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Melinda Dillon

Acting
October 13, 1939
— January 9, 2023(83 years old)
Hope, Arkansas, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

Melinda Rose Dillon • ملیندا دیلون

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit series poster (1999)
7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Jenny Rogers

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Cissy Summers

Judging Amy series poster (1999)
7.5

Judging Amy

Violet Loomis

The Twilight Zone series poster (1985)
7.7

The Twilight Zone

(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")

Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie poster (1977)
7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Jillian Guiler

The Jeffersons series poster (1975)
7.3

The Jeffersons

CHiPs series poster (1977)
6.9

CHiPs

Magnolia movie poster (1999)
7.7

Magnolia

Rose Gator

The Defenders series poster (1961)
6.3

The Defenders

Jeannie Birch

Picket Fences series poster (1992)
7.5

Picket Fences

Mrs. Klausner

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar movie poster (1995)
7.4

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Merna

The Muppet Movie movie poster (1979)
7.2

The Muppet Movie

Woman with Balloon

Photos of Melinda Dillon

Filmography

2010s

Hal movie poster (2019)
6.6

Hal

Self (archive footage)

2000s

Reign Over Me movie poster (2007)
7.2

Reign Over Me

Ginger Timpleman

Adam & Steve movie poster (2005)
5.5

Adam & Steve

Dottie

Debating Robert Lee movie poster (2004)
6.5

Debating Robert Lee

Mrs. Lee

A Painted House movie poster (2003)
7.1

A Painted House

Gran Chandler

Cowboy Up movie poster (2002)
5.9

Cowboy Up

Rose Braxton

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' movie poster (2001)
7.0

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Self

1990s

Magnolia movie poster (1999)
7.7

Magnolia

Rose Gator

The Effects of Magic movie poster (1998)
4.5

The Effects of Magic

Mom

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas movie poster (1997)
5.8

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story movie poster (1996)
5.4

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Sister Aloysius

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar movie poster (1995)
7.4

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Merna

How to Make an American Quilt movie poster (1995)
6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

Mrs. Darling

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge movie poster (1995)
6.7

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Polly Judd

Sioux City movie poster (1994)
5.0

Sioux City

Leah Goldman

State of Emergency movie poster (1994)
5.7

State of Emergency

Betty Anderson

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil movie poster (1994)
5.4

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

Carol Mothershed

Judgment Day: The John List Story movie poster (1993)
5.7

Judgment Day: The John List Story

Eleanor

The Prince of Tides movie poster (1991)
6.6

The Prince of Tides

Savannah Wingo

Captain America movie poster (1990)
4.5

Captain America

Mrs. Rogers

Spontaneous Combustion movie poster (1990)
4.7

Spontaneous Combustion

Nina

1980s

Nightbreaker movie poster (1989)
6.7

Nightbreaker

Paula Brown

Staying Together movie poster (1989)
5.2

Staying Together

Eileen McDermott

Shattered Innocence movie poster (1988)
6.7

Shattered Innocence

Sharon Anderson

Harry and the Hendersons movie poster (1987)
6.1

Harry and the Hendersons

Nancy Henderson

Shattered Spirits movie poster (1986)
5.6

Shattered Spirits

Joyce Mollencamp

Songwriter movie poster (1984)
5.4

Songwriter

Honey Carder

A Christmas Story movie poster (1983)
7.2

A Christmas Story

Mother

Right of Way movie poster (1983)
7.5

Right of Way

Ruda Dwyer

Fallen Angel movie poster (1981)
6.5

Fallen Angel

Sherry Phillips

Absence of Malice movie poster (1981)
6.6

Absence of Malice

Teresa Perrone

Hellinger's Law movie poster (1981)
8.8

Hellinger's Law

Anne Gronouski

The Shadow Box movie poster (1980)
5.0

The Shadow Box

Agnes

Marriage Is Alive and Well movie poster (1980)
4.7

Marriage Is Alive and Well

Jeannie

1970s

The Muppet Movie movie poster (1979)
7.2

The Muppet Movie

Woman with Balloon

F.I.S.T. movie poster (1978)
6.5

F.I.S.T.

Anna Zarinkas

Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie poster (1977)
7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Jillian Guiler

Slap Shot movie poster (1977)
6.8

Slap Shot

Suzanne Hanrahan

Enigma movie poster (1977)
7.0

Enigma

Dora Herren

Bound for Glory movie poster (1976)
6.9

Bound for Glory

Mary / Memphis Sue

1960s

The April Fools movie poster (1969)
5.9

The April Fools

Leslie Hopkins

1950s

The Cry of Jazz movie poster (1959)
6.1

The Cry of Jazz

Faye