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Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Birthday: 1939-10-13 | Place of Birth: Hope, Arkansas, USA

Melinda Rose Dillon (born October 13, 1939) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the holiday classic A Christmas Story. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melinda Dillon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2005
Adam & Steve

as    Dottie

2003
A Painted House

as    Gran Chandler

2002
Cowboy Up

as    Rose Braxton

1995
1994
State of Emergency

as    Betty Anderson

1991
The Prince of Tides

as    Savannah Wingo

1990
Captain America

as    Mrs. Rogers

1990
Spontaneous Combustion

as    Nina

1989
Staying Together

as    Eileen McDermott

1987
Harry and the Hendersons

as    Nancy Henderson

1985
Space

as    Rachel Mott

1983
A Christmas Story

as    Mrs. Parker

1981
Absence of Malice

as    Teresa Perrone

1978
F.I.S.T.

as    Anna Zarinkas

1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as    Jillian Guiler

1976
Bound for Glory

as    Mary / Memphis Sue

1969
The April Fools

as    Leslie Hopkins