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Overview
Mini Biography:
Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born... moreTrivia:
Was the most senior member of the Oscar Tribute sequence at the The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV). moreAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Streep Noms #4-5 and Oscar Trivia (From FilmExperience. 20 June 2009, 2:07 PM, PDT)
Oscar Did You Knows?
(From FilmExperience. 23 February 2009, 11:49 AM, PST)
Filmography
Actress:
- The Gambler (1997) .... Grandmother
... aka A játékos (Hungary) - A Dancer (1988) (TV)
... aka By Herself: A Dancer (USA: series title) - "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1984)
- Love Is Blind/Baby Makers/Lady and the Maid (1984) TV episode - "Combat!" .... Countess De Roy (1 episode, 1965)
- Finest Hour (1965) TV episode .... Countess De Roy - Der erste Kuß (1954)
- "Suspense" (1 episode, 1954)
- Torment (1954) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Caroline / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1953)
... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- A Bouquet for Caroline (1953) TV episode .... Caroline
- Rosalind (1950) TV episode .... Mrs. Page - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
- Love Came Late (1952) TV episode - "Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka "Faith Baldwin Playhouse"
... aka "Faith Baldwin Theatre"
- Woman Overboard (1951) TV episode - "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Nina (1 episode, 1950)
- The Seagull (1950) TV episode .... Nina - By Candlelight (1949) (TV)
- "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1949)
... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" (USA)
... aka "The Broadway Playhouse"
- Trapeze (1949) TV episode - Hostages (1943) .... Milada Pressinger
- Dramatic School (1938) .... Louise Mauban
- The Great Waltz (1938) .... Poldi Vogelhuber
- The Toy Wife (1938) .... Gilberte 'Frou Frou' Brigard
... aka Frou Frou (UK) - Big City (1937) .... Anna Benton
... aka Skyscraper Wilderness (USA: TV title) - The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) .... Countess Olga Mironova
- The Good Earth (1937) .... O-Lan
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) .... Anna Held
- Escapade (1935) .... Leopoldine Dur
... aka Masquerade - Heut' kommt's drauf an (1933) .... Marita Costa
- Madame hat Besuch (1932)
- Sehnsucht 202 (1932) .... Kitty
... aka Ja, der Himmel über Wien (Austria)
... aka Yearning 202
Soundtrack:
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (performer: "Won't You Come and Play with Me" (uncredited), "It's Delightful to Be Married" (1907) (uncredited))
Thanks:
- Ziegfeld on Film (2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- "American Masters" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
- Hollywood Chinese (2009) TV episode .... Herself - Hollywood Chinese (2007) .... Herself
- Ziegfeld on Film (2004) (V) .... Herself - 'Anna Held', 'The Great Ziegfeld'
- Behind Poem (2004) (V) .... Herself
- Poem - Ich setzte den Fuß in die Luft und sie trug (2003) .... Herself
... aka Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (USA) - The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Past Winner
- 75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History (2003) (TV) .... Herself/interviewee
- Greta Garbo: A Lone Star (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
- "Boulevard Bio" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
- Die letzte Leinwandgöttin (1998) TV episode .... Herself - The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Past Winner
- "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) TV mini-series .... Herself
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself
- The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (5 episodes, 1949-1959)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #12.28 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #12.22 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #3.21 (1950) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.22 (1949) TV episode .... Herself, Actress
- Episode #2.18 (1949) TV episode .... Herself, Actress - The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 (1937) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
-
"Protagonistas del recuerdo"
- José Bódalo (2006) TV episode .... Herself -
"La imagen de tu vida"
- Episode #1.2 (2006) TV episode .... Herself -
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.11 (2005) TV episode .... Herself -
"80s"
- Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself (clip from "Great Ziegfeld")
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"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #12.49 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Interviewee
- Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Land of Liberty (1939)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Appeared (as "Miss Thing") in "A Kiss for Cinderella" by J.M. Barrie on Broadway, 1942. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Music Box Theatre, New York City, 3/10/42-4/18/42. 10th March morePublicity Listings:
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