Personal Info
Luise Rainer
Acting
Biography
Luise Rainer (/ˈraɪnər/; January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014) was a German-American film actress. She was the first actor to win more than one Academy Award; at the time of her death she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient.
Her training began in Germany from the age of 16 by leading stage director Max Reinhardt. After a few years, she became recognized as a "distinguished Berlin stage actress", acting with Reinhardt's Vienna theater ensemble. Critics "raved" about her stage and film acting quality, leading MGM to sign her to a three-year contract and bring her to Hollywood in 1935. A numbe…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
Ziegfeld on Film
as Herself (interviewee, and in clips from The Great Ziegfeld)
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
as Actor - Gesang Der Geister Über Den Wassern
The Gambler
as Grandmother
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
A Dancer
as Anna
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as SElf
TV Shows
Brisant
as Self · 1 ep.
MGM: When the Lion Roars
3 ep.
Boulevard Bio
as Self · 1 ep.
The Love Boat
as Dorothy Fielding · 1 ep.
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
as Self · 5 ep.
Combat!
as Countess De Roy · 1 ep.
The Oscars
as Self · 2 ep.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Chambermaid · 1 ep.
Lux Video Theatre
as Caroline · 1 ep.
Suspense
1 ep.