Melinda Dillon
40 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 13, 1939
- Died
- Jan 9, 2023 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Hope, Arkansas, USA
- Also known as
- Melinda Rose Dillon · Melinda Ruth Dillon · Melinda Ruth Clardy · Melinda Clardy
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Film
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★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
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★ 7.7 Magnolia
1999 · Film
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★ 7.2 A Christmas Story
1983 · Film
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★ 7.2 Reign Over Me
2007 · Film
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★ 7.5 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Film
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★ 6.1 Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Muppet Movie
1979 · Film
Melinda Dillon: movies and TV shows
Acting (53)
- 2007
- 2007 Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
- 2005 Adam & Steve
as Dottie
- 2004 Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
- 2003
- 2003 A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
- 2002 Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
- 1999 Magnolia
as Rose Gator
- 1999
- 1999
- 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 How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
- 1995
- 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
- 1992
- 1991 The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
- 1990 Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
- 1989 Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
- 1989 Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
- 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
- 1985
- 1985
- 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
- 1978 F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
- 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
- 1977
- 1977 Enigma
as Dora Herren
- 1977 Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
- 1976 Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
- 1975
- 1969 The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
- 1961
- 1959
- 1959 The Cry of Jazz
as Faye
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2019
- 2001