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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.
The roles that explain the career.
32 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Adam & Steve | Dottie | Film |
| 2003 | A Painted House | Gran Chandler | Film |
| 2002 | Cowboy Up | Rose Braxton | Film |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Rose Gator | Film |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | Mom | Film |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Mrs. Parker (archive footage) | Film |
| 1996 | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Sister Aloysius | Film |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Darling | Film |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Merna | Film |
| 1994 | Sioux City | Leah Goldman | Film |
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Betty Anderson | Film |
| 1993 | Judgment Day: The John List Story | Eleanor | Film |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides | Savannah Wingo | Film |
| 1990 | Spontaneous Combustion | Nina | Film |
| 1990 | Captain America | Mrs. Rogers | Film |
| 1989 | Staying Together | Eileen McDermott | Film |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Paula Brown | Film |
| 1988 | Shattered Innocence | Sharon Anderson | Film |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | Nancy Henderson | Film |
| 1986 | Shattered Spirits | Joyce Mollencamp | Film |
| 1984 | Songwriter | Honey Carder | Film |
| 1983 | Right of Way | Ruda Dwyer | Film |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Mother | Film |
| 1981 | Fallen Angel | Sherry Phillips | Film |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Teresa Perrone | Film |
| 1980 | The Shadow Box | Agnes | Film |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Anna Zarinkas | Film |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Jillian Guiler | Film |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Suzanne Hanrahan | Film |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Mary / Memphis Sue | Film |
| 1969 | The April Fools | Leslie Hopkins | Film |
| 1959 | The Cry of Jazz | Faye | Film |
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