Luise Rainer facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Luise Rainer
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1936 publicity photo
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| Born | January 12, 1910 |
| Died | December 30, 2014 (aged 104) |
| Years active | 1932-1997 |
| Spouse(s) | Clifford Odets (m. 1937-1940, divorced) Robert Knittel (m. 1945-1989, his death) |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress 1936 The Great Ziegfeld 1937 The Good Earth NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1936 The Great Ziegfeld Hollywood Walk of Fame 6300 Hollywood Blvd |
Luise Rainer (January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014) was a two-time Academy Award-winning German-born Austrian-American movie actress. She was the first person to win two Academy Awards in a row. The first was for her role as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld, and the second was for her role as a Chinese farmer in The Good Earth. Out of all the living Academy Award winners, she is the one to have won the award the earliest.
Rainer was born in Duesseldorf and was Jewish.
Rainer died from pneumonia in her home in London, England, aged 104.
Images for kids
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With Paul Muni in The Good Earth
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With Paulette Goddard in Dramatic School (1938)
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1930s publicity photo
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Luise Rainer and Clifford Odets in January 1937, shortly before their marriage
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1938 publicity photo
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Rainer and Maurice Marsac (fr) in the TV series Combat!, episode "Finest Hour" (1965), publicity still
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Rainer in September 2011 receiving a star on the Boulevard der Stars
