Maria Riva

Maria Riva
Riva in 1951
Born
Maria Elisabeth Sieber

(1924-12-13)December 13, 1924
Berlin, Germany
DiedOctober 29, 2025(2025-10-29) (aged 100)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
Years active1933–1988
Spouses
Dean Goodman
(m. 1943; div. 1944)
William Riva
(m. 1947; died 1999)
Children4, including J. Michael Riva
MotherMarlene Dietrich

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.