Melinda Dillon
October 13, 1939Hope, Arkansas, USA
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.
Filmography
The Critical List
1978 · 9.0
The Lyon's Den
2003 · 8.8
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Hellinger's Law
1981 · 8.8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
Magnolia
1999 · 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7
Space
1985 · 7.7
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Judging Amy
1999 · 7.5
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · 7.5
Picket Fences
1992 · 7.4
Right of Way
1983 · 7.4
The Jeffersons
1975 · 7.3
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · 7.3
A Christmas Story
1983 · 7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979 · 7.2
Reign Over Me
2007 · 7.2
A Painted House
2003 · 7.0
Enigma
1977 · 7.0
Bound for Glory
1976 · 6.9
CHiPs
1977 · 6.8
Slap Shot
1977 · 6.8
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995 · 6.7
The Prince of Tides
1991 · 6.6
Absence of Malice
1981 · 6.6
Heartland
2007 · 6.5
F.I.S.T.
1978 · 6.5
Fallen Angel
1981 · 6.5
Debating Robert Lee
2004 · 6.5
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · 6.4
The Defenders
1961 · 6.3
The Cry of Jazz
1959 · 6.2
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · 6.1
The April Fools
1969 · 5.9
Cowboy Up
2002 · 5.9
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 · 5.8
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993 · 5.7
State of Emergency
1994 · 5.7
Songwriter
1984 · 5.5
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996 · 5.4
Adam & Steve
2005 · 5.4
Staying Together
1989 · 5.4
Sioux City
1994 · 5.1
Spontaneous Combustion
1989 · 4.7
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980 · 4.7
Captain America
1990 · 4.6
The Effects of Magic
1998 · 4.5