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Melinda Dillon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

13/10/1939

Day of Death

09/01/2023
(84) years old

Place of Birth

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Melinda Dillon

Biography

Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2023) was a twice Oscar nominated American actress. She was best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and the holiday classic A Christmas Story.

Known For

Hal

Reign Over Me

Adam & Steve

Debating Robert Lee

A Painted House

Cowboy Up

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Magnolia

The Effects of Magic

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Filmography

Cast

2019

Hal

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Reign Over Me

as Ginger Timpleman

2005

Adam & Steve

as Dottie

2004

Debating Robert Lee

as Mrs. Lee

2003

A Painted House

as Gran Chandler

2002

Cowboy Up

as Rose Braxton

2001

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the T...

as Self

1999

Magnolia

as Rose Gator

1998

The Effects of Magic

as Mom

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Chri...

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

1996

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Sto...

as Sister Aloysius

1995

How to Make an American Quilt

as Mrs. Darling

1995

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Juli...

as Merna

1995

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

as Polly Judd

1994

Sioux City

as Leah Goldman

1994

State of Emergency

as Betty Anderson

1994

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

as Carol Mothershed

1993

Judgment Day: The John List Story

as Eleanor

1991

The Prince of Tides

as Savannah Wingo

1990

Captain America

as Mrs. Rogers

1990

Spontaneous Combustion

as Nina

1989

Staying Together

as Eileen McDermott

1989

Nightbreaker

as Paula Brown

1988

Shattered Innocence

as Sharon Anderson

1987

Harry and the Hendersons

as Nancy Henderson

1986

Shattered Spirits

as Joyce Mollencamp

1984

Songwriter

as Honey Carder

1983

Right of Way

as Ruda Dwyer

1983

A Christmas Story

as Mother

1981

Absence of Malice

as Teresa Perrone

1981

Hellinger's Law

as Anne Gronouski

1981

Fallen Angel

as Sherry Phillips

1980

The Shadow Box

as Agnes

1980

Marriage Is Alive and Well

as Jeannie

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Woman with Balloon

1978

F.I.S.T.

as Anna Zarinkas

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Jillian Guiler

1977

Slap Shot

as Suzanne Hanrahan

1976

Bound for Glory

as Mary / Memphis Sue

1969

The April Fools

as Leslie Hopkins

1959

The Cry of Jazz

as Faye