 Vivian Mary Hartley , later known as Vivien Leigh and Lady Olivier ( 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967 ) , was an English stage and film actress . She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances as Scarlett O 'Hara in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , a role she had also played on stage in London 's West End in 1949 . She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway version of <unk> ( 1963 ) . 
