Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971[citation needed] 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 sometimes credited as Reine Riano, Renee Riano, or Rene Riano.[1]
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Born | Rene Isabel Riano (1899-08-07)August 7, 1899 London, England, UK |
Died | July 3, 1971(1971-07-03) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Westwood Memorial Park |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1937–1970 |
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She was the daughter of Irene Riano, the daughter of Joseph Rice, a Philadelphia theatre owner, who, in the early 1890s, married vaudeville acrobat Robert Riano. 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.[2][3]
In 1918, she married an American, John W. Neil in New Jersey and, thereby became an American citizen. Their daughter, Jane, was born in Philadelphia in 1919.
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