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Maria Riva

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedDec 13, 1924 (Died at 101)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthBerlin, Germany
Career Span1934 – 2025
Known Credits14 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1

Maria Riva

Also known as:Maria Elisabeth Riva
Total Works

14

10 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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 contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Scrooged
6.8
Scrooged
1988•movie
as Mrs. Rhinelander
The Scarlet Empress
6.9
as Sophia as a Child
The Garden of Allah
6.0
as Young Girl Sewing (uncredited)

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 14 titles featuring Maria Riva

Scrooged
6.8
Scrooged
1988•movie

as Mrs. Rhinelander

The Scarlet Empress
6.9

as Sophia as a Child

The Garden of Allah
6.0

as Young Girl Sewing (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Studio One
5.4
2 eps
Studio One
1948•series
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
6.5

as Self

The King Steps Out
6.0
The King Steps Out
1936•movie

as Girl Playing Violin (uncredited)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.3

as Self

Your Show of Shows
7.2
1 eps
Your Show of Shows
1950•series
Beckmann
4.5
1 eps
Beckmann
1999•series

as Self

The Taming
3.7
The Taming
1970•movie
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
6.0
All Abroad
All Abroad
2018•movie

as Evie (Period)

Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies

as Self