Renie 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

Mayberry R.F.D.

The Partridge Family

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Second Hundred Years

All Movies (65)

• Fireball 5001966 · as Marthy
• The Family Jewels1965 · as Airline Passenger
• Pajama Party1964 · as Maid
• Bikini Beach1964 · as Old Lady #2
• Sammy, the Way-Out Seal1962 · as Mrs. Crotty
• Clipped Wings1953 · as WAF Sgt. Anderson
• Jiggs and Maggie Out West1950 · as Maggie Jiggs
• Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters1949 · as Maggie Jiggs
• Jiggs and Maggie in Court1948 · as Maggie
• The Time of Your Life1948 · as Lorene Smith
• Jiggs and Maggie in Society1947 · as Maggie Jiggs
• Bringing Up Father1946 · as Maggie
• Bad Bascomb1946 · as Lucy Lovejoy
• Winter Wonderland1946 · as Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs
• So Goes My Love1946 · as Emily
• Club Havana1945 · as Mrs. Cavendish
• River Gang1945 · as Mrs. Hawkins
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Studio Waitress (uncredited)
• A Song for Miss Julie1945 · as Eurydice Lanning
• 3 Is a Family1944 · as Genevieve
• Take It or Leave It1944 · as Mrs. Nellie Bramble
• Jam Session1944 · as Ms. Tobin
• Man from Music Mountain1943 · as Christina Kellogg - Housekeeper
• There's One Born Every Minute1942 · as Miss Aphrodite Phipps
• Whispering Ghosts1942 · as Stella (aka Meg)
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• You Belong to Me1941 · as Minnie
• Ice-Capades1941 · as Karen Vadja
• Affectionately Yours1941 · as Mrs. Snell
• Ziegfeld Girl1941 · as Annie
• Adam Had Four Sons1941 · as Miss Bunson, the Photographer
• You're the One1941 · as Aunt Emma, aka Faro Fanny
• Remedy for Riches1940 · as Mrs. Gattles
• Li'l Abner1940 · as Sarah Jones
• A Little Bit of Heaven1940 · as Mrs. Dixon
• Kit Carson1940 · as Miss Genevieve Pilchard
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
• The Ghost Comes Home1940 · as Sarah Osborn
• High School1940 · as Miss Grace
• The Shop Around the Corner1940 · as Customer (uncredited)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · as Lilly Wigham
• The Honeymoon's Over1939 · as Annie
• Day-time Wife1939 · as Miss Briggs
• Disputed Passage1939 · as Mrs. Riley
• Honeymoon in Bali1939 · as Head Saleswoman (uncredited)
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase1939 · as Effie Schneider
• The Women1939 · as Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited)
• Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter1939 · as Effie Schneider
• Tell No Tales1939 · as Olga - Maid (uncredited)
• Bridal Suite1939 · as Mrs. Pujol
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939 · as Librarian
• Wife, Husband and Friend1939 · as Mrs. Craig
• Tail Spin1939 · as Chick's Pilot Girlfriend (Uncredited)
• Nancy Drew... Reporter1939 · as Effie Schneider (uncredited)
• Wings of the Navy1939 · as Train Passenger
• Nancy Drew… Detective1938 · as Effie Schneider
• Strange Faces1938 · as Mrs. Keller, Landlady
• Spring Madness1938 · as Mildred
• Four's a Crowd1938 · as Mrs. Jenkins
• The Road to Reno1938 · as Woman Bailiff
• Men Are Such Fools1938 · as Mrs. Pinkel
• Outside of Paradise1938 · as Ellen
• You're a Sweetheart1937 · as Mrs. Hepplethwaite
• Tovarich1937 · as Madame Courtois
• My Dear Miss Aldrich1937 · as Maid (uncredited)

All TV Shows (8)

• The Partridge Family1970 · as Mrs. Reinbolt
• Mayberry R.F.D.1968 · as Ella
• The Second Hundred Years1967 · as Old Lady
• Green Acres1965 · as Molly Turgis
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Woman on Street
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Woman going to Las Vegas
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Helen Davis
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Mrs. Bronson