Riva was the daughter and only child of marlene dietrich and wrote a biography of her mother She also worked as an actress and was nominated for two emmys. Maria riva, an actress and author who was the only child of marlene dietrich, the audacious, androgynous and libidinous teutonic screen siren and cabaret star — and whose bombshell biography of. Riva died in her sleep of natural causes at her son peter’s. Gila, new mexico — maria riva, actress, author and the only child of screen icon marlene dietrich, died wednesday at her son’s home in gila, new mexico, at age 100, according to the hollywood. Maria riva, an actress and author who was the only child of marlene dietrich, the audacious, androgynous and libidinous teutonic screen siren and cabaret star — and whose bombshell biography of her mother, published a year after her death in 1992, explored the terrible cost of her fame — died wednesday in gila, new mexico
Maria riva, the only child of movie legend marlene dietrich and a top personality during the early days of television, died wednesday Riva died at her son’s home in gila,. The actress died of natural causes in her sleep at her son’s new mexico residence on oct Maria riva, the only daughter of hollywood legend marlene dietrich, has passed away at 100 Her death was confirmed on facebook by luke yankee, the son of late actress eileen heckart and a longtime friend. Riva died in her sleep at the home of son peter riva in gila, new mexico, he told the hollywood reporter
