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