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Vivien Leigh

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Vivien Leigh Fast Facts:

Attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Roehampton, England until the age of thirteen before embarking on a tour of Europe with her parents; the rest of her education consisted of brief stints in finishing schools.
Met future husband Laurence Olivier playing Ophelia to his Hamlet in 1937.
Said to have predicted of herself and Olivier, "Larry won't play Rhett Butler, but I shall play Scarlett O'Hara. Wait and see."
Katharine Hepburn was her maid of honor at her small 1940 wedding to Olivier.
British beauty ironically found her greatest fame and acclaim playing two belles of the American South: Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Struggled for decades with bipolar disorder that affected her life both professionally and personally and by the chronic tuberculosis that eventually killed her.
In 1993, her Best Actress Oscar for Gone with the Wind was sold at auction for more than a half million dollars.

Vivien Leigh Relationships:
Ernest Hartley - Father
Gertrude Yackje - Mother
Herbert Leigh Holman - Ex-husband
Jack Merivale - Significant Other
Laurence Olivier - Ex-husband
Suzanne Holman Farrington - Daughter
Vivien Leigh Awards:
1951 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1952 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1939 Oscar: Best Actress - Winner
1963 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
College:
Attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England