Person file · Acting
Melinda Dillon
Born 1939-10-13Hope, Arkansas, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
HalSelf (archive footage)Reign Over MeGinger TimplemanAdam & SteveDottieDebating Robert LeeMrs. LeeA Painted HouseGran ChandlerCowboy UpRose BraxtonThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'SelfMagnoliaRose GatorThe Effects of MagicMomChristmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasMrs. Parker (archive footage)Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StorySister AloysiusHow to Make an American QuiltMrs. DarlingTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarMernaNaomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a BridgePolly JuddSioux CityLeah GoldmanState of EmergencyBetty AndersonConfessions: Two Faces of EvilCarol MothershedJudgment Day: The John List StoryEleanorThe Prince of TidesSavannah WingoCaptain AmericaMrs. RogersStaying TogetherEileen McDermottSpontaneous CombustionNinaNightbreakerPaula BrownShattered InnocenceSharon Anderson