Timeline Luise Rainer

German-born actress, the first to win two consecutive Oscars, who lived to 104.

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1910 Luise Rainer born in Düsseldorf Luise Rainer is born in Düsseldorf.
1928 Luise Rainer joins Max Reinhardt's company She acts on the stage in Berlin and Vienna.
1935 Luise Rainer signs with MGM She makes her Hollywood debut in Escapade.
1936 Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld Her role as Anna Held wins the Oscar for Best Actress.
1937 Luise Rainer in The Good Earth She wins a second Oscar, the first actor to win in consecutive years.
1937 Luise Rainer marries Clifford Odets She marries the playwright.
1938 Luise Rainer in The Great Waltz She stars in the Johann Strauss biography.
1938 Luise Rainer in The Toy Wife She stars in the MGM drama.
1943 Luise Rainer in Hostages Her last Hollywood film.
1945 Luise Rainer marries Robert Knittel She marries the publisher and later settles in Europe.
1997 Luise Rainer in The Gambler She returns to film at 87.
2014 Luise Rainer dies in London Luise Rainer dies aged 104.