Filmography
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Known For
The Great Ziegfeld Anna Held (1936) -
The Good Earth O-Lan (1937) -
The Great Waltz Poldi Vogelhuber (1938) -
Known For
Dramatic School Louise Mauban (1938) -
Actress
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me Luise Rainer (2003) -
The Gambler Grandmother (1997) -
A Dancer Anna (1991) -
The Love Boat Dorothy Fielding (1984) -
Combat! Countess De Roy (1965) -
Die kleinen Füchse Birdie Hubbard (1963)
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BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Inga Arlberg (1950-1957) -
Der erste Kuß (1954) -
Suspense (1954) -
Lux Video Theatre Caroline (1950-1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Chambermaid (1952) -
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By Candlelight Elizabeth (1949)
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![The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre]( "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre")
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1949) -
![Hostages]( "Hostages")
Hostages Milada Pressinger (1943) -
![Dramatic School]( "Dramatic School")
Dramatic School Louise Mauban (1938) -
![The Great Waltz]( "The Great Waltz")
The Great Waltz Poldi Vogelhuber (1938) -
![The Toy Wife]( "The Toy Wife")
The Toy Wife Gilberte 'Frou Frou' Brigard (1938) -
![Big City]( "Big City")
Big City Anna Benton (1937) -
![The Emperor's Candlesticks]( "The Emperor's Candlesticks")
The Emperor's Candlesticks Countess Olga Mironova (1937) -
![The Good Earth]( "The Good Earth")
The Good Earth O-Lan (1937) -
![The Great Ziegfeld]( "The Great Ziegfeld")
The Great Ziegfeld Anna Held (1936) -
![Escapade]( "Escapade")
Escapade Leopoldine Dur (1935) -
![Heut' kommt's drauf an]( "Heut' kommt's drauf an")
Heut' kommt's drauf an Marita Costa (1933) -
Madame hat Besuch (1932)
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Actress
![Sehnsucht 202]( "Sehnsucht 202")
Sehnsucht 202 Kitty (1932) -
Soundtrack
![The Great Ziegfeld]( "The Great Ziegfeld")
The Great Ziegfeld (1936) -
Archive footage
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2015) -
![The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards]( "The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards")
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![Imprescindibles]( "Imprescindibles")
Imprescindibles (2011) -
Protagonistas del recuerdo (2006)
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La imagen de tu vida (2006)
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Cinema mil (2005)
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80s (2005)
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![Frank Capra's American Dream]( "Frank Capra's American Dream")
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) -
![That's Entertainment! III]( "That's Entertainment! III")
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
![III premios Goya]( "III premios Goya")
III premios Goya (1989) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1958-1959) -
Some of the Best (1944)
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![Cavalcade of the Academy Awards]( "Cavalcade of the Academy Awards")
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Archive footage
![Land of Liberty]( "Land of Liberty")
Land of Liberty (1939) -
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
A non-conformist to the MGM star-system, she used to parade around Hollywood untidily dressed, usually with no make-up and wearing pants. Her non-conformist style of behavior cost Ms. Rainer her contract with MGM in the late '30s.
Quotes
[on MGM chief Louis B. Mayer] He said, 'That girl is a Frankenstein, she's going to ruin our whole firm. We made you and we are going to destroy you.' Well, he tried his best.
Nickname
The Viennese Teardrop
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Düsseldorf, Germany
Died
(age 104)
Belgravia, London, England, UK
Height:
5' 4" (1.63 m)
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