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Maria Riva
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American actress (1924–2025)
Film & TV
Berlin, Germany
Maria Elisabeth Riva (née Sieber; born December 13, 1924) is a German-born American actress. She worked on television at CBS in the 1950s, becoming one of the first stars of early kinescope-era television. She is the daughter of actress Marlene Dietrich, about whom she published a memoir in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Riva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…
Known for
- All Abroad — Evie (Period)2018
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self2007
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song — Self2002
- Beckmann — Self1999
- No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich1996
- Scrooged — Mrs. Rhinelander1988
- The Taming1970
- Your Show of Shows1950
- Studio One1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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Key facts
- Born
- Maria Elisabeth Sieber , ( 1924-12-13 ) December 13, 1924, Berlin , Germany
- Died
- October 29, 2025 (2025-10-29) (aged 100), Gila, New Mexico , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress author
- Years active
- 1933–1988
- Spouses
- Dean Goodman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1944 ) William Riva ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; died 1999 )
- Children
- 4, including J. Michael Riva
- Mother
- Marlene Dietrich
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elisabeth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Gila
- Father
- Rudolf Sieber
- Mother
- Marlene Dietrich
- Occupation
- biographer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Field of work
- biography
- Image
- Maria Riva 1951.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- New York City
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- Maria Riva
- date of birth
- 1924-12-13
- name in native language
- Maria Riva
- birth name
- Maria Elisabeth Sieber
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- P12749
- Esteban Alvarado
- date of death
- 2025-10-29
- subject has role
- centenarian
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Encyclopedic overview
Maria Elisabeth Riva (née Sieber; December 13, 1924 – October 29, 2025) was an American actress and memoirist. The daughter of actress Marlene Dietrich, she worked on television at CBS in the 1950s, during which she received numerous television acting roles and was twice Emmy-nominated. She published a memoir on her mother in 1992.
Early life
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