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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Luise_RainerLuise Rainer - Wikipedia

    Death. Acting style. Filmography. Television appearances. See also. References. External links. Luise Rainer ( / ˈraɪnər / RY-nər, German: [ˈʁaɪnɐ]; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-born film actress.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0707023Luise Rainer - IMDb

    Luise Rainer. Actress: The Great Ziegfeld. Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany, into a prosperous Jewish family. Her parents were Emilie (Königsberger) and Heinrich Rainer, a businessman. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany.

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    • Düsseldorf, Germany
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    • Belgravia, London, England, UK
  3. Dec 30, 2014 · Luise Rainer, who left Nazi Germany for Hollywood and soared to fame in the 1930s as the first star to win back-to-back Oscars, then quit films at the peak of her career for occasional stage...

  4. Mini Bio. Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany, into a prosperous Jewish family. Her parents were Emilie (Königsberger) and Heinrich Rainer, a businessman. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany.

    • January 12, 1910
    • December 30, 2014
  5. May 1, 2024 · Luise Rainer, German-born film actress who was the first person to receive two Academy Awards for acting. She won her back-to-back Oscars for her role as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and for playing O-Lan in The Good Earth (1937). Her career was brief, however, and her last Hollywood movie was in 1943.

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  6. Dec 30, 2014 · LONDON (AP) — Luise Rainer, a star of cinema’s golden era who won back-to-back Oscars but then walked away from a glittering Hollywood career, has died. She was 104. Rainer, whose roles ranged from the 1930s German stage to television’s “The Love Boat,” died Tuesday at her home in London from pneumonia, said her only daughter ...

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  8. Dec 30, 2014 · Everett Collection. Luise Rainer, a star of cinema’s golden era and the first person ever to win back-to-back acting Oscars, has died of pneumonia. She would have turned 105 on Jan. 12. The ...

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