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Luise Rainer (/ ˈ r aɪ n ər / RY-nər, German:; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-born film actress.
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.
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- Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Belgravia, London, England, UK
Apr 16, 2020 · Two-time Oscar winner Luise Rainer discusses embodying her character and the human condition in The Good Earth.--Look for these films on Watch TCM at http://...
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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).
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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.
- January 12, 1910
- December 30, 2014
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 work...
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Dec 30, 2014 · 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.