Melinda Dillon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-10-13
Day of Death
2023-01-09 (83 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
Acting
(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)
(1999)
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
(1998)
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
(1997)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
(1996)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
(1995)
(1995)
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
(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)
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
(1989)
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
(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)
A Christmas Story
as Mother
(1983)
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
(1981)
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
(1981)
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
(1981)
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
(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