The heroine of this material is the daughter Marlene Dietrich Maria Riva. It's about the American actress. Her father was Rudolf Sieber. She was born in 1924, on December 13th.
Debut
The future actress when born was named Maria Elizabeth Sieber. She was born in the city of Berlin. In 1930, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. After the first film "Morocco", filmed in Hollywood, the family went to California. In 1934, Zieber and her mother starred in a film called The Bloody Empress. Maria played little Catherine II.
Theater
During the Second World War, the actress is educated in Hollywood in an acting school. Maria Riva brilliantly passes the final exams. In 1943, Mr .. she is getting married. Her chosen one is Dean Goodman. However, this marriage ends in divorce. Before the end of the war, the actress and her mother return to Europe. Here they performed on the stage of the European Theater in a special concert program, which Marlene Dietrich played before the US troops.
Future life
Maria Riva returned to the United States in 1947, the second time she married. Her chosen one was William Riva. Until 1948, most of the family lived in the city of New York. Mary and William had 4 sons.
The first child was J. Michael Riva, born in 1948. After his birth, the press was nicknamed Marlene Dietrich, a glamorous grandmother. The son of Mary - John Michael Riva - became an artist-director. For work on the film "Purple Field Flowers" was nominated for an Academy Award. He worked on the following films: "Brubaker", "Ordinary People", "Halloween 2", "The Adventures of Bacar Banzai", "Goonies", "Purple Field Flowers", "Golden Child", "Lethal Weapon", "New Christmas Tale" , "Tango and Cash", "Aspiring Upwards", "Several Good Guys", "Dave", "North", "Congo", "Downpour", "Six Days, Seven Nights", "House of Night Ghosts", "Romeo "Charlie's Angels", "Evolution", "Stealth", "Zathura", "In pursuit of happiness", "Spider-Man", "7 lives", "Dzhango liberated". During the filming of a film in New Orleans called "Django the Liberated" suffered a stroke. He could not recover from the disease and died at the age of 63.
Maria Riva, in addition to filming at the film scene, played in theaters. She appeared on Broadway in 1954. In 1950, she participated in a variety of television programs from New York. They passed in conditions of live broadcast. She was awarded the Emmy Award in 1952, and also in 1953, winning the "Best Actress" nomination. In 1988, Maria played a role in the film by Bill Murray , entitled "The Parody of Spirits." After that, she completed the acting.
In 2001, by the centenary of Dietrich, a documentary film was created by the son of Mary, entitled "Blond Bastia". The picture was taken from the memoirs of Maria Riva. In 2005, the actress published her mother's notes, thoughts and poems that were written in the last period of her life. Then she lived on Avenue Montaigne in her Paris apartment. The records were published under the title "Night thoughts". The book became a bestseller.
Plots
"The Bloody Empress" is a pseudo-historical film that was shot in 1934. The picture was created by the Hollywood director Joseph von Sternberg. The film was filmed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on motives of the life story of Empress Catherine II. In addition to Maria Riva, the film was shot: Marlene Dietrich, who received the role of mature ruler, Aubrey Smith, Louise Dresser, Sam Jaffe, John Davis Lodge. Historical events are interpreted in the film quite freely. Sofia Frederika is the daughter of an ambitious mother and a German prince. In Russia, she was brought by Count Alexis as the bride of Peter the heir. The main heroine tries to achieve the love of Alexei, but he seeks to conquer the elderly Empress Elizabeth. After the departure from life, the latter changes. Catherine becomes head of state. However, its position is unstable. The husband at any time can get rid of it. When the influence of the Empress exceeds her husband's power, Alexei wants to return the lady's disposition. Catherine triumphs over the enemies, but is disappointed in the people around her. Most of all she cares about her care for her horse. The scenery and the props of the film are far from reality. In this picture of Russia, drawn by Sternberg, there is an artistic originality that comes from German expressionism. Critics have noted grotesque exaggerations and visual distortions. Maria Riva played in this picture a young future empress.