
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 Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)

The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Old Lady
TV Shows (5)
Movies (65)

The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)

Kit Carson
1940
as Miss Genevieve Pilchard

The Women
1939
as Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)

Bikini Beach
1964
as Old Lady #2

Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Studio Waitress (uncredited)

Tail Spin
1939
as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts
1942
as Stella (aka Meg)

Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Annie

Jam Session
1944
as Ms. Tobin

The Family Jewels
1965
as Airline Passenger

Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Pujol

Pajama Party
1964
as Maid

Tell No Tales
1939
as Olga - Maid (uncredited)

Affectionately Yours
1941
as Mrs. Snell

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

High School
1940
as Miss Grace

Spring Madness
1938
as Mildred

Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Effie Schneider (uncredited)

Tovarich
1937
as Madame Courtois

Adam Had Four Sons
1941
as Miss Bunson, the Photographer

You Belong to Me
1941
as Minnie

Club Havana
1945
as Mrs. Cavendish

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Effie Schneider

Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Effie Schneider

Wings of the Navy
1939
as Train Passenger

Fireball 500
1966
as Marthy

The Time of Your Life
1948
as Lorene Smith

River Gang
1945
as Mrs. Hawkins

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Lilly Wigham

So Goes My Love
1946
as Emily

Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
1962
as Mrs. Crotty

Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Christina Kellogg - Housekeeper

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Librarian

Clipped Wings
1953
as WAF Sgt. Anderson

Four's a Crowd
1938
as Mrs. Jenkins

Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Maggie

Winter Wonderland
1946
as Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs

A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
as Mrs. Dixon

The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Sarah Osborn

There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Miss Aphrodite Phipps

Remedy for Riches
1940
as Mrs. Gattles

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Effie Schneider

Disputed Passage
1939
as Mrs. Riley

My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as Maid (uncredited)

Strange Faces
1938
as Mrs. Keller, Landlady

Li'l Abner
1940
as Sarah Jones

You're a Sweetheart
1937
as Mrs. Hepplethwaite

Take It or Leave It
1944
as Mrs. Nellie Bramble

A Song for Miss Julie
1945
as Eurydice Lanning

Day-time Wife
1939
as Miss Briggs

Ice-Capades
1941
as Karen Vadja

Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1947
as Maggie Jiggs

Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950
as Maggie Jiggs

Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
as Mrs. Craig

Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Head Saleswoman (uncredited)

Bad Bascomb
1946
as Lucy Lovejoy

3 Is a Family
1944
as Genevieve

Men Are Such Fools
1938
as Mrs. Pinkel

The Road to Reno
1938
as Woman Bailiff

You're the One
1941
as Aunt Emma, aka Faro Fanny

The Honeymoon's Over
1939
as Annie

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
1949
as Maggie Jiggs

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)
- Kit Carson (1940) — as Miss Genevieve Pilchard
- The Women (1939) — as Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)
- Bikini Beach (1964) — as Old Lady #2
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) — as Studio Waitress (uncredited)
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