Maria Riva
Maria Riva | |
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Riva in 1951 | |
| Born | Maria Elisabeth Sieber December 13, 1924 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | October 29, 2025 (aged 100) Gila, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1933–1988 |
| Spouses | Dean Goodman
(m. 1943; div. 1944)William Riva
(m. 1947; died 1999) |
| Children | 4, including J. Michael Riva |
| Mother | Marlene 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.