Personal Info
Melinda Rose Dillon
ملیندا دیلون
Melinda Dillon
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hal
as Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me
as Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve
as Dottie
Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. Lee
A Painted House
as Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
Magnolia
as Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic
as Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
TV Shows
Heartland
as Janet Jacobs · 3 ep.
The Lyon's Den
1 ep.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jenny Rogers · 1 ep.
Judging Amy
as Violet Loomis · 1 ep.
Picket Fences
as Mrs. Klausner · 1 ep.
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet") · 1 ep.
Space
as Rachel Mott · 5 ep.
The Critical List
as Dr. Kris Lassiter · 2 ep.
CHiPs
1 ep.
The Jeffersons
1 ep.
