Of course, the one time Vivien Leigh played someone “normal,” she went insane. Leigh specialized in portraying mad women: Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, and the deranged and damaged Blanche du Bois ...

Vivien Leigh skyrocketed to fame as Scarlett O’Hara in "Gone with the Wind" – but just a few years later, she found herself in a mental institution. The two-time Oscar winner’s tumultuous ...

The star of "Gone With the Wind" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" is the subject of a new biography commemorating her 100th birthday. Today would have been the 100th birthday of Vivien Leigh, one of ...

Vivien Leigh as Ophelia. Photo: HamletScenen/unknown A string of the world’s most highly acclaimed actors have breathed life into Shakespeare’s immortal characters. These include: Laurence ...

Joan Plowright, the celebrated British actress whose career was often overshadowed by the fame of her husband Sir Laurence Olivier and his ex-wife, Vivien Leigh, has died at the age of 95.