Person
Melinda Dillon
Acting · 1939-10-13 · † 2023-01-09 · 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.
Filmography (23)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Ginger Timpleman |
| 2001 | Cowboy Up | Rose Braxton |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Rose Gator |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | Mom |
| 1996 | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Sister Aloysius |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Merna |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Darling |
| 1994 | Sioux City | Leah Goldman |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides | Savannah Wingo |
| 1990 | Captain America | Mrs. Rogers |
| 1989 | Spontaneous Combustion | Nina |
| 1989 | Staying Together | Eileen McDermott |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | Nancy Henderson |
| 1984 | Songwriter | Honey Carder |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Mother |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Teresa Perrone |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Woman with Balloon |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Anna Zarinkas |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Suzanne Hanrahan |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Jillian Guiler |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Mary - Woody's Wife |
| 1969 | The April Fools | Leslie Hopkins |
| 1969 | Un hombre solo | Actress |