Acting credits
55
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Melinda Dillon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 42Series: 13
TMDB ID: 4778
IMDb ID: nm0227039
Known for: Acting
Born: October 13, 1939
Died: January 9, 2023
Age: 83
Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2019
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q271883
Also known as
Melinda Rose Dillon • ملیندا دیلون
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Melinda Dillon.
as Self (archive footage)
Hal
2019 • Movie
as Ginger Timpleman
Reign Over Me
2007 • Movie
as Dottie
Adam & Steve
2005 • Movie
as Mrs. Lee
Debating Robert Lee
2004 • Movie
as Gran Chandler
A Painted House
2003 • Movie
as Rose Braxton
Cowboy Up
2002 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001 • Movie
as Rose Gator
Magnolia
1999 • Movie
as Mom
The Effects of Magic
1998 • Movie
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 • Movie
as Sister Aloysius
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996 • Movie
as Mrs. Darling
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 • Movie
as Merna
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 • Movie
as Polly Judd
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995 • Movie
as Leah Goldman
Sioux City
1994 • Movie
as Betty Anderson
State of Emergency
1994 • Movie
as Carol Mothershed
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994 • Movie
as Eleanor
Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993 • Movie
as Savannah Wingo
The Prince of Tides
1991 • Movie
as Mrs. Rogers
Captain America
1990 • Movie
as Nina
Spontaneous Combustion
1990 • Movie
as Eileen McDermott
Staying Together
1989 • Movie
as Paula Brown
Nightbreaker
1989 • Movie
as Sharon Anderson
Shattered Innocence
1988 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Melinda Dillon.
as Janet Jacobs • 3 eps
Heartland
2007 • Series
1 eps
The Lyon's Den
2003 • Series
as Jenny Rogers • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Violet Loomis • 1 eps
Judging Amy
1999 • Series
as Mrs. Klausner • 1 eps
Picket Fences
1992 • Series
as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet") • 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1985 • Series
as Rachel Mott • 5 eps
Space
1985 • Series
as Dr. Kris Lassiter • 2 eps
The Critical List
1978 • Series
1 eps
CHiPs
1977 • Series
1 eps
The Jeffersons
1975 • Series
as Jeannie Birch • 1 eps
The Defenders
1961 • Series
as Cissy Summers • 1 eps
Bonanza
1959 • Series
as Gran Chandler • 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 • Series