Melinda Dillon
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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
Credits
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
as Jillian Guiler
Magnolia (1999)
as Rose Gator
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
as Merna
A Christmas Story (1983)
as Mother
Nightbreaker (1989)
as Paula Brown
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Woman with Balloon
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
as Nancy Henderson
Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
as Nina
Reign Over Me (2007)
as Ginger Timpleman
F.I.S.T. (1978)
as Anna Zarinkas
The Prince of Tides (1991)
as Savannah Wingo
Slap Shot (1977)
as Suzanne Hanrahan
Captain America (1990)
as Mrs. Rogers
Absence of Malice (1981)
as Teresa Perrone
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
as Mrs. Darling
Shattered Spirits (1986)
as Joyce Mollencamp
The April Fools (1969)
as Leslie Hopkins
Songwriter (1984)
as Honey Carder
Bound for Glory (1976)
as Mary / Memphis Sue
Hal (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Fallen Angel (1981)
as Sherry Phillips
A Painted House (2003)
as Gran Chandler
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
as Sister Aloysius
Cowboy Up (2002)
as Rose Braxton
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995)
as Polly Judd
Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
as Eleanor
Adam & Steve (2005)
as Dottie
Staying Together (1989)
as Eileen McDermott
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
as Carol Mothershed
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
as Self
Enigma (1977)
as Dora Herren
The Cry of Jazz (1959)
as Faye
Sioux City (1994)
as Leah Goldman
State of Emergency (1994)
as Betty Anderson
Shattered Innocence (1988)
as Sharon Anderson
Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)
as Jeannie
Debating Robert Lee (2004)
as Mrs. Lee
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Right of Way (1983)
as Ruda Dwyer
The Shadow Box (1980)
as Agnes
The Effects of Magic (1998)
as Mom
Hellinger's Law (1981)
as Anne Gronouski