American actress (1932–2012)
Dimitra Arliss |
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| Born | (1932-10-23)October 23, 1932
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| Died | January 26, 2012(2012-01-26) (aged 79)
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| Other names | Dimitra Arlys |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Years active | 1954–2000 |
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Dimitra Arliss (October 23, 1932 – January 26, 2012) was an American actress.
Early life and education
Arliss was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 23, 1932, of Greek descent.[1][2] She attended Miami University.[2][3]
Career
Arliss's acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.[3] She gained attention in Arthur L. Kopit's Broadway play Indians (1970), playing Teskanjavila.[4] She also appeared on Broadway as Eurydice in Antigone (1971) and as Catherine Petkoff in Arms and the Man (1985).[4]
Her films included The Sting (1973), in which she portrayed the contract killer Loretta Salino,[5] Xanadu, Firefox, and Bless the Child. Her acting on television included Bella Mia and Rich Man, Poor Man and episodes of Dallas and Quincy, M. E.[3]
Voice-over work
She voiced Anastasia Hardy in the Spider-Man: The Animated Series episodes "The Sins Of The Fathers, Chapter II: Make A Wish" (1995) and "The Sins Of The Fathers, Chapter IV: Enter The Green Goblin" (1996).[6]
Death
Arliss died at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at age 79, from complications of a stroke,[7] and was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.[8]
