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Melinda Dillon

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American actress (1939-2023)

United StatesActorsLived 1939 to 2023 · aged 83
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Melinda Ruth Dillon was an American actress. She was nominated for a 1963 Tony Award for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Photos 1

Filmography 40

Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · ★ 7.4
Magnolia1999 · ★ 7.7
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1995 · ★ 7.4
A Christmas Story1983 · ★ 7.2
Reign Over Me2007 · ★ 7.2
The Muppet Movie1979 · ★ 7.2
Harry and the Hendersons1987 · ★ 6.1
Slap Shot1977 · ★ 6.8
Captain America1990 · ★ 4.5
The Prince of Tides1991 · ★ 6.6
Absence of Malice1981 · ★ 6.6
How to Make an American Quilt1995 · ★ 6.4
F.I.S.T.1978 · ★ 6.5
Bound for Glory1976 · ★ 6.9
Spontaneous Combustion1990 · ★ 4.7
Adam & Steve2005
The April Fools1969
Cowboy Up2002
Fallen Angel1981
A Painted House2003
Songwriter1984
Hal2019
Staying Together1989
Right of Way1983
The Cry of Jazz1959
Sioux City1994
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge1995
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'2001
The Shadow Box1980
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story1996
Nightbreaker1989
Shattered Spirits1986
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas1997
Shattered Innocence1988
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil1994
Debating Robert Lee2004
State of Emergency1994
Judgment Day: The John List Story1993
Marriage Is Alive and Well1980
The Effects of Magic1998

55 credits on file

Television 13

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Bonanza1959
Judging Amy1999
The Twilight Zone1985
CHiPs1977
The Jeffersons1975
The Defenders1961
Picket Fences1992
The Lyon's Den2003
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Heartland2007
Space1985
The Critical List1978

Awards 1

1963Theatre World Award

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Connected to Melinda 6

About this person

Melinda Ruth Dillon was an American actress. She was nominated for a 1963 Tony Award for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Absence of Malice (1981).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2023 · aged 83
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27 languages

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