Acting credits
55
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Melinda Dillon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 42Series: 13
TMDB ID: 4778
IMDb ID: nm0227039
Known for: Acting
Born: October 13, 1939
Died: January 9, 2023
Age: 83
Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2019
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q271883
Also known as
Melinda Rose Dillon • ملیندا دیلون
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Melinda Dillon.
6.5
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.2
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
2007 Movie
5.5
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
2005 Movie
6.3
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
2004 Movie
7.0
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
2003 Movie
5.9
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
2002 Movie
6.8
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001 Movie
7.7
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
1999 Movie
1.0
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
1998 Movie
5.4
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
1997 Movie
4.8
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister Aloysius
1996 Movie
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. Darling
1995 Movie
7.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Merna
1995 Movie
6.7
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly Judd
1995 Movie
4.7
Sioux City
as Leah Goldman
1994 Movie
4.0
State of Emergency
as Betty Anderson
1994 Movie
5.0
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol Mothershed
1994 Movie
4.5
Judgment Day: The John List Story
as Eleanor
1993 Movie
6.6
The Prince of Tides
as Savannah Wingo
1991 Movie
4.5
Captain America
as Mrs. Rogers
1990 Movie
4.7
Spontaneous Combustion
as Nina
1990 Movie
5.0
Staying Together
as Eileen McDermott
1989 Movie
6.4
Nightbreaker
as Paula Brown
1989 Movie
6.6
Shattered Innocence
as Sharon Anderson
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Melinda Dillon.
6.5
Heartland
as Janet Jacobs • 3 eps
2007 Series
9.3
The Lyon's Den
1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jenny Rogers • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Violet Loomis • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Picket Fences
as Mrs. Klausner • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet") • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.5
Space
as Rachel Mott • 5 eps
1985 Series
The Critical List
as Dr. Kris Lassiter • 2 eps
1978 Series
6.8
CHiPs
1 eps
1977 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
1 eps
1975 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Jeannie Birch • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Cissy Summers • 1 eps
1959 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gran Chandler • 1 eps
1951 Series