# Dimitra Arliss

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 on January 26, 2012, 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

| Year | Title | Role |
| 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 |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 | Television film |
| 1981 | Murder in Texas | Gina Meier | Television film |
| 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 | Television film |
| 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 |