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Melinda Dillon

Acting · Born October 13, 1939 · 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.

Melinda Dillon movies and shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
  • Bonanza1959
  • Judging Amy1999
  • The Twilight Zone1985
  • The Jeffersons1975
  • The Defenders1961
  • Picket Fences1992
  • CHiPs1977
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977
  • Magnolia1999
  • The Lyon's Den2003
  • A Christmas Story1983
  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1995
  • The Muppet Movie1979
  • Heartland2007
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
  • Reign Over Me2007
  • Harry and the Hendersons1987
  • The Prince of Tides1991
  • Space1985
  • How to Make an American Quilt1995
  • Captain America1990
  • Slap Shot1977
  • F.I.S.T.1978