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Dimitra Arliss

 
Actor: Dimitra Arliss
  • Born: Oct 23, 1932
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama
  • Career Highlights: Xanadu
  • First Major Screen Credit: Xanadu (1980)

Biography

Sad-faced American leading lady Dimitra Arliss was prominently featured in several New York and Broadway stage productions of the 1960s and 1970s. Among her stage credits was Arthur Kopit's Indians, in which she played a Native American with an Italian accent. She has been seen in numerous TV character roles, notably Marie Falconetti in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man. Dimitra Arliss' most famous film role was as the amorous "hit lady" in The Sting (1973). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Dimitra Arliss
Born October 23, 1932 (1932-10-23) (age 76)
Lorain, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1971–2000

Dimitra Arliss (born October 23, 1932 in Lorain, Ohio), sometimes credited as Dimitra Arlys, is an American actress.

Arliss became noticed 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. Since then, she has gone on to appear in multiple stage, television and film productions.

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