Melinda Dillon
Acting
1939-10-13 · Hope, Arkansas, USA
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.
movieHal
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 6.6
tvHeartland
as Janet Jacobs · 2007 · 6.5
movieReign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman · 2007 · 7.2
movieAdam & Steve
as Dottie · 2005 · 5.5
movieDebating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee · 2004 · 6.5
tvThe Lyon's Den
as · 2003 · 8.8
movieA Painted House
as Gran Chandler · 2003 · 7.1
movieCowboy Up
as Rose Braxton · 2002 · 5.9
movieThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self · 2001 · 7.0
movieMagnolia
as Rose Gator · 1999 · 7.7
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jenny Rogers · 1999 · 7.9
tvJudging Amy
as Violet Loomis · 1999 · 7.5
movieThe Effects of Magic
as Mom · 1998 · 4.5
movieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage) · 1997 · 5.8
movieEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius · 1996 · 5.4
movieHow to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling · 1995 · 6.4
movieTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna · 1995 · 7.4
movieNaomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd · 1995 · 6.7
movieSioux City
as Leah Goldman · 1994 · 5.0
movieState of Emergency
as Betty Anderson · 1994 · 5.7
movieConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed · 1994 · 5.4
movieJudgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor · 1993 · 5.7
tvPicket Fences
as Mrs. Klausner · 1992 · 7.5
movieThe Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo · 1991 · 6.6