One of the most famous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Era has to be Vivien Leigh. The beautiful and talented British actress won two Academy Awards across her busy career.
These two performances are what she is best remembered for, playing the feisty and manipulative Southern belle Scarlet O'Hara in the biggest film of all time, Gone with the Wind, and as the faded beauty Blanche DuBois in a film of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.
Leigh was also married to one of the most revered actors of all time, Laurence Olivier, from 1940 to 1960. However, Vivien faced enormous hardship in her life despite her tremendous success and amassed wealth.