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