Framed Vivien Leigh Posters

The first important role she got was the one in Fire Over England in 1937 and she continued her stage performances throughout her career. Vivien shone just as bright in comedies and Shakespeare plays, with Framed Vivien Leigh Posters portraying her as Ophelia, Juliet, Lady Macbeth and Cleopatra. In 1939, she portrayed Scarlett O’Hara in the blockbuster movie Gone With the Wind, a performance that insured her celebrity over the decades and also brought her an Academy Award for best actress.

Leigh won the next Oscar in 1951 for her role as Blanche Dubois in the movie A Streetcar Named Desire, the film version of a play in which she starred two years earlier. The film had no problem in conquering the audience on the other side of the Atlantic and the Broadway shows brought her a Tony Award in 1963. Her career was fragmented and she spent a lot of time away from the cameras, as she struggled with her chronic disease, which led to her untimely demise at 53 years old.