Melinda Dillon

Acting · Born 1939-10-13 in Hope, 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

• Magnolia as Rose Gator
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Jillian Guiler
• A Christmas Story as Mother
• Reign Over Me as Ginger Timpleman
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Merna
• The Muppet Movie as Woman with Balloon
• The Prince of Tides as Savannah Wingo
• How to Make an American Quilt as Mrs. Darling
• Confessions: Two Faces of Evil as Carol Mothershed
• Harry and the Hendersons as Nancy Henderson

TV

• The Twilight Zone as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jenny Rogers
• CHiPs
• Judging Amy as Violet Loomis
• The Jeffersons
• Heartland as Janet Jacobs
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Gran Chandler
• The Lyon's Den
• The Defenders as Jeannie Birch
• Bonanza as Cissy Summers