Melinda Dillon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1939
- Died
- January 9, 2023 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Hope, Arkansas, USA
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
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Filmography
Hal
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me
Movie · as Ginger Timpleman
Heartland
TV · as Janet Jacobs · 3 eps
Adam & Steve
Movie · as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
Movie · as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
Movie · as Gran Chandler
The Lyon's Den
TV · 1 ep
Cowboy Up
Movie · as Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Movie · as Self
Magnolia
Movie · as Rose Gator
Judging Amy
TV · as Violet Loomis · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Jenny Rogers · 1 ep
The Effects of Magic
Movie · as Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie · as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Movie · as Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie · as Mrs. Darling
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Movie · as Polly Judd
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Movie · as Merna
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Movie · as Carol Mothershed
State of Emergency
Movie · as Betty Anderson
Sioux City
Movie · as Leah Goldman
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Movie · as Eleanor
Picket Fences
TV · as Mrs. Klausner · 1 ep
The Prince of Tides
Movie · as Savannah Wingo
Captain America
Movie · as Mrs. Rogers
Staying Together
Movie · as Eileen McDermott
Nightbreaker
Movie · as Paula Brown
Spontaneous Combustion
Movie · as Nina
Shattered Innocence
Movie · as Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons
Movie · as Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits
Movie · as Joyce Mollencamp
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet") · 1 ep
Space
TV · as Rachel Mott · 5 eps
Songwriter
Movie · as Honey Carder
A Christmas Story
Movie · as Mother
Right of Way
Movie · as Ruda Dwyer
Absence of Malice
Movie · as Teresa Perrone
Fallen Angel
Movie · as Sherry Phillips
Hellinger's Law
Movie · as Anne Gronouski
The Shadow Box
Movie · as Agnes
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Movie · as Jeannie
The Muppet Movie
Movie · as Woman with Balloon
F.I.S.T.
Movie · as Anna Zarinkas
The Critical List
TV · as Dr. Kris Lassiter · 2 eps
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Movie · as Jillian Guiler
Slap Shot
Movie · as Suzanne Hanrahan
Enigma
Movie · as Dora Herren
CHiPs
TV · 1 ep
Bound for Glory
Movie · as Mary / Memphis Sue
The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep
The April Fools
Movie · as Leslie Hopkins
The Defenders
TV · as Jeannie Birch · 1 ep
The Cry of Jazz
Movie · as Faye
Bonanza
TV · as Cissy Summers · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Gran Chandler · 1 ep