Melinda Dillon
Biography
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
Top 40 Movies
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Magnolia
1999
A Christmas Story
1983
Enigma
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
Captain America
1990
The Prince of Tides
1991
Slap Shot
1977
Right of Way
1983
Reign Over Me
2007
The Muppet Movie
1979
The Effects of Magic
1998
Staying Together
1989
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
Absence of Malice
1981
A Painted House
2003
Fallen Angel
1981
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Nightbreaker
1989
Shattered Spirits
1986
F.I.S.T.
1978
Cowboy Up
2002
Hellinger's Law
1981
The April Fools
1969
State of Emergency
1994
Bound for Glory
1976
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
The Shadow Box
1980
Debating Robert Lee
2004
Adam & Steve
2005
Sioux City
1994
Songwriter
1984
Shattered Innocence
1988
The Cry of Jazz
1959
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997