Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 13, 1924
Died
October 29, 2025 (age 100)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Also Known As
Maria Elisabeth Riva
Maria Riva
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.
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Known For
TV
Studio One
1948
TV
Studio One
Jenny Swenson
1948
TV
Studio One
Miss Mitnick
1948
TV
Beckmann
Self
1999
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
TV
Your Show of Shows
1950
Film
Scrooged
Mrs. Rhinelander
1988
Film
The Scarlet Empress
Sophia as a Child
1934
Film
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self
2007
Film
The Garden of Allah
Young Girl Sewing (uncredited)
1936
Film
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Self
2002
Film
The Taming
1970
Film
No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich
1996
Film
The King Steps Out
Girl Playing Violin (uncredited)
1936
Film
All Abroad
Evie (Period)
2018
Filmography
2018FilmAll Abroadas Evie (Period)2007FilmWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinemaas Self2002FilmMarlene Dietrich: Her Own Songas Self1999TVBeckmannas Self1996FilmNo Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich1988FilmScroogedas Mrs. Rhinelander1970FilmThe Taming1950TVYour Show of Shows1948TVStudio One1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self1936FilmThe Garden of Allahas Young Girl Sewing (uncredited)1936FilmThe King Steps Outas Girl Playing Violin (uncredited)1934FilmThe Scarlet Empressas Sophia as a Child