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BornOctober 13, 1939
DiedJanuary 9, 2023 (age 83)
Place of birthHope, Arkansas, USA
Film credits42
Melinda Dillon
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Hal
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me
2007
as Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve
2005
as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
2004
as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
2003
as Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up
2002
as Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
Magnolia
1999
as Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic
1998
as Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
as Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Mrs. Darling
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Merna
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
as Polly Judd
Sioux City
1994
as Leah Goldman
State of Emergency
1994
as Betty Anderson
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as Carol Mothershed
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
as Eleanor
The Prince of Tides
1991
as Savannah Wingo
Captain America
1990
as Mrs. Rogers
Staying Together
1989
as Eileen McDermott
Spontaneous Combustion
1989
as Nina
Nightbreaker
1989
as Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence
1988
as Sharon Anderson