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Luise Rainer

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Luise Rainer Biography

  • Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/12/1910, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor
Luise Rainer Fast Facts:
  • Acquired stage training as a teen in Vienna with famed director Max Reinhardt.
  • Left for Hollywood before Hitler's threat when an MGM talent scout made her an offer she couldn't refuse.
  • Nicknamed the Viennese Teardrop because of her sentimental appearance.
  • First actor to win consecutive Academy Awards.
  • Her role as a Chinese peasant in The Good Earth was controversial, yet a triumph that lead to her second Best Actress Oscar.
  • Rejection of Hollywood's star system and tedious filmmaking, coupled with a stormy marriage to playwright Clifford Odets, lead to fewer prestigious roles and an early retirement.
  • Later made periodic appearances on television in such shows as Combat! and The Love Boat, as well as at Academy Awards ceremonies.
  • A talented painter, she has had several solo exhibitions.
  • Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Blvd.
    Luise Rainer Relationships:
  • Clifford Odets - Ex-husband
  • Emily Königsberger Rainer - Mother
  • Francesca Knittel-Bowyer - Daughter
  • Heinrich Rainer - Father
  • Robert Knittel - Husband (deceased)

  • Luise Rainer Awards:
  • 1936 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1937 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner

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