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