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Renie Riano

Aug 06, 1899 - Jul 03, 1971 (71 years old) in London, England, UK

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Renie Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s-1950s films.

She was the daughter of Irene Riano (1871–1940), the daughter of Joseph Rice, a Philadelphia theatre owner, who, in the early 1890s, married vaudeville acrobat Robert Riano (b. 1867, Yonkers, New York – 1909, New York City). Irene Riano was a stage actress, the sole female member of vaudeville's popular Four Rianos acrobatic act, eccentric acrobat act which toured the world in vaudeville, variety and music halls, and the mother of actress Renie Riano. Irene was the daughter of Joseph Rice, a Philadelphia theatre owner. In the early 1890s, she married vaudeville acrobat Robert Riano (b. 1867, Yonkers, New York – 1909, New York City) who organised the famous "Four Rianos" eccentric acrobat act which toured the world in vaudeville, variety and music halls.

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Green Acres
Molly Turgis
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Disputed Passage
Mrs. Riley
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Fireball 500
Marthy
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Winter Wonderland
Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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The Partridge Family
Mrs. Reinbolt
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Lilly Wigham
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Tovarich
Madame Courtois
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The Women
Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)
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Mayberry R.F.D.
Ella

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