Melinda Dillon

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

Died: 2023-01-09

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Bonanza (1959)
• The Defenders (1961)
• The Jeffersons (1975)
• Picket Fences (1992)
• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• Reign Over Me (2007)
• A Christmas Story (1983)
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
• Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
• Captain America (1990)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• F.I.S.T. (1978)
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
• Slap Shot (1977)
• Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
• Absence of Malice (1981)
• The Prince of Tides (1991)
• Nightbreaker (1989)
• The Critical List (1978)
• The April Fools (1969)
• Adam & Steve (2005)
• The Shadow Box (1980)
• Shattered Spirits (1986)
• Hellinger's Law (1981)
• Bound for Glory (1976)
• Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
• Cowboy Up (2002)
• A Painted House (2003)
• Sioux City (1994)