Melinda Dillon
Born in Hope, Arkansas, USA — Oct 13 1939• Died Jan 09 2023
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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.
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Melinda Dillon's Credits
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jenny Rogers
Bonanza
Cissy Summers
Judging Amy
Violet Loomis
The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
The Defenders
Jeannie Birch
Picket Fences
Mrs. Klausner
The Jeffersons
CHiPs
The Lyon's Den
Magnolia
Rose Gator
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jillian Guiler
The Muppet Movie
Woman with Balloon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gran Chandler
Heartland
Janet Jacobs
A Christmas Story
Mother
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Merna
The Prince of Tides
Savannah Wingo
Slap Shot
Suzanne Hanrahan
Space
Rachel Mott
Reign Over Me
Ginger Timpleman
The Critical List
Dr. Kris Lassiter
Captain America
Mrs. Rogers
How to Make an American Quilt
Mrs. Darling
F.I.S.T.
Anna Zarinkas
Absence of Malice
Teresa Perrone
Fallen Angel
Sherry Phillips
Adam & Steve
Dottie
Harry and the Hendersons
Nancy Henderson
Enigma
Dora Herren
Hal
Self (archive footage)
Sioux City
Leah Goldman
The April Fools
Leslie Hopkins
Nightbreaker
Paula Brown
A Painted House
Gran Chandler
Staying Together
Eileen McDermott
Bound for Glory
Mary / Memphis Sue
Songwriter
Honey Carder
Right of Way
Ruda Dwyer
State of Emergency
Betty Anderson
Hellinger's Law
Anne Gronouski
Cowboy Up
Rose Braxton
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Jeannie
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Sister Aloysius
Spontaneous Combustion
Nina
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
The Shadow Box
Agnes
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Eleanor
Debating Robert Lee
Mrs. Lee
Shattered Spirits
Joyce Mollencamp
Shattered Innocence
Sharon Anderson
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Carol Mothershed
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
The Effects of Magic
Mom
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Polly Judd
The Cry of Jazz
Faye