Melinda Dillon
Birthday: 1939-10-13 | Place of Birth: Hope, Arkansas, USAMelinda 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2007
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
2005
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
2004
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
2003
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
2002
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
2001
1999
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
1998
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
1995
1995
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
1994
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
1994
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
1991
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
1990
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
1990
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
1989
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
1989
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
1988
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
1985
Space
as Rachel Mott
1985
Space
as Rachel Mott
1984
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
1983
A Christmas Story
as Mother
1983
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
1981
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
1981
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
