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Maria Riva
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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
.
Mother of Hollywood production designer
J. Michael Riva
,
J. Paul Riva
and
David Riva
.
Called her mother
Marlene Dietrich
"Massy".
Has been good friends with
Carol Channing
since 1949.
Has four sons.
Is portrayed by
Josefina Vilsmaier
,
Theresa Vilsmaier
,
Janina Vilsmaier
and
Ute Cremer
in
Marlene (2000)
.
Mother-in-law of
Wendy Riva
.
Engaged for several months of 1943 to
Richard Haydn
.
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