Renie Riano
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1899-08-06
- Died
- 1971-07-03
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Reine Riano · Renee Riano · Rene Riano · Renie Isabel Riano
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Green Acres
1965
as Molly Turgis
The Partridge Family
1970
as Mrs. Reinbolt
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Woman on Street / Woman going to Las Vegas / Helen Davis / Mrs. Bronson
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Ella
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Old Lady
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)
TV Shows (5)
Movies (65)
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)
The Women
1939
as Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)
Kit Carson
1940
as Miss Genevieve Pilchard
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Studio Waitress (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
1942
as Stella (aka Meg)
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Annie
Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Pujol
Bikini Beach
1964
as Old Lady #2
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Jam Session
1944
as Ms. Tobin
Tovarich
1937
as Madame Courtois
The Family Jewels
1965
as Airline Passenger
River Gang
1945
as Mrs. Hawkins
Affectionately Yours
1941
as Mrs. Snell
Club Havana
1945
as Mrs. Cavendish
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Effie Schneider (uncredited)
Pajama Party
1964
as Maid
Spring Madness
1938
as Mildred
You Belong to Me
1941
as Minnie
Fireball 500
1966
as Marthy
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
as Olga - Maid (uncredited)
The Time of Your Life
1948
as Lorene Smith
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Train Passenger
Clipped Wings
1953
as WAF Sgt. Anderson
Adam Had Four Sons
1941
as Miss Bunson, the Photographer
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Effie Schneider
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Effie Schneider
Winter Wonderland
1946
as Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs
Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Christina Kellogg - Housekeeper
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Mrs. Jenkins
High School
1940
as Miss Grace
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Lilly Wigham
Disputed Passage
1939
as Mrs. Riley
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Librarian
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962
as Mrs. Crotty
Take It or Leave It
1944
as Mrs. Nellie Bramble
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Effie Schneider
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Maggie
Day-time Wife
1939
as Miss Briggs
Remedy for Riches
1940
as Mrs. Gattles
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
as Mrs. Dixon
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Miss Aphrodite Phipps
Bad Bascomb
1946
as Lucy Lovejoy
A Song for Miss Julie
1945
as Eurydice Lanning
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1947
as Maggie Jiggs
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as Maid (uncredited)
So Goes My Love
1946
as Emily
Li'l Abner
1940
as Sarah Jones
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Sarah Osborn
Ice-Capades
1941
as Karen Vadja
Strange Faces
1938
as Mrs. Keller, Landlady
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
as Mrs. Craig
You're a Sweetheart
1937
as Mrs. Hepplethwaite
3 Is a Family
1944
as Genevieve
Men Are Such Fools
1938
as Mrs. Pinkel
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
1949
as Maggie Jiggs
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Head Saleswoman (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950
as Maggie Jiggs
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
as Annie
The Road to Reno
1938
as Woman Bailiff
You're the One
1941
as Aunt Emma, aka Faro Fanny
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Ellen
Bringing Up Father
1946
as Maggie
About Renie Riano
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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, ec… With 70 credits spanning from 1937 to 1970, Renie Riano has appeared in 65 films and 5 TV shows.
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- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — as Customer (uncredited)
- The Women (1939) — as Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)
- Kit Carson (1940) — as Miss Genevieve Pilchard
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) — as Studio Waitress (uncredited)
- Whispering Ghosts (1942) — as Stella (aka Meg)
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