But Riva, who was Dietrich’s only daughter, laid the groundwork with her scintillating stories of her mother’s life out of the spotlight. Dietrich, whom Riva called “Mutti,” kept Maria close by on set ...

After Marlene Dietrich’s death her daughter wrote a “Mommy Dearest” type book in which she revealed why she didn’t call the ...

Hollywood legend Maria Riva, the only daughter of the beloved actress Marlene Dietrich, has passed away at the age of 100.

Maria Riva was born on December 13, 1924, in Berlin as Maria Elisabeth Sieber, the only child of Marlene Dietrich. From an ...

Riva published a biography of Dietrich shortly after her 1992 death, in which she wrote: “I don’t think my mother knew what ...