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