Actor · Born 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.
Reign Over Me
2007 · as Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve
2005 · as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
2004 · as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
2003 · as Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up
2002 · as Rose Braxton
Magnolia
1999 · as Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic
1998 · as Mom
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996 · as Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · as Mrs. Darling
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · as Merna
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1995 · as Polly Judd
Sioux City
1994 · as Leah Goldman