Born in 1916 in Tokyo, she was a prominent British-American actress whose career spanned over five decades. She gained fame in the 1930s and 1940s, starring in classics like "Gone with the Wind" and winning two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in "To Each His Own" and "The Heiress." Known for her legal victory against Warner Bros., which ended restrictive studio contracts, she became a symbol of actors' rights. She lived in Paris from the 1950s until her passing in 2020.