Luise Rainer

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Luise Rainer

By the age of 27, Luise Rainer had become the first person to win two back-to-back Oscars. By her early thirties, her Hollywood phase had ended, and she proceeded to fight for political causes, support the war effort, and take occasional roles on television.

Film Industry in the United States

Jewish women have played crucial roles in the United States film industry. Despite sexism and sometimes anti-Semitism, they have worked both behind the scenes, as writers, directors, and producers, as well as on-screen as both Jewish and non-Jewish characters.

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