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Luise Rainer

Acting

Born January 12, 1910 · Düsseldorf, Germany

Died December 30, 2014

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Biography

Luise Rainer was a German-born film actress. She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards, and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her 105th birthday, she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient, a superlative that has not been exceeded, as of 2026.

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Awards & recognition

  • Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1985
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1938
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1937
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1938 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1937 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

Combat!

1962as Countess De Roy

Hollywood Chinese

2007as Self

That's Entertainment! III

1994as (archive footage)

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Lux Video Theatre

1950as Caroline

The Love Boat

1977as Dorothy Fielding

The Good Earth

1937as O-Lan

The Great Ziegfeld

1936as Anna Held

The Great Waltz

1938as Poldi Vogelhuber

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019as (archive footage)

Suspense

1949