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Birthday:

12-13-1924 (100 years)

Birthplace:

Berlin, Germany

Biography

Maria Elisabeth Riva (née Sieber; born December 13, 1924) is a German-born American actress. She worked on television at CBS in the 1950s, becoming one of the first stars of early kinescope-era television. She is the daughter of actress Marlene Dietrich, about whom she published a memoir in 1992.

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Scrooged

Act like Mrs. Rhinelander

event1988 star_border 6.8 top_panel_open

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

event1996 star_border 6 top_panel_open

Biography of Marlene Dietrich using interviews, film clips and rare footage of the actress, including her own home movies.

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Act like Self

event2007 star_border 4.9 top_panel_open

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Act like Self

event2002 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

The films, affairs and struggles of the iconic star of The Blue Angel as told by Rosemary Clooney, Roger Corman, Deanna Durbin and many more.

The Scarlet Empress

Act like Sophia as a Child

event1934 star_border 6.9 top_panel_open

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

The King Steps Out

Act like Girl Playing Violin (uncredited)

event1936 star_border 5.9 top_panel_open

Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.

The Garden of Allah

Act like Young Girl Sewing (uncredited)

event1936 star_border 5.7 top_panel_open

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

The Taming

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Studio One

(2 ep.)

event1948 star_border 4.7 top_panel_open

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

Your Show of Shows

(1 ep.)

event1950 star_border 5.5 top_panel_open

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York. During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Ed Sullivan Show

Act like Self (2 ep.)

event1948 star_border 6.6 top_panel_open

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Beckmann

Act like Self (1 ep.)

event1999 star_border 2 top_panel_open

Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

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