Marika Rivera

Acting

Marika Rivera

Born November 13, 1919 · Paris, France

Died January 14, 2010 · aged 90

Marika Rivera (13 November 1919 – 14 January 2010)  was a French-born film and stage actress and dancer. She was the daughter of the Mexican artist Diego Rivera and his mistress, the Russian-born painter Marie Vorobieff ("Marevna"). Rivera, who was married to Angelina Beloff at the time, did not accept his daughter, so she grew up under the care of her mother. Rivera participated in dancing and ac…

Known For

Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof · 1971
Fiddler on the Roof
7.71971
MovieDramaRomance
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Voyage of the DamnedVoyage of the Damned · 1976
Voyage of the Damned
6.01976
MovieDramaWar
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
DarlingDarling · 1965
Darling
6.81965
MovieDramaRomance
Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.
HussyHussy · 1980
Hussy
4.91980
MovieDramaRomance
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.
Eat the RichEat the Rich · 1987
Eat the Rich
6.21987
MovieActionComedy
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Lee Oswald: AssassinLee Oswald: Assassin · 1966
Lee Oswald: Assassin
1966
MovieDramaTV Movie
The life of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot President John F. Kennedy, as reported to the Warren Commission enquiry into the circumstances of the assassination.
The Girl on a MotorcycleThe Girl on a Motorcycle · 1968
The Girl on a Motorcycle
5.71968
MovieDramaRomance
Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband's Alsatian bed on her prized motorbike - symbol of freedom and escape - to visit her lover in Heidelberg. En route she indulges in psychedelic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men.
The SupergrassThe Supergrass · 1985
The Supergrass
6.11985
MovieComedy
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his girlfriend. Although he fails to gain any interest from the girl, the police take a great interest in his story. From this point on, Dennis digs a deeper hole for himself at every turn

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The ChangelingThe Changeling · 1974
The Changeling
8.51974
MovieDramaTV Movie
Sexual passion breeds violence in the Thomas Middleton and William Rowley written tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a sea-captain. Filmed with lush production values and at a leisurely, very British pace, Helen Mirren is riveting as Beatrice-Joanna, a young lass already torn by love and commitment.Beatrice-Joanna (Helen Mirren) is betrothed to Lord Alonzo de Piraquo (Malcolm Reynolds) but is in love with Alsemero (Brian Cox). She hires her father's manservant, De Flores (Stanley Baker), to kill Alonzo but after he has done so, she realises De Flores wants her as a reward.The Changeling was an instalment of the BBC's Play of the Month series and is a production for television of a 1622 Jacobean tragedy of the same name, written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.

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