Melinda Dillon

★ Acting #3,141

1939 - 2023 (age 83) • Acting

Born: 10/13/1939 in Hope, Arkansas, USA

Died: 1/9/2023 (age 83)

Known for: Acting

Melinda Dillon

★ Acting #3,141

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

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

74%

Jillian Guiler

1977

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Jenny Rogers

1999

A Christmas Story

72%

Mother

1983

Harry and the Hendersons

61%

Nancy Henderson

1987

Bonanza

75%

Cissy Summers

1959

The Prince of Tides

66%

Savannah Wingo

1991

The Twilight Zone

77%

(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")

1985

Absence of Malice

66%

Teresa Perrone

1981

Hal

66%

Self (archive footage)

2019

Heartland

65%

Janet Jacobs

2007

Reign Over Me

72%

Ginger Timpleman

2007

Adam & Steve

54%

Dottie

2005

Debating Robert Lee

65%

Mrs. Lee

2004

The Lyon's Den

88%

Unknown

2003

A Painted House

71%

Gran Chandler

2003

Cowboy Up

59%

Rose Braxton

2002

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

71%

Self

2001

Magnolia

77%

Rose Gator

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Jenny Rogers

1999

Judging Amy

75%

Violet Loomis

1999

The Effects of Magic

45%

Mom

1998

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

58%

Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

1997

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

54%

Sister Aloysius

1996

How to Make an American Quilt

64%

Mrs. Darling

1995

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

75%

Merna

1995

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

67%

Polly Judd

1995

Sioux City

50%

Leah Goldman

1994

State of Emergency

57%

Betty Anderson

1994

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

54%

Carol Mothershed

1994

Judgment Day: The John List Story

57%

Eleanor

1993

Picket Fences

74%

Mrs. Klausner

1992

The Prince of Tides

66%

Savannah Wingo

1991

Captain America

45%

Mrs. Rogers

1990

Staying Together

52%

Eileen McDermott

1989

Spontaneous Combustion

47%

Nina

1989

Nightbreaker

67%

Paula Brown

1989