Acting · Hope, Arkansas, USA · Born October 13, 1939
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.
MovieHal
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVHeartland
2007
as Janet Jacobs
MovieReign Over Me
2007
as Ginger Timpleman
MovieAdam & Steve
2005
as Dottie
MovieDebating Robert Lee
2004
as Mrs. Lee
TVThe Lyon's Den
2003
MovieA Painted House
2003
as Gran Chandler
MovieCowboy Up
2002
as Rose Braxton
MovieThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
MovieMagnolia
1999
as Rose Gator
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jenny Rogers
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Violet Loomis
MovieThe Effects of Magic
1998
as Mom
MovieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
MovieEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
as Sister Aloysius
MovieHow to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Mrs. Darling
MovieTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Merna
MovieNaomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995
as Polly Judd
MovieSioux City
1994
as Leah Goldman
MovieState of Emergency
1994
as Betty Anderson
MovieConfessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as Carol Mothershed
MovieJudgment Day: The John List Story
1993
as Eleanor
TVPicket Fences
1992
as Mrs. Klausner
MovieThe Prince of Tides
1991
as Savannah Wingo
MovieCaptain America
1990
as Mrs. Rogers
MovieSpontaneous Combustion
1990
as Nina
MovieStaying Together
1989
as Eileen McDermott
MovieNightbreaker
1989
as Paula Brown
MovieShattered Innocence
1988
as Sharon Anderson
MovieHarry and the Hendersons
1987
as Nancy Henderson
MovieShattered Spirits
1986
as Joyce Mollencamp
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
TVSpace
1985
as Rachel Mott
MovieSongwriter
1984
as Honey Carder
MovieRight of Way
1983
as Ruda Dwyer
MovieA Christmas Story
1983
as Mother
MovieAbsence of Malice
1981
as Teresa Perrone
MovieHellinger's Law
1981
as Anne Gronouski
MovieFallen Angel
1981
as Sherry Phillips
MovieThe Shadow Box
1980
as Agnes
MovieMarriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Jeannie
MovieThe Muppet Movie
1979
as Woman with Balloon
TVThe Critical List
1978
as Dr. Kris Lassiter
MovieF.I.S.T.
1978
as Anna Zarinkas
MovieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Jillian Guiler
TVCHiPs
1977
MovieEnigma
1977
as Dora Herren
MovieSlap Shot
1977
as Suzanne Hanrahan
MovieBound for Glory
1976
as Mary / Memphis Sue
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
MovieThe April Fools
1969
as Leslie Hopkins
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Jeannie Birch
TVBonanza
1959
as Cissy Summers
MovieThe Cry of Jazz
1959
as Faye
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Gran Chandler
