Renie Riano

Born: 1899-08-06

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.


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The Shop Around the Corner

as Customer (uncredited)
Released: 1940-01-12

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are...

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They Died with Their Boots On

as Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-20

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...

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Anchors Aweigh

as Studio Waitress (uncredited)
Released: 1945-08-13

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the...

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The Women

as Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-01

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

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Ziegfeld Girl

as Annie
Released: 1941-04-25

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three...

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The Family Jewels

as Airline Passenger
Released: 1965-07-01

A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm...

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Kit Carson

as Miss Genevieve Pilchard
Released: 1940-08-30

Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.

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Sammy, the Way-Out Seal

as Mrs. Crotty
Released: 1962-10-28

Two young brothers secretly bring home a seal from their summer vacation and try to hide it from...

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Pajama Party

as Maid
Released: 1964-11-11

A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.

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Bikini Beach

as Old Lady #2
Released: 1964-07-22

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the...

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Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Effie Schneider (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-18

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to...

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Jam Session

as Ms. Tobin
Released: 1944-04-13

A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.

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Adam Had Four Sons

as Miss Bunson, the Photographer
Released: 1941-03-27

Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly....

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High School

as Miss Grace
Released: 1940-01-26

A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled at her father's Texas ranch must adjust to her...

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There's One Born Every Minute

as Miss Aphrodite Phipps
Released: 1942-06-26

A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the...

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Day-time Wife

as Miss Briggs
Released: 1939-11-24

When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary,...

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Fireball 500

as Marthy
Released: 1966-06-07

Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a...

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Tovarich

as Madame Courtois
Released: 1937-12-25

When upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants,...

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Wife, Husband and Friend

as Mrs. Craig
Released: 1939-03-03

Woman hopes to be a great singer and is encouraged by her scheming teacher. After she flops her...

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The Time of Your Life

as Lorene Smith
Released: 1948-09-03

Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once...

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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Lilly Wigham
Released: 1940-01-11

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death....

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Bad Bascomb

as Lucy Lovejoy
Released: 1946-05-26

A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl.

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Wings of the Navy

as Train Passenger
Released: 1939-02-11

Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both...

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You Belong to Me

as Minnie
Released: 1941-10-22

A playboy marries a woman doctor then grows jealous of her male patients.

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A Little Bit of Heaven

as Mrs. Dixon
Released: 1940-10-10

A child from the New York tenements sings on a radio quiz show and is eventually hired to a...

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Whispering Ghosts

as Stella (aka Meg)
Released: 1942-05-17

A detective (Milton Berle) who solves cases on the radio investigates the mysterious decade-old...

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Li'l Abner

as Sarah Jones
Released: 1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to...

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Men Are Such Fools

as Mrs. Pinkel
Released: 1938-06-15

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she...

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Tail Spin

as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-19

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race,...

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Honeymoon in Bali

as Head Saleswoman (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-29

Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen,...

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The Road to Reno

as Woman Bailiff
Released: 1938-08-01

An opera singer travels to Reno to divorce her rancher husband.

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Bridal Suite

as Mrs. Pujol
Released: 1939-05-26

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.

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Winter Wonderland

as Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs
Released: 1946-05-12

A farm girl has a romance with a ski instructor.

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Club Havana

as Mrs. Cavendish
Released: 1945-11-23

A number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a...

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Tell No Tales

as Olga - Maid (uncredited)
Released: 1939-06-12

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could...

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Jiggs and Maggie in Society

as Maggie Jiggs
Released: 1947-12-12

Maggi continues her forever-ever efforts to crash Manhattan's top society, while Jiggs still...

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Nancy Drew… Detective

as Effie Schneider, Drew's Maid
Released: 1938-11-19

After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly...

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My Dear Miss Aldrich

as Maid (uncredited)
Released: 1937-09-17

A young woman inherits a newspaper whose editor refuses to hire lady reporters.

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The Ghost Comes Home

as Sarah Osborn
Released: 1940-03-08

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea...

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3 Is a Family

as Genevieve
Released: 1944-11-23

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles...

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Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Librarian
Released: 1939-04-07

In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel...

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The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1940-04-25

A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual...

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Four's a Crowd

as Mrs. Jenkins
Released: 1938-08-04

A public relations man falls for his most difficult client's granddaughter.

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You're a Sweetheart

as Mrs. Hepplethwaite
Released: 1937-12-26

A Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big...

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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as Effie Schneider
Released: 1939-09-09

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the...

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Clipped Wings

as WAF Sgt. Anderson
Released: 1953-08-14

Slip and correspondence school pilot Sach, go to an air base to help a pal out...but find...

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A Song for Miss Julie

as Eurydice Lanning
Released: 1945-02-19

Two playwrights and a former burlesque queen travel to Louisiana to research a musical they're...

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Ice-Capades

as Karen Vadja
Released: 1941-08-19

Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he...

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Affectionately Yours

as Mrs. Snell
Released: 1941-05-10

A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity...

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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

as Effie Schneider
Released: 1939-06-17

When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided...

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Outside of Paradise

as Ellen
Released: 1938-02-08

Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected...

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Spring Madness

as Mildred
Released: 1938-11-11

Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to...

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Disputed Passage

as Mrs. Riley
Released: 1939-10-25

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl...

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Remedy for Riches

as Mrs. Gattles
Released: 1940-11-29

A small town doctor suspects the stranger in town is promoting an oil swindle. The fourth entry...

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Man from Music Mountain

as Christina Kellogg - Housekeeper
Released: 1943-10-30

Roy returns home to fine a range feud between the cattlemen and the sheepmen. When his friend is...

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Jiggs and Maggie Out West

as Maggie Jiggs
Released: 1950-04-23

Monogram's Bringing Up Father series, based on the popular comic strip by George McManus, hit a...

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So Goes My Love

as Emily
Released: 1946-05-01

Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man....

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River Gang

as Mrs. Hawkins
Released: 1945-09-21

An orphan girl lives with apparently kind uncle who turns out to be a murderer.

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Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters

as Maggie Jiggs
Released: 1949-08-27

With Maggie laid low with sneezing fits, Jiggs spends his time listening to radio trivia...

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Bringing Up Father

as Maggie
Released: 1946-11-23

Based on the comic strip by George McManus about the adventures of the social-climbing Maggie...

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Take It or Leave It

as Mrs. Nellie Bramble
Released: 1944-07-17

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his...

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Jiggs and Maggie in Court

as Maggie
Released: 1948-12-12

Maggie is resentful of being pointed out and laughed at in public because she resembles the...

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Green Acres

as Molly Turgis
First aired: 1965-09-15

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from...

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Mayberry R.F.D.

as Ella
First aired: 1968-09-23

Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation...

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