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Melinda Dillon
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Melinda Dillon's Filmography
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Hal
as Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
A Christmas Story
as Mother
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
The Shadow Box
as Agnes
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jeannie
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
Enigma
as Dora Herren
Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
The Cry of Jazz
as Faye