Vivien Leigh
(1913-1967), ActressSitter associated with 147 portraits
Born Vivian 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 Bertram Park
chlorobromide print, 16 July 1935
NPG P140(35)
by Angus McBean, by John Vickers
bromide print, 1938
NPG P901
Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
by Angus McBean
bromide print, October 1949
NPG P902
Laurence Olivier; Vivien Leigh
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(60)
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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by Unknown photographer, for London Film Productions
hand-coloured bromide cigarette card, circa mid 1930s
NPG x196484
Dame (Esmerelda) Cicely Courtneidge and Vivien Leigh on the set of 'Things Are Looking Up'
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 August 1934
NPG x135030
Dame (Esmerelda) Cicely Courtneidge and Vivien Leigh on the set of 'Things Are Looking Up'
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 August 1934
NPG x135031
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate negative, 16 May 1935
NPG x19227
Suzanne Mary Farrington (née Holman); Vivien Leigh
by Edward Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 16 May 1935
NPG x200010
by Bertram Park
gelatin silver print, 16 July 1935
NPG x199907
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19224
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19225
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19226
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 16 April 1935
NPG x19228
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in 'Fire Over England'
by Tunbridge
vintage film still, 1936
NPG x139795
by Yevonde
tri-colour separation negative, 1936
NPG x222907
Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19527
Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby and Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19528
Vivien Leigh as Cynthia and Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x19529
Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby and Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
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
Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby and Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23963
Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby and Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23964
Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby and Vivien Leigh as Cynthia in 'Fire over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23965
Laurence Olivier; Vivien Leigh as Michael Ingolby and Cynthia in 'Fire Over England'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x24290
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 28 May 1937
NPG x36099
Laurence Olivier as Hamlet and Vivien Leigh as Ophelia in 'Hamlet'
by Unknown photographer
postcard print, 1937
NPG x137983
Laurence Olivier as Hamlet and Vivien Leigh as Ophelia in 'Hamlet'
by Unknown photographer
postcard print, 1937
NPG x137984
Vivien Leigh as Aurora, Goddess of Dawn
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1938
NPG Ax183861
by John Vickers
vintage bromide print, 1938
NPG Ax183862
Maureen O'Sullivan; Robert Taylor; Vivien Leigh in 'A Yank at Oxford'
by Unknown photographer
modern bromide print from original negative, 1938
NPG x139687
Vivien Leigh; Maureen O'Sullivan in 'A Yank at Oxford'
by Unknown photographer
modern bromide print from original negative, 1938
NPG x139688
Vivien Leigh as Libby in 'St Martin's Lane'
by Unknown photographer
vintage film still, 1938
NPG x139796
Vivien Leigh as Libby and Charles Laughton as Charles Staggers in 'St Martin's Lane'
by Unknown photographer
vintage film still, 1938
NPG x139797
by Unknown photographer, after Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger
gelatin silver print, 1938-1959
NPG Ax105811
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 Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With The Wind'
by Unknown photographer
modern print from transparency, 1939
NPG x137776
Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With The Wind'
by Unknown photographer, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
hand-coloured bromide postcard print, 1939
NPG x200577
Vivien Leigh; Laurence Olivier
by James Abbe Jr
toned vintage bromide print, 1939
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x88923
by Gordon Anthony
modern bromide print from original negative, 1940
NPG x44747
Vivien Leigh as Myra and Robert Taylor as Roy Cronin in 'Waterloo Bridge'
possibly by Robert Coburn
vintage film still, 1940
NPG x139798
Vivien Leigh as Myra and Robert Taylor as Roy Cronin in 'Waterloo Bridge'
possibly by Robert Coburn
vintage film still, 1940
NPG x139799
Laurence Olivier; Vivien Leigh
by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, 1940
NPG x194360
by Unknown photographer
bromide cigarette card, 1940s
NPG x196483
Vivien Leigh in 'Waterloo Bridge'
by Laszlo Willinger
gelatin silver print, 1940
NPG x201538
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Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton in 'That Hamilton Woman'
by Robert Coburn, or by Laszlo Willinger
bromide print, 1941
NPG x128515
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1941
NPG x32907
by Fred Daniels
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1941
NPG x32908
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