Melinda Dillon
Acting
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
Acting55
movieHal
2019
Self (archive footage)
tvHeartland
2007
Janet Jacobs
movieReign Over Me
2007
Ginger Timpleman
movieAdam & Steve
2005
Dottie
movieDebating Robert Lee
2004
Mrs. Lee
movieA Painted House
2003
Gran Chandler
movieCowboy Up
2002
Rose Braxton
movieMagnolia
1999
Rose Gator
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Jenny Rogers
tvJudging Amy
1999
Violet Loomis
movieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
movieEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
Sister Aloysius
movieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995
Mrs. Darling
movieSioux City
1994
Leah Goldman
movieState of Emergency
1994
Betty Anderson
movieConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
Carol Mothershed
tvPicket Fences
1992
Mrs. Klausner
movieThe Prince of Tides
1991
Savannah Wingo
movieCaptain America
1990
Mrs. Rogers
movieStaying Together
1989
Eileen McDermott
movieNightbreaker
1989
Paula Brown
movieShattered Innocence
1988
Sharon Anderson
movieHarry and the Hendersons
1987
Nancy Henderson
movieShattered Spirits
1986
Joyce Mollencamp
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
tvSpace
1985
Rachel Mott
movieSongwriter
1984
Honey Carder
movieRight of Way
1983
Ruda Dwyer
movieAbsence of Malice
1981
Teresa Perrone
movieHellinger's Law
1981
Anne Gronouski
movieFallen Angel
1981
Sherry Phillips
movieThe Muppet Movie
1979
Woman with Balloon
tvThe Critical List
1978
Dr. Kris Lassiter
movieF.I.S.T.
1978
Anna Zarinkas
movieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Jillian Guiler
movieEnigma
1977
Dora Herren
movieSlap Shot
1977
Suzanne Hanrahan
movieBound for Glory
1976
Mary / Memphis Sue
movieThe April Fools
1969
Leslie Hopkins
tvThe Defenders
1961
Jeannie Birch
tvBonanza
1959
Cissy Summers
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Gran Chandler