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.
55 acting credits
Acting · 55
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Bonanza
1959
Judging Amy
1999
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Defenders
1961
CHiPs
1977
The Jeffersons
1975
Picket Fences
1992
The Lyon's Den
2003
Magnolia
1999
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Heartland
2007
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
Space
1985
The Muppet Movie
1979
The Prince of Tides
1991
Reign Over Me
2007
Slap Shot
1977
A Christmas Story
1983
Fallen Angel
1981
F.I.S.T.
1978
The Critical List
1978
Captain America
1990
Absence of Malice
1981
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Bound for Glory
1976
Cowboy Up
2002
A Painted House
2003
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Hal
2019
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Songwriter
1984
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
Adam & Steve
2005
The April Fools
1969
Sioux City
1994
Right of Way
1983
Debating Robert Lee
2004
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
State of Emergency
1994
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
Hellinger's Law
1981
Nightbreaker
1989
Shattered Spirits
1986
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
Staying Together
1989
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
Shattered Innocence
1988
The Effects of Magic
1998
The Shadow Box
1980
The Cry of Jazz
1959
Enigma
1977