The Rose: First wife to Laurence Olivier, born in Darjeeling to a British officer and raised in the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Roehampton.

The Awesome: To this day, Leigh’s Oscar-winning turn in Gone With The Wind remains a static resident of many Best Performance lists. That she managed to bring to dazzling life so many fantastic characters (among them Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire) despite crippling depression is a testament to her talent.

American Equivalent: Bette Davis suffered a similar reputation for being difficult to work with (though sadly not the same reputation for beauty), and both actress’ careers often died inglorious deaths before effecting stunning filmic resurrections. Both actresses died after prolonged ill health: Davis from breast cancer, Leigh from tuberculosis.