Melinda Dillon
Acting
55 credits
Birthday
Oct 13, 1939
Day of Death
Jan 09, 2023 (83 years)
Place of Birth
Hope, Arkansas, USA
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.
Movies (42)
Movie
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Movie
4.8
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
Movie
7.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Movie
7.7
Magnolia
1999
Movie
7.2
A Christmas Story
1983
Movie
Enigma
1977
Movie
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Movie
4.5
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
Movie
5.0
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
Movie
6.1
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
Movie
4.5
Captain America
1990
Movie
6.6
The Prince of Tides
1991
Movie
6.8
Slap Shot
1977
Movie
7.3
Right of Way
1983
Movie
7.2
Reign Over Me
2007
Movie
7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979
Movie
1.0
The Effects of Magic
1998
Movie
5.0
Staying Together
1989
TV Shows (13)
TV Show
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
TV Show
7.5
Bonanza
1959
TV Show
7.5
Judging Amy
1999
TV Show
7.8
The Twilight Zone
1985
TV Show
5.9
The Defenders
1961
TV Show
7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
TV Show
7.4
Picket Fences
1992
TV Show
6.8
CHiPs
1977
TV Show
9.3
The Lyon's Den
2003
TV Show
6.5
Heartland
2007
TV Show
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
TV Show
6.5
Space
1985
TV Show
The Critical List
1978