Melinda Dillon
ActingBorn 1939-10-13 (83 at death)Hope, Arkansas, USA
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
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
A Christmas Story
1983
The Muppet Movie
1979
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
The Lyon's Den
2003
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Reign Over Me
2007
The Prince of Tides
1991
Heartland
2007
Slap Shot
1977
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Captain America
1990
Absence of Malice
1981
F.I.S.T.
1978
Space
1985