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.
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
Cast Credits
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
A Christmas Story
as Mother
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
Hellinger's Law
as Anne Gronouski
Fallen Angel
as Sherry Phillips
The Shadow Box
as Agnes