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
How to Make an American Quilt
The Prince of Tides
Absence of Malice
The April Fools
Fallen Angel
Spontaneous Combustion
Nightbreaker
A Painted House
Cowboy Up
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Adam & Steve
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Bound for Glory
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Hal
Staying Together
Debating Robert Lee
State of Emergency
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Hellinger's Law
Marriage Is Alive and Well
The Effects of Magic
Shattered Spirits
Sioux City
Right of Way
Shattered Innocence
The Shadow Box
Songwriter
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
The Cry of Jazz
