Melinda Dillon
Acting
Born 1939-10-13 · 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.
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Movie
Magnolia
1999 · Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Movie
The Muppet Movie
1979 · Movie
Reign Over Me
2007 · Movie
The Prince of Tides
1991 · Movie
A Christmas Story
1983 · Movie
Slap Shot
1977 · Movie
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · Movie
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Movie
Hellinger's Law
1981 · Movie
Fallen Angel
1981 · Movie
Absence of Malice
1981 · Movie
Bound for Glory
1976 · Movie
F.I.S.T.
1978 · Movie
Right of Way
1983 · Movie
Hal
2019 · Movie
A Painted House
2003 · Movie
Captain America
1990 · Movie
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995 · Movie
Nightbreaker
1989 · Movie
Debating Robert Lee
2004 · Movie
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001 · Movie
Shattered Innocence
1988 · Movie
The April Fools
1969 · Movie
Cowboy Up
2002 · Movie
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996 · Movie
Adam & Steve
2005 · Movie
Enigma
1977 · Movie
Sioux City
1994 · Movie
Shattered Spirits
1986 · Movie
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 · Movie
Songwriter
1984 · Movie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 · Movie
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993 · Movie
State of Emergency
1994 · Movie
Spontaneous Combustion
1990 · Movie
The Shadow Box
1980 · Movie
The Cry of Jazz
1959 · Movie
Staying Together
1989 · Movie
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980 · Movie
The Effects of Magic
1998 · Movie