Biography
Dimitra Arliss (also credited as Dimitra Arlys) was an American actress. Born on 23 October 1932 in Lorain, Ohio, she died on 26 January 2012 in Woodland Hills, California.
Her career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. She gained attention on Broadway in Arthur Kopit's Indians (1969–70) and later appeared in revivals of Antigone (1971) and Arms and the Man (1985).
Arliss is known for her role as the contract killer Loretta Salino in The Sting (1973). Other film credits include Xanadu (1980), Firefox (1982) and Bless the Child (2000). Television work encompassed Rich Man, Poor Man, Dallas, Quincy, M.E. and voice roles in animated series.
