Maria Riva, an actress and author who spent much of her life as a self-described "handmaiden" to her mother - the German-born Hollywood star Marlene Dietrich - and whowrote a harrowing biography that ...
The world has lost a remarkable woman. Maria Riva, the only child of legendary actress Marlene Dietrich, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, October 29, at her son’s home in Gila, New Mexico.
Maria Riva, the only child of famed actress Marlene Dietrich, has died at the age of 100 — just weeks before she was set to turn 101 on Dec. 13. A two-time Emmy nominee in the early 1950s for her work ...