Melinda Dillon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-10-13 (84 years old)

Deathday

2023-01-09

Place of Birth

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Melinda Dillon

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.

Acting

1999

Magnolia

as Rose Gator

1983

2007

Reign Over Me

as Ginger Timpleman

1991

The Prince of Tides

as Savannah Wingo

1994

1987

Harry and the Hendersons

as Nancy Henderson

1989

Staying Together

as Eileen McDermott

1978

F.I.S.T.

as Anna Zarinkas

1990

Captain America

as Mrs. Rogers

1976

Bound for Glory

as Mary / Memphis Sue

2003

A Painted House

as Gran Chandler

2005

Adam & Steve

as Dottie

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)

1981

Absence of Malice

as Teresa Perrone

1984

Songwriter

as Honey Carder

1969

The April Fools

as Leslie Hopkins

2002

Cowboy Up

as Rose Braxton

1981

Fallen Angel

as Sherry Phillips

1994

State of Emergency

as Betty Anderson

1989

Nightbreaker

as Paula Brown

1983

Right of Way

as Ruda Dwyer

1988

Shattered Innocence

as Sharon Anderson

2004

1994

Sioux City

as Leah Goldman

1977

Slap Shot

as Suzanne Hanrahan

1981

Hellinger's Law

as Anne Gronouski

1980

1986

Shattered Spirits

as Joyce Mollencamp

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Woman with Balloon

2019

Hal

as Self (archive footage)

1959

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