Luise Rainer
Acting
Born January 12, 1910 · Düsseldorf, Germany
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 quality, leading MGM to sign her to a three-year contract and bring her to Hollywood in 1935. A numbe…
Known For · 37 titles
The Love Boat
Brisant
Combat!
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Oscars
Boulevard Bio
Lux Video Theatre
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
That's Entertainment! III
MGM: When the Lion Roars
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Frank Capra's American Dream
The Toy Wife
The Good Earth
The Romance of Celluloid
The Great Ziegfeld
Hollywood Chinese
The Great Waltz
The Gambler
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Big City
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
A Dancer
Ziegfeld on Film
Dramatic School
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
Another Romance of Celluloid
Sehnsucht 202
Escapade
Hostages
Heut' kommt's drauf an
Madame has a visitor
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival