laurence Olivier: A Life
1976 – Das gibt’s nie wieder II
1975 – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1972 – Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1969 – The Extraordinary Seaman
1966 – Ivanov
1965 – Das Narrenschiff
1963 – Tovarich
1962 – Antony and Cleopatra
1961 – Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 – Der römische Frühling der Mrs. Stone
1959 – The Skin of Our Teeth
1958 – Small World: Vivien Leigh
1955 – The Deep Blue Sea
1954 – Elefantenpfad
1951 – Endstation Sehnsucht
1951 – The Screen Director
1950 – Rebecca
1948 – Anna Karenina
1946 – British Pathé: Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier
1945 – Caesar und Cleopatra
1941 – Lord Nelsons letzte Liebe
1940 – Private Lives
1940 – Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 – Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 – Ihr erster Mann
1940 – 21 Days
1939 – Vom Winde verweht
1939 – British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind
1938 – St. Martin's Lane
1938 – Der Lausbub aus Amerika
1937 – Dark Journey
1937 – Feuer über England
1937 – Sturm im Wasserglas
1935 – Gentlemen's Agreement
1935 – Look Up and Laugh
1935 – Things Are Looking Up
1935 – The Village Squire Serien
2023 – 1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
2015 – Legendäre Paare
1958 – Small World
1948 – The Ed Sullivan Show
Filme
2028 – Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2024 – Faye
2022 – Black Star
2021 – Vivien Leigh - Die Frau hinter Scarlett
2020 – Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests
2019 – Churchill and the Movie Mogul
2018 – Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2016 – The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&A
2016 – The Greats: Vivien Leigh
2015 – Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015 – Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2014 – The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour
2013 – Before She Was Scarlet O'Hara: An Interview with Anne Edwards
2009 – 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2006 – Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 – A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006 – An Actor Named Brando
2006 – Desire and Censorship
2006 – North and the Music of the South
2006 – A Streetcar on Broadway
2004 – Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004 – Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004 – The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
2001 – Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001 – Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2000 – Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 – Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
1999 – Hitchcock, Selznick und das Ende von Hollywood
1998 – Glorious Technicolor
1996 – The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1995 – Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
1995 – The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 – Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1994 – That's Entertainment! III
1993 – Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1990 – Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1988 – The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 – Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 – All-Time Movie Greats
1986 – Marilyn Monroe
1985 – That's Dancing!
1983 – Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1982 – Laurence Olivier: A Life
1976 – Das gibt’s nie wieder II
1975 – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1972 – Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1969 – The Extraordinary Seaman
1966 – Ivanov
1965 – Das Narrenschiff
1963 – Tovarich
1962 – Antony and Cleopatra
1961 – Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 – Der römische Frühling der Mrs. Stone
1959 – The Skin of Our Teeth
1958 – Small World: Vivien Leigh
1955 – The Deep Blue Sea
1954 – Elefantenpfad
1951 – Endstation Sehnsucht
1951 – The Screen Director
1950 – Rebecca
1948 – Anna Karenina
1946 – British Pathé: Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier
1945 – Caesar und Cleopatra
1941 – Lord Nelsons letzte Liebe
1940 – Private Lives
1940 – Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 – Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 – Ihr erster Mann
1940 – 21 Days
1939 – Vom Winde verweht
1939 – British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind
1938 – St. Martin's Lane
1938 – Der Lausbub aus Amerika
1937 – Dark Journey
1937 – Feuer über England
1937 – Sturm im Wasserglas
1935 – Gentlemen's Agreement
1935 – Look Up and Laugh
1935 – Things Are Looking Up
1935 – The Village Squire Serien
2023 – 1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
2015 – Legendäre Paare
1958 – Small World
1948 – The Ed Sullivan Show