Melinda Dillon
Acting
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.
As actor 55
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Bonanza
1959
Judging Amy
1999
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Defenders
1961
The Jeffersons
1975
Picket Fences
1992
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Magnolia
1999
CHiPs
1977
The Muppet Movie
1979
A Christmas Story
1983
Reign Over Me
2007
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
The Lyon's Den
2003
Heartland
2007
F.I.S.T.
1978
Spontaneous Combustion
1989
Captain America
1990
Slap Shot
1977
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
The Prince of Tides
1991
Absence of Malice
1981
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Space
1985
The April Fools
1969
Nightbreaker
1989
The Shadow Box
1980
Bound for Glory
1976
Shattered Spirits
1986
Adam & Steve
2005
Fallen Angel
1981
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
The Critical List
1978
Sioux City
1994
Songwriter
1984
Hellinger's Law
1981
Cowboy Up
2002
A Painted House
2003
Staying Together
1989
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
Right of Way
1983
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
Hal
2019
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
State of Emergency
1994
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
Debating Robert Lee
2004
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Shattered Innocence
1988
The Effects of Magic
1998
Enigma
1977
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
The Cry of Jazz
1959