Melinda Dillon
ActingOctober 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023 (aged 83)
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
Hal2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Abyss2007 · Janet Jacobs
Reign Over Me2007 · Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve2005 · Dottie
Brothers and Sisters2004 · Mrs. Lee
The Lyon's Den2003
A Painted House2003 · Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up2002 · Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'2001 · Self
Sealab 20211999 · Rose Gator
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Jenny Rogers
Hostage1999 · Violet Loomis
The Effects of Magic1998 · Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas1997 · Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
365: Repeat the Year1996 · Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt1995 · Mrs. Darling
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1995 · Merna
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge1995 · Polly Judd
Sioux City1994 · Leah Goldman
State of Emergency1994 · Betty Anderson
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil1994 · Carol Mothershed
Judgment Day: The John List Story1993 · Eleanor
Paradise Found1992 · Mrs. Klausner
The Prince of Tides1991 · Savannah Wingo
Captain America1990 · Mrs. Rogers
Staying Together1989 · Eileen McDermott
Spontaneous Combustion1989 · Nina
Nightbreaker1989 · Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence1988 · Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons1987 · Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits1986 · Joyce Mollencamp
The Twilight Zone1985 · (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
Space1985 · Rachel Mott
Songwriter1984 · Honey Carder
Right of Way1983 · Ruda Dwyer
A Christmas Story1983 · Mother
Absence of Malice1981 · Teresa Perrone
Hellinger's Law1981 · Anne Gronouski
Fallen Angel1981 · Sherry Phillips
The Shadow Box1980 · Agnes
Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977