- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDimitra Steris
- Dimitra Arliss' acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, she first caught audience's eyes appearing in Arthur Kopit's Broadway play "Indians", she played a Native American character who spoke with an Italian accent. While she continued acting on stage, she began to appear in several television and film productions, such as The Sting (1973), Xanadu (1980), Firefox (1982) and It's My Party (1996). To horror film aficionados, Dimitra is best remembered as Dahnya in Bless the Child (2000); it would be her last film before dying from complications of a stroke, she died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 79.
- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario@gmail.com
- SpouseWilliam Hoffman(1959 - ?)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsGeorgia BoumisPeter Stergioulos (Steris)
- RelativesBillie Steris (Sutter)(Sibling)
- Noticed in the late 60s for her performance on the Broadway stage in "Indians", she was handed a few ethnic roles (Greeks, Italians) in early 70s film, making her biggest impression as the "hit lady" in The Sting (1973).
- Spoke Greek fluently.
- Was a Greek American who frequently played in Mafia movies.
- Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [Actors Branch].
- Interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Plot Court of Valor section, Map #H01, Lot 5584, Single Ground Interment Space 3.
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