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.
Magnolia
Rose Gator
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jillian Guiler
A Christmas Story
Mother
Reign Over Me
Ginger Timpleman
The Prince of Tides
Savannah Wingo
How to Make an American Quilt
Mrs. Darling
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Carol Mothershed
Harry and the Hendersons
Nancy Henderson
Staying Together
Eileen McDermott
F.I.S.T.
Anna Zarinkas
Captain America
Mrs. Rogers
Bound for Glory
Mary / Memphis Sue
A Painted House
Gran Chandler
Adam & Steve
Dottie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Absence of Malice
Teresa Perrone
Songwriter
Honey Carder
The April Fools
Leslie Hopkins
Cowboy Up
Rose Braxton
Fallen Angel
Sherry Phillips
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Sister Aloysius
Judgment Day: The John List Story
Eleanor
State of Emergency
Betty Anderson
Nightbreaker
Paula Brown
Right of Way
Ruda Dwyer
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Polly Judd
Shattered Innocence
Sharon Anderson
Spontaneous Combustion
Nina
Debating Robert Lee
Mrs. Lee
Sioux City
Leah Goldman
The Effects of Magic
Mom
Slap Shot
Suzanne Hanrahan
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
Hellinger's Law
Anne Gronouski
The Shadow Box
Agnes
Shattered Spirits
Joyce Mollencamp
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Merna
The Muppet Movie
Woman with Balloon
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Jeannie
Hal
Self (archive footage)
The Cry of Jazz
Faye
Enigma
Dora Herren