Actor

Melinda Dillon

October 13, 1939 · Hope, Arkansas, USA

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.

Notable work

7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
as Jillian Guiler
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Jenny Rogers
7.7
Magnolia (1999)
as Rose Gator
7.2
A Christmas Story (1983)
as Mother
7.2
Reign Over Me (2007)
as Ginger Timpleman
7.5
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
as Merna
6.1
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
as Nancy Henderson
7.2
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Woman with Balloon
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Cissy Summers
4.5
Captain America (1990)
as Mrs. Rogers
6.8
Slap Shot (1977)
as Suzanne Hanrahan
6.6
The Prince of Tides (1991)
as Savannah Wingo

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