Melinda Dillon
Melinda Rose Dillon (born October 13, 1939) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the holiday classic A Christmas Story. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melinda Dillon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Oct 13, 1939 In Hope, Arkansas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 41
- First Appeared:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hal 2019-03-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hal | Self (archive footage) | 2019-03-28 |
| Movie | Reign Over Me | Ginger Timpleman | 2007-03-22 |
| Movie | Adam & Steve | Dottie | 2005-04-24 |
| Movie | Debating Robert Lee | Mrs. Lee | 2004-09-17 |
| Movie | A Painted House | Gran Chandler | 2003-04-27 |
| Movie | Cowboy Up | Rose Braxton | 2002-09-03 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' | Self | 2001-05-08 |
| Movie | Magnolia | Rose Gator | 1999-12-17 |
| Movie | The Effects of Magic | 1998-09-28 | |
| Movie | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Mrs. Parker (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
| Movie | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Sister Aloysius | 1996-09-27 |
| Movie | Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | Polly Judd | 1995-05-14 |
| Movie | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Merna | 1995-09-07 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Darling | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | State of Emergency | Betty Anderson | 1994-02-21 |
| Movie | Sioux City | Leah Goldman | 1994-04-01 |
| Movie | Judgment Day: The John List Story | Eleanor | 1993-02-23 |
| Movie | The Prince of Tides | Savannah Wingo | 1991-12-25 |
| Movie | Captain America | Mrs. Rogers | 1990-12-14 |
| Movie | Spontaneous Combustion | Nina | 1990-02-23 |
| Movie | Nightbreaker | Paula Brown | 1989-03-08 |
| Movie | Staying Together | Eileen McDermott | 1989-11-10 |
| Movie | Shattered Innocence | Sharon Anderson | 1988-03-09 |
| Movie | Harry and the Hendersons | Nancy Henderson | 1987-06-05 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1985-09-27 |
| Movie | Songwriter | Honey Carder | 1984-10-14 |
| Movie | A Christmas Story | Mrs. Parker | 1983-11-18 |
| Movie | Right of Way | Ruda Dwyer | 1983-11-21 |
| Movie | Fallen Angel | Sherry Phillips | 1981-02-24 |
| Movie | Hellinger's Law | Anne Gronouski | 1981-03-10 |
| Movie | Absence of Malice | Teresa Perrone | 1981-11-19 |
| Movie | The Shadow Box | Agnes | 1980-09-30 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Woman with Balloon | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | F.I.S.T. | Anna Zarinkas | 1978-04-26 |
| Movie | Slap Shot | Suzanne Hanrahan | 1977-02-25 |
| Movie | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Jillian Guiler | 1977-12-14 |
| Movie | Bound for Glory | Mary / Memphis Sue | 1976-12-05 |
| Series | The Jeffersons | Unknown | 1975-01-18 |
| Movie | The April Fools | Leslie Hopkins | 1969-05-28 |
| Movie | The Cry of Jazz | Faye | 1959-03-22 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |