Melinda Dillon

Acting

1939-10-13

Died: 2023-01-09

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Films

5.9

Avg Rating

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.

Top Films

Highest rated performances

7.7

Drama

Magnolia

1999

7.4

Science FictionDrama

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

7.4

ComedyDrama

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

7.2

ComedyFamily

A Christmas Story

1983

7.2

Drama

Reign Over Me

2007

7.2

FamilyComedy

The Muppet Movie

1979

Filmography

42 credits

2019Halas Self (archive footage)

6.5

2007Reign Over Meas Ginger Timpleman