Acting
Melinda Dillon
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
13 October 1939
Died
9 January 2023 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Hope, Arkansas, USA
Also known as Melinda Rose Dillon · Melinda Ruth Dillon · Melinda Ruth Clardy · Melinda Clardy
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.
Known for
Filmography
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
A Christmas Story
as Mother
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
The Shadow Box
as Agnes
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jeannie
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
Enigma
as Dora Herren
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
The Cry of Jazz
as Faye