Dimitra Arliss

Dimitra Arliss (October 23, 1932 – January 26, 2012) was an American actress.

Early life and education[]

Of Greek descent,^[1] she was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 23, 1932.^[2] She attended Miami University.^[2][3]

Career[]

Arliss's acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.^[3] She first gained attention after appearing in Arthur L. Kopit's Broadway play Indians (1970) in which she played Teskanjavila,^[4] a Native American character who spoke with an Italian accent.^{[citation needed]} 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 Salino, a murderer for hire,^[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 and 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.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Dimitra Arliss at IMDb

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