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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 13, 1939Deathday
January 9, 2023Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
41Place of birth
Hope, Arkansas, USAAlso known as
Melinda Rose Dillon
Cast credits
Magnolia
Rose Gator
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jillian Guiler
A Christmas Story
Mrs. Parker
Reign Over Me
Ginger Timpleman
The Prince of Tides
Savannah Wingo
How to Make an American Quilt
Mrs. Darling
Harry and the Hendersons
Nancy Henderson
Staying Together
Eileen McDermott
F.I.S.T.
Anna Zarinkas
Captain America
Mrs. Rogers
Bound for Glory
Mary / Memphis Sue
A Painted House
Gran Chandler
Adam & Steve
Dottie
Songwriter
Honey Carder
Absence of Malice
Teresa Perrone
The April Fools
Leslie Hopkins
Cowboy Up
Rose Braxton
Fallen Angel
Sherry Phillips
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Sister Aloysius
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Eleanor
State of Emergency
Betty AndersonImages
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