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Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

ActingBorn: October 13, 1939in Hope, Arkansas, USADied: January 9, 2023

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.

Hal

Hal

2019Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Heartland

Heartland

as Janet Jacobs

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

as Ginger Timpleman

Adam & Steve

Adam & Steve

as Dottie

Debating Robert Lee

Debating Robert Lee

as Mrs. Lee

The Lyon's Den

The Lyon's Den

as Unknown

A Painted House

A Painted House

as Gran Chandler

Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

as Rose Braxton

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001Documentary

as Self

Magnolia

Magnolia

as Rose Gator

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jenny Rogers

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as Violet Loomis

The Effects of Magic

The Effects of Magic

as Mom

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997Documentary

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

as Sister Aloysius

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

as Mrs. Darling

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

as Merna

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

as Polly Judd

Sioux City

Sioux City

as Leah Goldman

State of Emergency

State of Emergency

as Betty Anderson

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

as Carol Mothershed

Judgment Day: The John List Story

Judgment Day: The John List Story

as Eleanor

Picket Fences

Picket Fences

as Mrs. Klausner

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

as Savannah Wingo

Captain America

Captain America

as Mrs. Rogers

Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion

as Nina

Staying Together

Staying Together

as Eileen McDermott

Nightbreaker

Nightbreaker

as Paula Brown

Shattered Innocence

Shattered Innocence

as Sharon Anderson

Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

as Nancy Henderson

Shattered Spirits

Shattered Spirits

as Joyce Mollencamp

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")

Space

Space

as Rachel Mott

Songwriter

Songwriter

as Honey Carder

Right of Way

Right of Way

as Ruda Dwyer

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

as Mother

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

as Teresa Perrone

Hellinger's Law

Hellinger's Law

as Anne Gronouski

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

as Sherry Phillips

The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

as Agnes

Marriage Is Alive and Well

Marriage Is Alive and Well

as Jeannie

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

as Woman with Balloon

The Critical List

The Critical List

as Dr. Kris Lassiter

F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

as Anna Zarinkas

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977Science Fiction

as Jillian Guiler

CHiPs

CHiPs

as Unknown

Enigma

Enigma

as Dora Herren

Slap Shot

Slap Shot

as Suzanne Hanrahan

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory

as Mary / Memphis Sue

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

as Unknown

The April Fools

The April Fools

as Leslie Hopkins

The Defenders

The Defenders

as Jeannie Birch

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Cissy Summers

The Cry of Jazz

The Cry of Jazz

1959Documentary

as Faye

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Gran Chandler