Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 13, 1919
Died
Jan 14, 2010
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Credits
16 titles
Marika Rivera
Biography
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 acting classes from an early age; from the age of 3 she was taught dancing by Isadora Duncan. She started performing as a dancer at age 5. In 1938 Rivera married the painter Jean Paul Brusset, and gave birth to their son Jean Brusset in 1941. Later she was married from 1949 to 1957 to Rodney Phillips, who was the owner of the Athelhampton House, Dorset. In Dorset she bore her second son David Phillips in 1949. David is the father of actor Jon Paul Phillips. After her second divorce she lived in Ealing in Greater London, England.
Known For
Filmography
Eat the Rich
Marika
Vincent
(voice)
Paradise Hotel
Marika
The Supergrass
B&B Lady
Hussy
French Singer
Grand Slam
Madame
Voyage of the Damned
Madame in Bordello
Percy's Progress
Madame Lopez
The Changeling
Madwoman
Fiddler on the Roof
Rifka
The Girl on a Motorcycle
German Waitress
Lee Oswald: Assassin
Jeanne
BBC Play of the Month
Jeanne
Darling
Paris Party Host
The Saint
Concierge
The Dickie Henderson Show