Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), Actress
Sitter associated with 70 portraits
Born Vivien Hartley in Darjeeling, India, and educated in England and on the Continent, Leigh made her British film debut in Things Are Looking Up (1934). Her appearance opposite Laurence Olivier in Fire Over England (1937) led to a well-publicised romance. A household name following her Oscar-winning role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). Leigh's marriage to Olivier in 1940 placed her at the centre of British theatre.
by Madame Yevonde
colour dye transfer print, 1936
NPG P742
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier; Vivien Leigh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(60)
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 August 1934
NPG x135030
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 August 1934
NPG x135031
by Bassano
whole-plate negative, 16 May 1935
NPG x19227
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19224
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19225
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19226
by Bassano
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19228
Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19527
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19528
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19529
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19530
Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19531
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23963
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23964
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23965
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24290
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier and Vivien Leigh
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 30 May 1937
NPG x36099
Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone with the Wind'
by Clarence Sinclair Bull
modern bromide print, 1939
NPG x35326
Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton in 'That Hamilton Woman'
by Laszlo Willinger
bromide print, 1941
NPG x128515
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide print, 27 September 1941
NPG x36100
Vivien Leigh; Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier
by Paul Tanqueray
half-plate glass negative, 1942
NPG x180373
Vivien Leigh as Lady Teazle and Cyril Francis Maude as Sir Peter in 'The School for Scandal'
by Lenare
paper negative, 24 April 1942
NPG x896
Vivien Leigh as Lady Teazle in 'The School for Scandal'
by Lenare
paper negative, 24 April 1942
NPG x898
Vivien Leigh as Lady Teazle and Cyril Francis Maude as Sir Peter in 'The School for Scandal'
by Lenare
paper negative, 24 April 1942
NPG x902
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