Melinda Dillon

Actor

Born: October 13, 1939
Died: January 9, 2023 (age 83)
From: Hope, 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.

Filmography (42)

Hal (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me (2007)
Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve (2005)
Dottie
Debating Robert Lee (2004)
Mrs. Lee
A Painted House (2003)
Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up (2002)
Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
Self
Magnolia (1999)
Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic (1998)
Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Mrs. Darling
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Merna
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995)
Polly Judd
Sioux City (1994)
Leah Goldman
State of Emergency (1994)
Betty Anderson
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
Carol Mothershed
Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
Eleanor
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Savannah Wingo
Captain America (1990)
Mrs. Rogers
Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
Nina
Staying Together (1989)
Eileen McDermott
Nightbreaker (1989)
Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence (1988)
Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits (1986)
Joyce Mollencamp
Songwriter (1984)
Honey Carder
Right of Way (1983)
Ruda Dwyer
A Christmas Story (1983)
Mother
Absence of Malice (1981)
Teresa Perrone