Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Acting

Born January 12, 1910 · Düsseldorf, Germany

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 long…

Known for

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Combat!

Combat!

1962

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Brisant

Brisant

1994

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

1991

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Acting(37)

2019Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood(archive footage)

2011Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2007Hollywood ChineseSelf

2004Ziegfeld on FilmHerself (interviewee, and in clips from The Great Ziegfeld)

2003Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried MeActor - Gesang Der Geister Über Den Wassern

1997The GamblerGrandmother

1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf (archive footage)

1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)

1994BrisantSelf

1992MGM: When the Lion Roars

1991A DancerAnna

1991Boulevard BioSelf

1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSElf

1977The Love BoatDorothy Fielding

1975Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySelf

1962Combat!Countess De Roy

1953The OscarsSelf

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsChambermaid

1950Lux Video TheatreMrs. Page

1948The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf

1943HostagesMilada Pressinger

1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage)

1938Dramatic SchoolLouise Mauban

1938The Great WaltzPoldi Vogelhuber

1938The Toy WifeGilberte 'Frou Frou' Brigard

1938Another Romance of CelluloidSelf (uncredited)

1937Big CityAnna Benton

1937The Romance of CelluloidSelf (archive footage)

1937The Emperor's CandlesticksCountess Olga Mironova

1937The Good EarthO-Lan

1936The Great ZiegfeldAnna Held

1935EscapadeLeopoldine Dur

1933Heut' kommt's drauf anMarita Costa

1932Madame has a visitor

1932Sehnsucht 202Kitty