Cast
Melinda Dillon
Acting
Cast
Melinda Dillon
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-10-13
From
Hope, Arkansas, USA
Died
2023-01-09
Also known as Melinda Rose Dillon, ملیندا دیلون
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.
★7.4
MOVIE1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
★7.7
MOVIE1999
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
★6.1
MOVIE1987
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
★7.2
MOVIE1979
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
★7.2
MOVIE2007
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
★6.6
MOVIE1991
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
★7.2
MOVIE1983
A Christmas Story
as Mother
★7.4
MOVIE1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
★4.5
MOVIE1990
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
★6.6
MOVIE1981
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
★4.7
MOVIE1990
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
★6.4
MOVIE1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
★5.9
MOVIE1969
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
★6.5
MOVIE1981
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
★6.8
MOVIE1977
Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
★6.9
MOVIE1976
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
★5.5
MOVIE1984
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
★6.7
MOVIE1989
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
★6.5
MOVIE1978
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
★5.8
MOVIE1986
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
★5.5
MOVIE2005
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
★7.1
MOVIE2003
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
★6.5
MOVIE2004
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
★5.4
MOVIE1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
★5.9
MOVIE2002
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
★8.8
MOVIE1981
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
★5.4
MOVIE1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
★5.0
MOVIE1980
The Shadow Box
as Agnes
★5.7
MOVIE1994
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
★5.2
MOVIE1989
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
★4.5
MOVIE1998
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
★6.6
MOVIE2019
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
★5.0
MOVIE1994
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
★7.1
MOVIE2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1988
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
★6.7
MOVIE1995
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
★7.0
MOVIE1977
Enigma
as Dora Herren
★5.8
MOVIE1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
★4.7
MOVIE1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jeannie
★6.1
MOVIE1959
The Cry of Jazz
as Faye
★7.5
MOVIE1983
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
★5.7
MOVIE1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor