Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

6 / Oct / 1939 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Melinda Rose Dillon
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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

9.3

The Lyon's Den

1 / Sep / 2003

8.7

Hallmark Hall of Fame

2 / Dec / 1951

7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2 / Sep / 1999

7.7

The Twilight Zone

6 / Sep / 1985

7.7

Magnolia

6 / Dec / 1999

7.5

Hellinger's Law

3 / Mar / 1981

7.5

Judging Amy

1 / Sep / 1999

7.5

Bonanza

7 / Sep / 1959

7.4

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

1 / May / 1995

7.4

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

5 / Sep / 1995

Credits

Acting

2019

•

Hal

as Self (archive footage)

2007

•

Reign Over Me

as Ginger Timpleman

2007

•

Heartland

(3 episodes)

2005

•

Adam & Steve

as Dottie

2004

•

Debating Robert Lee

as Mrs. Lee

2003

•

A Painted House

as Gran Chandler

2003

•

The Lyon's Den

(1 episode)

2002

•

Cowboy Up

as Rose Braxton

2001

•

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

as Self

1999

•

Magnolia

as Rose Gator

1999

•

Judging Amy

(1 episode) as Violet Loomis

1999

•

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1 episode) as Jenny Rogers

1998

•

The Effects of Magic

as Mom

1997

•

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

1996

•

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

as Sister Aloysius

1995

•

How to Make an American Quilt

as Mrs. Darling

1995

•

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

as Polly Judd

1995

•

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

as Merna

1994

•

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

as Carol Mothershed

1994

•

State of Emergency

as Betty Anderson

1994

•

Sioux City

as Leah Goldman

1993

•

Judgment Day: The John List Story

as Eleanor

1991

•

The Prince of Tides

as Savannah Wingo

1990

•

Captain America

as Mrs. Rogers

1990

•

Spontaneous Combustion

as Nina

1989

•

Staying Together

as Eileen McDermott

1989

•

Nightbreaker

as Paula Brown

1988

•

Shattered Innocence

as Sharon Anderson

1987

•

Harry and the Hendersons

as Nancy Henderson

1986

•

Shattered Spirits

as Joyce Mollencamp

1985

•

The Twilight Zone

(1 episode)

1985

•

Space

(5 episodes) as Rachel Mott

1984

•

Songwriter

as Honey Carder

1983

•

A Christmas Story

as Mother

1983

•

Right of Way

as Ruda Dwyer

1981

•

Absence of Malice

as Teresa Perrone

1981

•

Fallen Angel

as Sherry Phillips

1981

•

Hellinger's Law

as Anne Gronouski

1980

•

The Shadow Box

as Agnes

1980

•

Marriage Is Alive and Well

as Jeannie

1979

•

The Muppet Movie

as Woman with Balloon

1978

•

F.I.S.T.

as Anna Zarinkas

1978

•

The Critical List

(2 episodes) as Dr. Kris Lassiter

1977

•

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Jillian Guiler

1977

•

Slap Shot

as Suzanne Hanrahan

1977

•

CHiPs

(1 episode)

1976

•

Bound for Glory

as Mary / Memphis Sue

1975

•

The Jeffersons

(1 episode)

1969

•

The April Fools

as Leslie Hopkins

1961

•

The Defenders

(1 episode) as Jeannie Birch

1959

•

The Cry of Jazz

as Faye

1959

•

Bonanza

(1 episode) as Cissy Summers

1951

•

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1 episode) as Gran Chandler

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