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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 13, 1939
Died
January 9, 2023
Place of Birth
Hope, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
- Melinda Rose Dillon
- ملیندا دیلون
Melinda Dillon
5.1 Popularity
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
6.5
Self (archive footage)
Hal
2019
6.5
Janet Jacobs
Heartland
2007
7.2
Ginger Timpleman
Reign Over Me
2007
5.4
Dottie
Adam & Steve
2005
6.3
Mrs. Lee
Debating Robert Lee
2004
9.3
The Lyon's Den
2003
7.0
Gran Chandler
A Painted House
2003
5.9
Rose Braxton
Cowboy Up
2002
6.8
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
7.7
Rose Gator
Magnolia
1999
Credits
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.5
Heartland
as Janet Jacobs
2007
6.5
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
2007
7.2
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
2005
5.4
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
2004
6.3
The Lyon's Den
2003
9.3
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
2003
7.0
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
2002
5.9
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001
6.8
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
1999
7.7
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jenny Rogers
1999
7.9
Judging Amy
as Violet Loomis
1999
7.5
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
1998
1.0
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
1997
5.4
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
1996
4.8
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
1995
6.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
1995
7.4
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
1995
6.7
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
1994
4.7
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
1994
4.0
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
1994
5.0
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
1993
4.5
Picket Fences
as Mrs. Klausner
1992
7.4
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
1991
6.6
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
1990
4.5
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
1990
4.7
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
1989
5.0
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
1989
6.4
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
1988
6.6
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
1987
6.1
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
1986
5.4
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
1985
7.8
Space
as Rachel Mott
1985
6.5
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
1984
5.1
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
1983
7.3
A Christmas Story
as Mother
1983
7.2
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
1981
6.6
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
1981
7.5
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
1981
6.4
The Shadow Box
as Agnes
1980
4.6
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jeannie
1980
2.0
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
1979
7.2
The Critical List
as Dr. Kris Lassiter
1978
0.0
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
1978
6.5
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
1977
7.4
CHiPs
1977
6.8
Enigma
as Dora Herren
1977
0.0
Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
1977
6.8
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
1976
6.9
The Jeffersons
1975
7.3
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
1969
5.9
The Defenders
as Jeannie Birch
1961
5.9
Bonanza
as Cissy Summers
1959
7.5
The Cry of Jazz
as Faye
1959
5.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gran Chandler
1951
8.6