Dimitra Arliss (October 23, 1932 – January 26, 2012) was an American actress.
Dimitra Arliss | |
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Born | Lorain, Ohio, U.S. | October 23, 1932
Died | January 26, 2012 | (aged 79)
Other names | Dimitra Arlys |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1954–2000 |
Arliss was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 23, 1932, of Greek descent.[1][2] She attended Miami University.[2][3]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Ski Bum | Liz Stone | |
1973 | The Sting | Loretta Salino | |
1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | Sister Theresa | |
1979 | A Perfect Couple | Athena | |
1980 | Xanadu | Helen | |
1982 | Firefox | Dr. Natalia Baranovich | |
1985 | Eleni | Ana (Czechoslovakia) | |
1996 | It's My Party | Fanny Kondos | |
2000 | Bless the Child | Dahnya |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Lucas Tanner | Mr. Hailey | Episode: "Echoes" |
1974 | This Is the West That Was | Ida May | Television film |
1974 | Kojak | Sherry Kaufman | Episode: "A Killing in the Second House" |
1975 | Mannix | Rosa | 2 episodes |
1975 | Death Scream | Mrs. Kosinsky | Television film |
1975 | Joe and Sons | Flora | Episode: "Carmela" |
1975 | The Art of Crime | Madame Vera | Television film |
1975 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Margot Porter | Episode: "The One Face in the World" |
1976 | Special Treat | Lily | Episode: "Papa and Me" |
1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II | Maria Falconetti | 7 episodes |
1976–1979 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Kershner / Shirley | 3 episodes |
1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Hazel Thompson | Episode: "The Mystery of Witches' Hollow" |
1977 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Zorinna | 8 episodes |
1978 | The Pirate | Nabilia | Television film |
1979 | Dallas | Hatton | Episode: "John Ewing III: Part 2" |
1979 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Madeline Usher | Television film |
1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Sister Fleming | |
1981 | Murder in Texas | Gina Meier | |
1983 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | Princess Kati | Episode: "To Kill a Princess" |
1987 | As the World Turns | Greek Woman | Episode: "Lily Learns a Shattering Truth" |
1988 | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Artemis | Television film |
1993 | The Disappearance of Christina | Gallery Owne | |
1994 | Iron Man | Computer / Armor Computer / Mrs. Stark | 2 episodes |
1996 | General Hospital | Helena Cassadine | 2 episodes |
1996 | Spider-Man | Anastasia Hardy | 2 episodes |
1997 | Bella Mafia | Mrs. Scorpio, Teresa's mother | Television film |