Luise Rainer was a German-born film actress. She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards, and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her 105th birthday, she was the longest-lived Oscar recipient, a superlative that has not been exceeded, as of 2024.
Rainer in 1941
Rainer publicity photo in 1936
Rainer as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Anna Held (Rainer) exhibits her jewels to the envious Audrey Dane (Virginia Bruce, seated) in The Great Ziegfeld
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress and a premiere star during Hollywood's silent and early golden eras. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic and somber screen persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Garbo in Inspiration (1931)
Monument in Södermalm
The approved application by Greta's mother to allow her name change from Gustafsson to Garbo.
Garbo in her first leading role in the Swedish film The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) with Lars Hanson