- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Hope, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- January 9, 2023
Melinda Dillon
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.
Filmography
movieHal
2019 · Self (archive footage)
tvHeartland
2007 · Janet Jacobs
movieReign Over Me
2007 · Ginger Timpleman
movieAdam & Steve
2005 · Dottie
movieDebating Robert Lee
2004 · Mrs. Lee
tvThe Lyon's Den
2003
movieA Painted House
2003 · Gran Chandler
movieCowboy Up
2002 · Rose Braxton
movieThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001 · Self
movieMagnolia
1999 · Rose Gator
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Jenny Rogers
tvJudging Amy
1999 · Violet Loomis
movieThe Effects of Magic
1998 · Mom
movieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 · Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
movieEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996 · Sister Aloysius
movieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Mrs. Darling
movieTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Merna
movieNaomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995 · Polly Judd
movieSioux City
1994 · Leah Goldman
movieState of Emergency
1994 · Betty Anderson
movieConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 · Carol Mothershed
movieJudgment Day: The John List Story
1993 · Eleanor
tvPicket Fences
1992 · Mrs. Klausner
movieThe Prince of Tides
1991 · Savannah Wingo
movieCaptain America
1990 · Mrs. Rogers
movieSpontaneous Combustion
1990 · Nina
movieStaying Together
1989 · Eileen McDermott
movieNightbreaker
1989 · Paula Brown
movieShattered Innocence
1988 · Sharon Anderson
movieHarry and the Hendersons
1987 · Nancy Henderson
movieShattered Spirits
1986 · Joyce Mollencamp
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
tvSpace
1985 · Rachel Mott
movieSongwriter
1984 · Honey Carder
movieRight of Way
1983 · Ruda Dwyer
movieA Christmas Story
1983 · Mother
movieAbsence of Malice
1981 · Teresa Perrone
movieHellinger's Law
1981 · Anne Gronouski
movieFallen Angel
1981 · Sherry Phillips
movieThe Shadow Box
1980 · Agnes
movieMarriage Is Alive and Well
1980 · Jeannie
movieThe Muppet Movie
1979 · Woman with Balloon
tvThe Critical List
1978 · Dr. Kris Lassiter
movieF.I.S.T.
1978 · Anna Zarinkas
movieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Jillian Guiler
tvCHiPs
1977
movieEnigma
1977 · Dora Herren
movieSlap Shot
1977 · Suzanne Hanrahan
movieBound for Glory
1976 · Mary / Memphis Sue
tvThe Jeffersons
1975
movieThe April Fools
1969 · Leslie Hopkins
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Jeannie Birch
tvBonanza
1959 · Cissy Summers
movieThe Cry of Jazz
1959 · Faye
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Gran Chandler