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Rianna Loving was born in Burbank, California. She has been a performing artist since the age of six years old. She studied acting, piano, voice, and is a trained dancer. During her preteen years, Rianna performed in many community musical theater and dance productions, as well as attended theater and dance lessons while finishing high school. In her spare time she was a dance assistant at a local studio. At fifteen years old, in a brush with fate, she was approached and cast to host a local television station commercial. After this experience, Rianna decided to seriously pursue acting in the television and film industry. After moving closer to Los Angeles, she booked her first role on "The Bold and The Beautiful" (1987) within weeks. It soon became the teen recurring role of "Jane". She followed with a role on "Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as "Esme", a molested teen. It was also "Luke Perry"`s directorial debut. Rianna was then cast on MTV`s "Undressed" (1999) as the recurring role of "Sabrina", a high school ice-queen. In 1999, the #1 Daytime Drama "The Young and The Restless" (1973) began to develop a teen section and Rianna was cast as one of the very first teens on the show. Although she was cast as a nameless under-five, her character soon evolved and was quickly written into the storyline as "Rianna Miner". Originating the role, and with the character name being of no coincidence, "Rianna Miner" became a contract role on Spetember 9th, 2000 when Rianna was recast. With her one and a half year run on Y&R, Rianna learned a great deal about the business and loved the experience of being written into a show. Since Y&R, Rianna has continued to book roles, such as the highly sought-after Pepsi commercial sport with mainstream music sensation, "Ricky Martin", MTV`s "The Andy Dick Show" (2001), "American Family" (2002), and Nickelodeon`s "All That" (1994). She even came close to starring in a sitcom as the role of "Luis Guzman"`s daughter "Marly" on the show "Luis" (2003) when she was asked to meet with the network. With a nice start to her career, Rianna continues to book roles and pursue her passion for acting.

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