is born in Barkshire, England, the daughter of an auto engine manufacturer and professional gambler. Her mother’s a millionaire property developer.
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her father dies when she’s 6 years old
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grows up in Belgravia, London.
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The family also has a house at 128 Mount Street, Mayfair, London.
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attends convent schools outside London
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names herself after actress Vivian Leigh
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attends drama school for only two terms
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debuts as an extra in the Dancing Shoes sequence of Tom Thumb
March 65
producer Hal B.
Wallis sees newspaper photos of her attending London’s Opera Ball costumed as Madame Du Barry. That publicity stunt gets her her role in Boeing-Boeing.
June 65
makes her first trip to Hollywood for the filming of Boeing-Boeing
September 66
Wallis signs her for his upcoming Easy Come, Easy Go opposite Elvis Presley