English actress who won two Academy Awards playing ‘southern belles’: Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), a role she had also played in London’s West End. She was a prolific stage performer, frequently in collaboration with her husband, Laurence Olivier, who directed her in several of her roles. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Leigh in profile holding her Siamese cat, signed and inscribed in blue ink “Bob, Best wishes, Vivien Leigh.” In good condition, with noticeable creasing to image and background, with several creases affecting signature and moderate overall contrast to signature. PSA/DNA Auction LOA and R&R COA.
