Luise Rainer
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 12, 1910 D?sseldorf, Germany |
| Died | Dec 30, 2014 London, England |
| Age | Died at 105 |
Luise Rainer | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1926-1943, 1997 |
| Top Roles | O, Poldi Vogelhuber, Countess Olga Mironova, Gilberte 'Frou Frou' Brigard, Leopoldine Dur |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Biographical, Musical, Historical, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Romance (Drama), New York |
| Top Collaborators | William Powell, Roland Varno, Robert Young, Robert Z. Leonard (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Edgar Lansbury, Sara Berner, House Peters Jr. see more.. |
Luise Rainer Overview:
Legendary actress, Luise Rainer, was born on Jan 12, 1910 in D?sseldorf, Germany. Rainer died at the age of 105 on Dec 30, 2014 in London, England .
MINI BIO:
Pretty, doll-like brunette Austrian actress with appealingly expressive face and finely pencilled eyebrows. She won two Oscars in consecutive years after coming to America for The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth, after which too much seemed to be expected of her. MGM dropped her after only one more year, and one forties' film was her only remaining screen appearance of note until 1997. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Luise Rainer was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning for Best Actress for The Great Ziegfeld (as Anna Held) and The Good Earth (as O-Lan) in 1936 and 1937 respectively.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1936 | Best Actress | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) | Anna Held | Won |
| 1937 | Best Actress | The Good Earth (1937) | O-Lan | Won |
She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
Sum Up | : An Incomplete Filmography
By Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 14, 2019 From The Stop ButtonBetween 1932 and 1997, two-time Academy Award winner ?who was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award and the first to win two back-to-back? made a total of fifteen films. Approximately. Austrian Rainer made three German-language films in the early thirties before Hollywood?MG... Read full article
Sum Up | : An Incomplete Filmography
By Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 14, 2019 From The Stop ButtonBetween 1932 and 1997, two-time Academy Award winner ?who was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award and the first to win two back-to-back? made a total of fifteen films. Approximately. Austrian Rainer made three German-language films in the early thirties before Hollywood?MG... Read full article
Sum Up | : An Incomplete Filmography
on Mar 14, 2019 From The Stop ButtonBetween 1932 and 1997, two-time Academy Award winner ?who was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award and the first to win two back-to-back? made a total of fifteen films. Approximately. Austrian Rainer made three German-language films in the early thirties before Hollywood?MG... Read full article
Sum Up | : An Incomplete Filmography
on Mar 14, 2019 From The Stop ButtonBetween 1932 and 1997, two-time Academy Award winner ?who was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award and the first to win two back-to-back? made a total of fifteen films. Approximately. Austrian Rainer made three German-language films in the early thirties before Hollywood?MG... Read full article
Quote of the Week:
By KC on Dec 27, 2015 From Classic MoviesImage Source Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it you’re not even aware, only afterwards do you know you were happy. - Quote Source... Read full article
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Luise Rainer Quotes:
[She hangs up]
Anna Held: Darling...
[she falls to her bed, sobbing]
Marie: My poor, petite! If you love him so, why did you divorce him?
Anna Held: Because I thought it would bring him back to me. I was sure that it would bring him back to me.
[she cries]
Poldi Vogelhuber: We don't have revolutions every day, thank Heaven.
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