Maria Riva in the 1950s. Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Maria Riva, the only child of Marlene Dietrich who as a rare contract player with CBS was one of the top television personalities in the medium's early days of live, kinescope broadcasts, died Wednesday. She was 100. Riva died at the home of her son Peter Riva in Gila, New Mexico, he told The Hollywood Reporter.