Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier at the opening of Anna Karenina (1948), in which Leigh had the starring role.
Anna Karenina, fictional character, the tragic heroine of Anna Karenina (1875–77) by Leo Tolstoy. The character has been notably portrayed by Greta Garbo (1935; she also starred in a 1927 adaptation, Love) and by Vivien Leigh (1948).
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.