Melinda Dillon

ActingBORN: 1939-10-13Hope, Arkansas, USA

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.

Top Filmography

7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 // MOVIE

7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 // TV

7.7

Magnolia

1999 // MOVIE

7.2

A Christmas Story

1983 // MOVIE

7.2

Reign Over Me

2007 // MOVIE

7.4

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995 // MOVIE

6.1

Harry and the Hendersons

1987 // MOVIE

7.2

The Muppet Movie

1979 // MOVIE

7.5

Bonanza

1959 // TV

4.5

Captain America

1990 // MOVIE

6.8

Slap Shot

1977 // MOVIE

6.6

The Prince of Tides

1991 // MOVIE

7.8

The Twilight Zone

1985 // TV

6.6

Absence of Malice

1981 // MOVIE

6.5

F.I.S.T.

1978 // MOVIE