Melinda Dillon
Melinda Rose Dillon
Birth Date
10/13/1939 (Age 83)Birth Place
Hope, Arkansas, USADeath Date
1/9/2023Departments
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.
Best Known For
Mother
Jillian Guiler
Rose Gator
Nancy Henderson
Ginger Timpleman
Merna
Frequent Collaborators
Bob Clark
2 films together
Jean Shepherd
2 films together
Leigh Brown
1 film together
Darren McGavin
2 films together
Reginald H. Morris
1 film together
Carl Zittrer
1 film together
