Melinda Dillon
Born October 13, 1939 · 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.
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Captain America
F.I.S.T.
How to Make an American Quilt
Spontaneous Combustion
Absence of Malice
The April Fools
Adam & Steve
Hellinger's Law
Nightbreaker
Bound for Glory
Fallen Angel
Cowboy Up
Hal
Shattered Spirits
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Right of Way
A Painted House
Debating Robert Lee
Sioux City
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Shattered Innocence
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Songwriter
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Staying Together
State of Emergency
The Shadow Box
The Cry of Jazz
Enigma
