Melinda Dillon

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Acting

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

• Hal (2019)
• Reign Over Me (2007)
• Adam & Steve (2005)
• Debating Robert Lee (2004)
• A Painted House (2003)
• Cowboy Up (2002)
• The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
• Magnolia (1999)
• The Effects of Magic (1998)
• Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
• Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
• Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995)
• Sioux City (1994)
• State of Emergency (1994)
• Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
• Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
• The Prince of Tides (1991)
• Captain America (1990)
• Staying Together (1989)
• Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
• Nightbreaker (1989)
• Shattered Innocence (1988)
• Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
• Shattered Spirits (1986)
• Songwriter (1984)
• Right of Way (1983)
• A Christmas Story (1983)
• Absence of Malice (1981)
• Hellinger's Law (1981)
• Fallen Angel (1981)
• The Shadow Box (1980)
• Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)
• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• F.I.S.T. (1978)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
• Enigma (1977)
• Slap Shot (1977)
• Bound for Glory (1976)
• The April Fools (1969)
• The Cry of Jazz (1959)