[2] While working as a fashion model in New York, Giftos was selected by the Clairol company as Miss Ultra Smooth in 1964.

In this role, she traveled around the United States promoting the company's soothing lotion for shaving women's legs.

[4] Trained by George Balanchine as a member of the New York City Ballet, Giftos performed on Broadway in Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968 and Pousse-Café,[5] then moved to California to pursue a career in movies and television.

; Murder, She Wrote; Tales of the Unexpected; War of the Worlds; Ally McBeal; Mars and Beyond and Family Law.

[6] Her movie credits include roles in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970); The Student Nurses (1970);[6] Gas-s-s-s (1970, as the female lead Cilla); No Drums, No Bugles (1972); Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972); The Wrestler (1974); Paternity (1981); Angel (1984); and The Trouble with Dick (1987).