Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 6, 1899
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Renie Riano
Biography
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Fireball 500 | Marthy |
| 1965 | The Family Jewels | Airline Passenger |
| 1964 | Bikini Beach | Old Lady #2 |
| 1964 | Pajama Party | Maid |
| 1962 | Sammy, the Way-Out Seal | Mrs. Crotty |
| 1953 | Clipped Wings | WAF Sgt. Anderson |
| 1950 | Jiggs and Maggie Out West | Maggie Jiggs |
| 1949 | Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters | Maggie Jiggs |
| 1948 | Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Maggie |
| 1948 | The Time of Your Life | Lorene Smith |
| 1947 | Jiggs and Maggie in Society | Maggie Jiggs |
| 1946 | So Goes My Love | Emily |
| 1946 | Winter Wonderland | Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs |
| 1946 | Bad Bascomb | Lucy Lovejoy |
| 1946 | Bringing Up Father | Maggie |
| 1945 | Club Havana | Mrs. Cavendish |
| 1945 | A Song for Miss Julie | Eurydice Lanning |
| 1945 | River Gang | Mrs. Hawkins |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Studio Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1944 | 3 Is a Family | Genevieve |
| 1944 | Take It or Leave It | Mrs. Nellie Bramble |
| 1944 | Jam Session | Ms. Tobin |
| 1943 | Man from Music Mountain | Christina Kellogg - Housekeeper |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Stella (aka Meg) |
| 1942 | There's One Born Every Minute | Miss Aphrodite Phipps |
| 1941 | You Belong to Me | Minnie |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours | Mrs. Snell |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons | Miss Bunson, the Photographer |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades | Karen Vadja |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Annie |
| 1941 | You're the One | Aunt Emma, aka Faro Fanny |
| 1940 | Kit Carson | Miss Genevieve Pilchard |
| 1940 | Remedy for Riches | Mrs. Gattles |
| 1940 | High School | Miss Grace |
| 1940 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Mrs. Dixon |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Lilly Wigham |
| 1940 | The Shop Around the Corner | Customer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Telegraph Operator (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner | Sarah Jones |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Sarah Osborn |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales | Olga - Maid (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Train Passenger |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Effie Schneider (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wife, Husband and Friend | Mrs. Craig |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Librarian |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Effie Schneider |
| 1939 | The Women | Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Day-time Wife | Miss Briggs |
| 1939 | Honeymoon in Bali | Head Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Bridal Suite | Mrs. Pujol |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Effie Schneider |
| 1939 | Disputed Passage | Mrs. Riley |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Effie Schneider, Drew's Maid |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools | Mrs. Pinkel |
| 1938 | Outside of Paradise | Ellen |
| 1938 | Spring Madness | Mildred |
| 1938 | The Road to Reno | Woman Bailiff |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Mrs. Jenkins |
| 1937 | Tovarich | Madame Courtois |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Maid (uncredited) |
| 1937 | You're a Sweetheart | Mrs. Hepplethwaite |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Ella |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Molly Turgis |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Woman on Street |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Woman going to Las Vegas |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Helen Davis |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Mrs. Bronson |