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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: Acting

Born: Hope, Arkansas, USA, 1939-10-13

Died: 2023-01-09

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	The Cry of Jazz	Faye	59
2	1969	The April Fools	Leslie Hopkins	60
3	1976	Bound for Glory	Mary / Memphis Sue	69
4	1977	Slap Shot	Suzanne Hanrahan	68
5	1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Jillian Guiler	73
6	1978	F.I.S.T.	Anna Zarinkas	65
7	1979	The Muppet Movie	Woman with Balloon	72
8	1980	Marriage Is Alive and Well	Jeannie	20
9	1980	The Shadow Box	Agnes	52
10	1981	Fallen Angel	Sherry Phillips	64
11	1981	Hellinger's Law	Anne Gronouski	75
12	1981	Absence of Malice	Teresa Perrone	66
13	1983	A Christmas Story	Mother	72
14	1983	Right of Way	Ruda Dwyer	73
15	1984	Songwriter	Honey Carder	53
16	1986	Shattered Spirits	Joyce Mollencamp	54
17	1987	Harry and the Hendersons	Nancy Henderson	61
18	1988	Shattered Innocence	Sharon Anderson	66
19	1989	Nightbreaker	Paula Brown	64
20	1989	Staying Together	Eileen McDermott	53
21	1990	Spontaneous Combustion	Nina	47
22	1990	Captain America	Mrs. Rogers	45
23	1991	The Prince of Tides	Savannah Wingo	66
24	1993	Judgment Day: The John List Story	Eleanor	45
25	1994	Confessions: Two Faces of Evil	Carol Mothershed	50
26	1994	State of Emergency	Betty Anderson	40
27	1994	Sioux City	Leah Goldman	51
28	1995	Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge	Polly Judd	67
29	1995	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar	Merna	74
30	1995	How to Make an American Quilt	Mrs. Darling	64
31	1996	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	Sister Aloysius	48
32	1997	Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas	Mrs. Parker (archive footage)	52
33	1998	The Effects of Magic	Mom	10
34	1999	Magnolia	Rose Gator	77
35	2001	The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'	Self	69
36	2002	Cowboy Up	Rose Braxton	59
37	2003	A Painted House	Gran Chandler	70
38	2004	Debating Robert Lee	Mrs. Lee	63
39	2005	Adam & Steve	Dottie	55
40	2007	Reign Over Me	Ginger Timpleman	72
41	2019	Hal	Self (archive footage)	65

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Gran Chandler	86
2	1959	Bonanza	Cissy Summers	75
3	1961	The Defenders	Jeannie Birch	62
4	1975	The Jeffersons		73
5	1977	CHiPs		68
6	1978	The Critical List	Dr. Kris Lassiter	0
7	1985	Space	Rachel Mott	65
8	1985	The Twilight Zone	(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")	78
9	1999	Judging Amy	Violet Loomis	75
10	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jenny Rogers	79
11	2003	The Lyon's Den		93
12	2007	Heartland		65