Melinda Dillon
Acting1939Hope, 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.
Known For
Acting History
2019
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
Heartland
TVas Janet Jacobs
2005
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Jenny Rogers• 1 eps
2004
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
2003
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
2002
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
2001
Judging Amy
TVas Violet Loomis• 1 eps
1999
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
1998
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
Picket Fences
TVas Mrs. Klausner• 1 eps
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
1994
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
1991
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
1990
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
1989
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
1988
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
1986
Shattered Spirits
as Joyce Mollencamp
1985
Space
TVas Rachel Mott• 5 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")• 1 eps
1984
Songwriter
as Honey Carder
1983
A Christmas Story
as Mother
Right of Way
as Ruda Dwyer
1981
1980
The Shadow Box
as Agnes
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Jeannie
1979
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
1978
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
The Critical List
TVas Dr. Kris Lassiter
1977
1976
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
1975
1969
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
Bonanza
TVas Cissy Summers• 1 eps
1963
The Defenders
TVas Jeannie Birch• 1 eps
1959
The Cry of Jazz
as Faye
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Gran Chandler