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Who played Blanche DuBois in Elia Kazan's film A Streetcar Named Desire?

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Elia Kazan stands on a docked ship set with arms outstretched, directing a scene for Panic in the Streets in New Orleans, with crew members and rigging visible behind him. — Elia Kazan Elia Kazan on the set of *Panic in the Streets*, 1950.

Vivien Leigh played the role of Blanche DuBois in Elia Kazan’s 1951 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire.12

While Jessica Tandy originated the role in Kazan's 1947 Broadway stage production, it was Leigh who starred in the film version, a performance for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.12