Melinda Dillon
Acting · 83 years old
Hope, Arkansas, USA
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
The Lyon's Den
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gran Chandler
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jenny Rogers
The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
Magnolia
Rose Gator
Hellinger's Law
Anne Gronouski
Judging Amy
Violet Loomis
Bonanza
Cissy Summers
Picket Fences
Mrs. Klausner
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Merna
The Jeffersons
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jillian Guiler
Right of Way
Ruda Dwyer
Reign Over Me
Ginger Timpleman
A Christmas Story
Mother
The Muppet Movie
Woman with Balloon
A Painted House
Gran Chandler
Bound for Glory
Mary / Memphis Sue
CHiPs
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self