Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

🎂 13th October 1939 (86 yrs) 📍 Hope, Arkansas, USA

Known For

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.

Melinda Dillon

Movies Featuring Melinda Dillon

Hal

as Self (archive footage)

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me (2007)

as Ginger Timpleman

Adam & Steve

Adam & Steve (2005)

as Dottie

Debating Robert Lee

Debating Robert Lee (2004)

as Mrs. Lee

A Painted House

A Painted House (2003)

as Gran Chandler

Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up (2002)

as Rose Braxton

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)

as Self

Magnolia

Magnolia (1999)

as Rose Gator

The Effects of Magic

The Effects of Magic (1998)

as Mom

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)

as Sister Aloysius

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

as Mrs. Darling

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

as Merna

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995)

as Polly Judd

Sioux City

Sioux City (1994)

as Leah Goldman

State of Emergency

State of Emergency (1994)

as Betty Anderson

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)

as Carol Mothershed

Judgment Day: The John List Story

Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)

as Eleanor

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides (1991)

as Savannah Wingo

Captain America

Captain America (1990)

as Mrs. Rogers

Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

as Nina

Staying Together

Staying Together (1989)

as Eileen McDermott

Nightbreaker

Nightbreaker (1989)

as Paula Brown

Shattered Innocence

Shattered Innocence (1988)

as Sharon Anderson

Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

as Nancy Henderson

Shattered Spirits

Shattered Spirits (1986)

as Joyce Mollencamp

Songwriter

Songwriter (1984)

as Honey Carder

Right of Way

Right of Way (1983)

as Ruda Dwyer

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story (1983)

as Mother

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice (1981)

as Teresa Perrone

Hellinger's Law

Hellinger's Law (1981)

as Anne Gronouski

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel (1981)

as Sherry Phillips

The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box (1980)

as Agnes

Marriage Is Alive and Well

Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)

as Jeannie

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie (1979)

as Woman with Balloon

F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T. (1978)

as Anna Zarinkas

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

as Jillian Guiler

Enigma

Enigma (1977)

as Dora Herren

Slap Shot

Slap Shot (1977)

as Suzanne Hanrahan

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory (1976)

as Mary / Memphis Sue

The April Fools

The April Fools (1969)

as Leslie Hopkins

The Cry of Jazz

The Cry of Jazz (1959)

as Faye