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Melinda Dillon1939 - 2023

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Actor

Popularity

2.3

Famous

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.

Credits

Magnolia

1999

Drama

7.7(3,668)

5.6

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Drama • Science Fiction

7.3(4,330)

4.8

A Christmas Story

1983

Comedy • Family

7.2(1,289)

1.8

Reign Over Me

2007

Drama

7.2(1,098)

The Prince of Tides

1991

Drama • Romance

6.6(283)

1.7

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

Drama • Romance

6.4(186)

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994

Drama • TV Movie

5(2)

0.2

Harry and the Hendersons

1987

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy

6.1(686)

1.4

Staying Together

1989

Comedy • Drama

5.3(10)

0.5

F.I.S.T.

1978

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

6.5(208)

0.8

Captain America

1990

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • War

4.5(429)

1.3

Bound for Glory

1976

Drama • Music

6.9(76)

0.4

A Painted House

2003

Drama • Family • TV Movie

7(21)

0.6

Adam & Steve

2005

Comedy • Romance

5.5(41)

0.6

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

Documentary • History

5.2(4)

0.3

Absence of Malice

1981

Drama • Romance

6.6(223)

0.8

Songwriter

1984

Drama • Music

5.3(15)

0.5

The April Fools

1969

Comedy • Drama • Romance

6(32)

0.4

Cowboy Up

2002

Action • Drama • Romance • Western

6.2(21)

0.6

Fallen Angel

1981

Drama • TV Movie

6.2(14)

0.7

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996

Drama

5.5(5)

0.4

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

4.5(2)

0.2

State of Emergency

1994

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

4(2)

0.3

Nightbreaker

1989

Drama • TV Movie

7.1(6)

0.3

Right of Way

1983

Drama • TV Movie

7.3(9)

0.2

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

1995

Drama • Music • TV Movie

7.4(8)

0.3

Shattered Innocence

1988

Drama • TV Movie

7(4)

0.2

Spontaneous Combustion

1990

Horror • Science Fiction

4.7(77)

0.5

Debating Robert Lee

2004

Drama

6.3(3)

0.2

Sioux City

1994

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

5.1(9)

0.5

The Effects of Magic

1998

Adventure • Family • Fantasy

0(0)

0.3

Slap Shot

1977

Comedy • Drama

6.8(390)

1.2

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

Documentary

6.9(8)

0.1

Hellinger's Law

1981

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

7.5(1)

0.3

The Shadow Box

1980

Drama • TV Movie

5.2(6)

0.3

Shattered Spirits

1986

Drama • TV Movie

5.4(5)

0.8

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Comedy • Drama

7.4(688)

3.8

The Muppet Movie

1979

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

7.2(632)

2.3

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

0(0)

0.2

Hal

2019

Documentary

6.5(11)

0.5

The Cry of Jazz

1959

Documentary • Music

5.9(13)

0.2