Jewish actress Luise Rainer has died aged 104.

Rainer was a star of cinema's golden era and won back-to-back Oscars.

The German-born star was named best actress in 1936 and 1937 - a feat achieved by only five actors in Academy Awards history to date.

Rainer appeared in US small screen series The Loveboat in 1984, while her last substantial film role came in 1998, playing opposite Michael Gambon and Dominic West in The Gambler.

She settled in London and made occasional appearances on film and TV.