Melinda Dillon
1939-10-13 (1939)Hope, Arkansas, USAActing
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Picket Fences
TV • 1992
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
CHiPs
TV • 1977
The Lyon's Den
TV • 2003
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
MOVIE • 1977
Heartland
TV • 2007
Magnolia
MOVIE • 1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Space
TV • 1985
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
MOVIE • 1995
The Critical List
TV • 1978
A Christmas Story
MOVIE • 1983
F.I.S.T.
MOVIE • 1978