- Born
- Birth nameMaria Elisabeth Sieber
- Maria Riva was born on December 13, 1924 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Scrooged (1988), The Scarlet Empress (1934) and Target (1958).
- SpousesWilliam Riva(July 4, 1947 - July 3, 1999) (his death, 4 children)Dean Goodman(August 23, 1943 - ?) (divorced)
- Children
- Parents
- Daughter of Marlene Dietrich and Rudolf Sieber.
- Played Marlene Dietrich's character as a child in The Scarlet Empress (1934).
- While attending boarding school in Switzerland in the late 1930s, her roommate was actress Gene Tierney.
- Called her mother Marlene Dietrich "Massy".
- On being Marlene Dietrich's daughter: "As a child I thought my name was 'Maria The-Daughter-Of'."
- I think I wanted to be a teacher, or something important. My mother didn't force me into anything.
- Most of my dear friends came from my mother's lovers. I had a lot of strange fathers; some of them were women, some of them were men.
- Three days without sleep, Bill was dead on his feet; I saw my chance, and asked him to marry me. He nodded his head - he was too tired to say no. Best thing I have ever done, as well as the most courageous.
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