Luise Rainer, precisely 5ft 3 ½ (161.3 cm) tall, embodied delicate elegance in Hollywood's Golden Age, her petite stature accentuating her poignant performances.
Winning consecutive Oscars for The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and The Good Earth (1937)—the first actor to do so—her height contributed to her image as a fragile yet powerful leading lady in films like Escapade, The Emperor's Candlesticks, and Dramatic School.
This diminutive frame, at just 5ft 3 ½, amplified her emotional depth and on-screen vulnerability, defining her legendary career.