Other names Dimitra Arlys Role Actress Name Dimitra Arliss | Years active 1971–2000 Occupation Actress | |
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Died January 26, 2012, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies The Sting, Xanadu, Bless the Child, Firefox, A Perfect Couple Similar People David S Ward, George Roy Hill, Robert Greenwald, Robert Surtees, Constance Towers |
DIMITRA ARLISS TRIBUTE
Dimitra Arliss (October 23, 1932 – January 26, 2012), sometimes credited as Dimitra Arlys, was an American actress.
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Of Greek descent, she was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 23, 1932. Her acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. She first gained attention after appearing in Arthur L. Kopit's Broadway play Indians in the 1960s in which she played a Native American character who spoke with an Italian accent. She went on to appear in multiple stage, television and film productions, including the 1973 classic The Sting.

DIMITRA ARLISS TRIBUTE
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 and Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at age 79, from complications of a stroke. She is survived by a sister.