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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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Renie Riano
From a 1923 issue of Variety
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
Parent(s)	Irene Riano (mother)

Biography

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.

Filmography

Film

Television

• Green Acres (1966) - Mrs. Granite - Molly Turggis (two different episodes)
• Mayberry RFD (1969) - Aunt Ella
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1970) - Miss Stoddard

References

External links

• Renie Riano at IMDb
• Renie Riano at the Internet Broadway Database
• Renie Riano at Find a Grave

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