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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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