Melinda Dillon
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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Acting Credits
Acting
Movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Jillian Guiler
1977
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jenny Rogers
1999
Movie
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
1999
Movie
A Christmas Story
as Mother
1983
Movie
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
2007
Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
1995
Movie
Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy Henderson
1987
Movie
The Muppet Movie
as Woman with Balloon
1979
TV
Bonanza
as Cissy Summers
1959
Movie
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
1990
Movie
Slap Shot
as Suzanne Hanrahan
1977
Movie
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
1991
Movie
Absence of Malice
as Teresa Perrone
1981
TV
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
1985
Movie
F.I.S.T.
as Anna Zarinkas
1978
Movie
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
1995
TV
CHiPs
1977
TV
The Jeffersons
1975
Movie
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
1990
Movie
Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis Sue
1976
TV
Judging Amy
as Violet Loomis
1999
TV
Picket Fences
as Mrs. Klausner
1992
Movie
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
2005
Movie
The April Fools
as Leslie Hopkins
1969