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. She attended Miami University.

Career

Arliss's acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. She gained attention in Arthur L. Kopit's Broadway play Indians (1970), playing Teskanjavila. She also appeared on Broadway as Eurydice in Antigone (1971) and as Catherine Petkoff in Arms and the Man (1985). Her films included The Sting (1973), in which she portrayed the contract killer Loretta Salino, 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.

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).

Death

Arliss died at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at age 79, from complications of a stroke, and was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Television