Melinda Dillon
ActingOctober 13, 1939 (83 years old at death)Hope, Arkansas, USA
Biography
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.
Movies
7.7
Movie
Magnolia
1999
7.5
Movie
Hellinger's Law
1981
7.4
Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
7.4
Movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
7.3
Movie
Right of Way
1983
7.2
Movie
A Christmas Story
1983
7.2
Movie
Reign Over Me
2007
7.2
Movie
The Muppet Movie
1979
7.0
Movie
A Painted House
2003
6.9
Movie
Bound for Glory
1976
6.8
Movie
Slap Shot
1977
6.8
Movie
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
