
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.
Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
BirthdateOctober 13, 1939(83 years old)
Place of BirthHope, Arkansas, USA
2019
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Hal
as Self (archive footage)
6.5

Heartland
as Janet Jacobs
6.5

Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
7.2

Adam & Steve
as Dottie
5.5

Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
6.3

The Lyon's Den
9.3

A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
7.0

Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
5.9

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
6.8

Magnolia
as Rose Gator
7.7