Who was Maria Riva? Acclaimed CBS actress and author dies at 100

The Classic Horror Film Board-Maria Riva 1924-2025

Farewell to Maria Riva - Marlene Dietrich’s daughter and most unflinching biographer - who has passed away aged 100. A gifted actress in her own right, Riva was born in Germany to Dietrich and her husband Rudolf Sieber, who she remained married to until his death in 1976. Riva threw the doors open on Dietrich’s open marriage and her many lovers in ‘Marlene Dietrich by Her Daughter’, which was published after Dietrich’s death. Riva - who became an American citizen - was happily married to her sce

Maria Riva, who has died at 100, was the author of the spectacular — and spectacularly revealing — bio “Marlene Dietrich” about her famous mom. Here, she recalls Dietrich having no sexual boundaries, waving her used panties under Riva’s husband’s nose so he could catch a whiff of JFK! #mariariva #marlenedietrich #jfk #gossip #obituaries #gr8erdays | Gr8erdays