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Melinda Dillon1939 - 2023

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Actor

Popularity

2.3

Famous

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.

Credits

Hal

2019

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

6.5(11)

0.5

Reign Over Me

2007

Drama

as Ginger Timpleman

7.2(1,098)

Adam & Steve

2005

Comedy • Romance

as Dottie

5.5(41)

0.6

Debating Robert Lee

2004

Drama

as Mrs. Lee

6.3(3)

0.2

A Painted House

2003

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Gran Chandler

7(21)

0.6

Cowboy Up

2002

Action • Drama • Romance • Western

as Rose Braxton

6.2(21)

0.6

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

Documentary

as Self

6.9(8)

0.1

Magnolia

1999

Drama

as Rose Gator

7.7(3,668)

5.6

The Effects of Magic

1998

Adventure • Family • Fantasy

as Mom

0(0)

0.3

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

Documentary • History

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

5.2(4)

0.3

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996

Drama

as Sister Aloysius

5.5(5)

0.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

Drama • Romance

as Mrs. Darling

6.4(186)

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Comedy • Drama

as Merna

7.4(688)

3.8

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

1995

Drama • Music • TV Movie

as Polly Judd

7.4(8)

0.3

Sioux City

1994

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Leah Goldman

5.1(9)

0.5

State of Emergency

1994

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Betty Anderson

4(2)

0.3

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Carol Mothershed

5(2)

0.2

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Eleanor

4.5(2)

0.2

The Prince of Tides

1991

Drama • Romance

as Savannah Wingo

6.6(283)

1.7

Captain America

1990

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • War

as Mrs. Rogers

4.5(429)

1.3

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Horror • Science Fiction

as Nina

4.7(77)

0.5

Staying Together

1989

Comedy • Drama

as Eileen McDermott

5.3(10)

0.5

Nightbreaker

1989

Drama • TV Movie

as Paula Brown

7.1(6)

0.3

Shattered Innocence

1988

Drama • TV Movie

as Sharon Anderson

7(4)

0.2

Harry and the Hendersons

1987

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Nancy Henderson

6.1(686)

1.4

Shattered Spirits

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as Joyce Mollencamp

5.4(5)

0.8

Songwriter

1984

Drama • Music

as Honey Carder

5.3(15)

0.5

Right of Way

1983

Drama • TV Movie

as Ruda Dwyer

7.3(9)

0.2

A Christmas Story

1983

Comedy • Family

as Mother

7.2(1,289)

1.8

Absence of Malice

1981

Drama • Romance

as Teresa Perrone

6.6(223)

0.8

Hellinger's Law

1981

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Anne Gronouski

7.5(1)

0.3

Fallen Angel

1981

Drama • TV Movie

as Sherry Phillips

6.2(14)

0.7

The Shadow Box

1980

Drama • TV Movie

as Agnes

5.2(6)

0.3

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Jeannie

0(0)

0.2

The Muppet Movie

1979

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

as Woman with Balloon

7.2(632)

2.3

F.I.S.T.

1978

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Anna Zarinkas

6.5(208)

0.8

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Drama • Science Fiction

as Jillian Guiler

7.3(4,330)

4.8

Slap Shot

1977

Comedy • Drama

as Suzanne Hanrahan

6.8(390)

1.2

Bound for Glory

1976

Drama • Music

as Mary / Memphis Sue

6.9(76)

0.4

The April Fools

1969

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Leslie Hopkins

6(32)

0.4

The Cry of Jazz

1959

Documentary • Music

as Faye

5.9(13)

0.2