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Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Actor Jan 12 (died age 104) Düsseldorf, Germany 1932–2019 (87 year career)
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Biography

Luise Rainer (/ˈraɪnər/; January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014) was a German-American film actress. She was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award; at the time of her death she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient. Her training began in Germany from the age of 16 by leading stage director Max Reinhardt. After a few years, she became recognized as a "distinguished Berlin stage actress", acting with Reinhardt's Vienna theater ensemble. Critics "raved" about her stage and film acting q…

Known For

The Great Ziegfeld
Film

The Great Ziegfeld

Anna Held
The Good Earth
Film

The Good Earth

O-Lan
That's Entertainment! III
Film

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)
MGM: When the Lion Roars
Film

MGM: When the Lion Roars

8.0 1992
The Great Waltz
Film

The Great Waltz

Poldi Vogelhuber
Big City
Film

Big City

Anna Benton
Frank Capra's American Dream
Film

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage)
Dramatic School
Film

Dramatic School

Louise Mauban

Filmography

Acting (37)

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