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Poll: Luise Rainer (January 12, 1910 - December 30, 2014) RIP

A poll by Dibyayan_Chakravorty
Luise Rainer was a German-born Austrian and American film actress. She was the first actor to win multiple Academy Awards and the first person to win them consecutively. She was discovered by American studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talent scouts while acting on stage in Austria and Germany and after appearing in Austrian films. She was the longest-lived person ever to receive an Academy Award.

She appeared in 25 movies and TV shows. In which film or TV show do you think she gave her best performance?

Discuss the list here

Results of 222 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Gambler (1997)

     
    as Grandmother
  2. 2.

    The Good Earth (1937)

     
    as O-Lan
  3. 3.

    The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

     
    as Anna Held
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