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.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
A Christmas Story
as Mother
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
The Shadow Box
as Agnes
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jeannie
Enigma
as Dora Herren
The Cry of Jazz
as Faye