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Melinda Dillon
Acting
13 Oct 1939
† 09 Jan 2023
Hope, Arkansas, USA
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.
Also Known As
Melinda Rose Dillon, Melinda Ruth Dillon , Melinda Ruth Clardy, Melinda Clardy
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Melinda Dillon's Movies
73%
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
14 Dec 1977
77%
Magnolia
17 Dec 1999
72%
A Christmas Story
18 Nov 1983
72%
Reign Over Me
22 Mar 2007
75%
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
08 Sept 1995
61%
Harry and the Hendersons
05 Jun 1987
72%
The Muppet Movie
22 Jun 1979
46%
Captain America
14 Dec 1990
68%
Slap Shot
25 Feb 1977
66%
The Prince of Tides
25 Dec 1991
66%
Absence of Malice
19 Nov 1981
65%
F.I.S.T.
26 Apr 1978
64%
How to Make an American Quilt
06 Oct 1995
47%
Spontaneous Combustion
11 May 1989
69%
Bound for Glory
05 Dec 1976
54%
Adam & Steve
24 Apr 2005
59%
The April Fools
28 May 1969
70%
A Painted House
27 Apr 2003
59%
Cowboy Up
03 Sept 2002
55%
Songwriter
14 Oct 1984
Melinda Dillon's TV Shows
80%
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sept 1999
75%
Bonanza
12 Sept 1959
77%
The Twilight Zone
27 Sept 1985
68%
CHiPs
15 Sept 1977
73%
The Jeffersons
18 Jan 1975
75%
Judging Amy
19 Sept 1999
74%
Picket Fences
18 Sept 1992
63%
The Defenders
16 Sept 1961
88%
Hallmark Hall of Fame
24 Dec 1951
88%
The Lyon's Den
28 Sept 2003
77%
Space
14 Apr 1985
65%
Heartland
18 Jun 2007
90%
The Critical List
11 Sept 1978