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Luise Rainer

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. As a young actress, she was discovered by the legendary ...


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Born:
Jan 12, 1910 In Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Movie/TV Credits:
61
First Appeared:
In the movie The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Latest Project:
Movie The Oscars 2015-02-22

Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins.

Known For
Poster of Big City
Poster of The Good Earth
Poster of The Great Ziegfeld
Poster of The Great Waltz
Filmography
Movie The Oscars Unknown 2015-02-22
Movie The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Unknown 2015-01-25
Series Brisant Unknown 2015
Movie TCM: Twenty Classic Moments Unknown 2014-04-14
Movie ¿Quién fue Pilar Miró? Unknown 2011
Movie Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival Unknown 2011
Movie Noi che abbiamo fatto la dolce vita Unknown 2009
Movie Hollywood Chinese Unknown 2007
Series Prominent! Unknown 2007
Series Protagonistas del recuerdo Unknown 2006
Series La imagen de tu vida Unknown 2006
Series 80s Unknown 2005
Series Cinema mil Unknown 2005-07-16
Movie Behind Poem Unknown 2004
Movie Ziegfeld on Film Unknown 2004
Movie Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me Unknown 2003
Movie 75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History Unknown 2003
Movie The 75th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 2003-03-23
Movie Greta Garbo: A Lone Star Unknown 2001
Movie The 70th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1998-03-23
Movie The Gambler Grandmother 1997-11-07
Movie Frank Capra's American Dream Unknown 1997
Series Boulevard Bio Unknown 1994
Series American Masters Unknown 1994
Movie That's Entertainment! III Unknown 1994
Series MGM: When the Lion Roars Unknown 1992
Movie A Dancer Unknown 1991
Movie Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Unknown 1987-05-18
Movie The 55th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1983-04-11
Series The South Bank Show Unknown 1978-01-14
Series The Love Boat Unknown 1977-09-24
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1970
Series Girl Talk Unknown 1965
Series Combat! Unknown 1962-10-02
Series Schlitz Playhouse Unknown 1959
Series BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Unknown 1956
Movie Der erste Kuß Unknown 1954
Series Lux Video Theatre Unknown 1953
Movie The 25th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1953
Series Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre Unknown 1951
Series Suspense Unknown 1951
Series The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre Unknown 1950
Movie By Candlelight Unknown 1949
Movie Hostages Unknown 1943
Movie Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Unknown 1940
Movie Land of Liberty Unknown 1939
Movie The Toy Wife Unknown 1938
Movie The Great Waltz Unknown 1938
Movie Another Romance of Celluloid Unknown 1938
Movie Dramatic School Unknown 1938
Movie The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention Unknown 1937
Movie Big City Unknown 1937
Movie The Good Earth Unknown 1937
Movie The Romance of Celluloid Unknown 1937-08-27
Movie The Emperor's Candlesticks Unknown 1937
Series Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 Herself 1937-04-30
Movie The Great Ziegfeld Unknown 1936
Movie Escapade Unknown 1935
Movie Heut' kommt's drauf an Unknown 1933
Movie Madame hat Besuch Unknown 1932
Movie Sehnsucht 202 Unknown 1932