Melinda Dillon

Born

10/13/1939

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Melinda Dillon

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.

Known For42 Movies

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
★7.4
Magnolia
1999
★8.0
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
★6.1
Reign Over Me
2007
★7.2
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
★7.5
The Muppet Movie
1979
★7.2
A Christmas Story
1983
★7.2
F.I.S.T.
1978
★6.5
The Prince of Tides
1991
★6.6
Slap Shot
1977
★6.8
Absence of Malice
1981
★6.6
Captain America
1990
★4.5
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
★6.4
Spontaneous Combustion
1989
★4.7
The April Fools
1969
★5.9
Bound for Glory
1976
★6.9
Debating Robert Lee
2004
★6.5
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
★5.4
Adam & Steve
2005
★5.4
A Painted House
2003
★7.1
Nightbreaker
1989
★6.7
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
★6.7
Fallen Angel
1981
★6.5
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
★7.1
Right of Way
1983
★7.4
Songwriter
1984
★5.5
Shattered Spirits
1986
★5.8
Staying Together
1989
★5.2
Cowboy Up
2002
★5.9
Hal
2019
★6.6
The Shadow Box
1980
★5.0
Sioux City
1994
★5.0
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
★5.8
State of Emergency
1994
★5.7
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
★4.7
Hellinger's Law
1981
★8.8
Shattered Innocence
1988
★6.7
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
★5.7
Enigma
1977
★7.0
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
★5.4
The Effects of Magic
1998
★4.5
The Cry of Jazz
1959
★6.2