Melinda Dillon

Known for

Acting

Born

October 13, 1939

Birthplace

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Died

January 9, 2023 (aged 83)

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.

Best known work

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Magnolia

1999

A Christmas Story

1983

Reign Over Me

2007

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Harry and the Hendersons

1987

The Muppet Movie

1979

Bonanza

1959

Captain America

1990

Filmography

2019
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
2007
HeartlandTV
as Janet Jacobs (3 episodes)
2007
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
2005
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
2004
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
2003
The Lyon's DenTV
2003
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
2002
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
1999
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
as Jenny Rogers (1 episode)
1999
Judging AmyTV
as Violet Loomis (1 episode)
1998
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
1995
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
1994
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
1994
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
1992
Picket FencesTV
as Mrs. Klausner (1 episode)
1991
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
1990
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers