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Melinda Dillon

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She has played two Hoosiers (Indiana residents) - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (which takes place in Muncie, Indiana), and in A Christmas Story (which takes place in Hohman, Indiana). Hohman is actually the name the main Avenue that passes through the historic district of the city Hammond, Indiana. See more trivia »

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Melinda Rose Dillon
in Hope, Arkansas, USA
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2007 Heartland (TV series)
Janet Jacobs
– Smile (2007) … Janet Jacobs
– As We Are So Wonderfully Done with Each Other (2007) … Janet Jacobs
– Domino Effect (2007) … Janet Jacobs
 
2007 Reign Over Me
Ginger Timpleman
 
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Jenny Rogers
– Blood (2005) … Jenny Rogers
 
2005 Adam & Steve
Dottie
 
2004 Debating Robert Lee
Mrs. Lee
 
2003 The Lyon's Den (TV series)
Charlotte Barrington
– Pilot (2003) … Charlotte Barrington
 
2003 A Painted House (TV movie)
Gran Chandler
 
2001 Judging Amy (TV series)
Violet Loomis
– Surprised by Gravity (2001) … Violet Loomis
 
2001 Cowboy Up
Rose Braxton
 
1999 Magnolia
Rose Gator
 
1998 The Effects of Magic
Mom
 
1996 Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Sister Aloysius
 
1996 Picket Fences (TV series)
Mrs. Klausner
– Liver Let Die (1996) … Mrs. Klausner
 
1995 The Client (TV series)
Verna Caldwell
– The Peach Orchard (1995) … Verna Caldwell
 
1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Mrs. Darling
 
1995 To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
Merna
 
1995 Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (TV movie)
Polly Judd
 
1994 Sioux City
Leah Goldman
 
1994 State of Emergency (TV movie)
Betty Anderson
 
1994 Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (TV movie)
 
1993 Judgment Day: The John List Story (TV movie)
Eleanor
 
1991 The Prince of Tides
Savannah Wingo
 
1990 Captain America
Mrs. Rogers
 
1990 Spontaneous Combustion
Nina
 
1989 Staying Together
Eileen McDermott
 
1989 Nightbreaker (TV movie)
Paula Brown
 
1988 Shattered Innocence (TV movie)
Sharon Anderson
 
1987 Harry and the Hendersons
Nancy Henderson
 
1986 Shattered Spirits (TV movie)
Joyce Mollencamp
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Penny (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
– Shatterday/A Little Peace and Quiet (1985) … Penny (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
 
1985 Space (TV mini-series)
Rachel Mott
 
1984 Songwriter
Honey Carder
 
1981-1984 Insight (TV series)
Janet / She - Mysterious Woman / Susie / …
– The Game Room (1984) … Woman
– The Fiddler (1982) … Susie
– A Decision to Love (1981) … Janet
– Rendezvous (1981) … She - Mysterious Woman
 
1983 Right of Way (TV movie)
Ruda Dwyer
 
1983 A Christmas Story
Mother Parker
 
1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
– Cradle to Grave (1983)
 
1982 The Juggler of Notre Dame (TV movie)
Dulcy
 
1981 Absence of Malice
Teresa
 
1981 Hellinger's Law (TV movie)
Anne Gronouski
 
1981 Fallen Angel (TV movie)
Sherry Phillips
 
1980 The Shadow Box (TV movie)
Agnes
 
1980 Marriage Is Alive and Well (TV movie)
Jeannie
 
1979 CHiPs (TV series)
– Death Watch (1979)
 
1979 The Muppet Movie
Woman with Balloon (uncredited)
 
1979 Transplant (TV movie)
Ann Hurley
 
1978 The Critical List (TV movie)
Dr. Kris Lassiter
 
1978 F.I.S.T
Anna Zarinkas
 
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jillian Guiler
 
1977 Enigma (TV movie)
Dora Herren
 
1977 Slap Shot
Suzanne Hanrahan
 
1976 Bound for Glory
Mary - Woody's Wife/Memphis Sue
 
1976 Sara (TV series)
Lily Henchard
– Lady (1976) … Lily Henchard
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Daphne
– Harry and Daphne (1975) … Daphne
 
1971 Story Theatre (TV series)
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series)
Connie Swann
– The Law Can't Touch Him (1970) … Connie Swann
 
1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Cissy Summers
– A Lawman's Lot Is Not a Happy One (1969) … Cissy Summers
 
1969 The April Fools
Leslie Hopkins
 
1969 Un hombre solo
 
1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Stacey Barbella
– The Beatnik and the Politician (1964) … Stacey Barbella
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Jeannie Birch
– The Empty Heart (1963) … Jeannie Birch
 
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1989 Staying Together (performer: "While We're Young")
 
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2014 Sills (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2001 The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2000 That Moment: Magnolia Diary (video documentary)
Herself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1982 The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
1977 The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
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1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (TV documentary)
Mrs. Parker
 

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- Richard Dreyfuss stars as an average guy who stumbles unto an encounter with a UFO while the U.S. government plots an elaborate cover-up of the impending UFO landing. One of the best science fiction films of all time! Reign Over Me -- Clip: We Were Roommates To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar -- Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

The House where she filmed, A Christmas Story, is Located on W. 11th St. in Cleveland, Ohio. See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

She has played two Hoosiers (Indiana residents) - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (which takes place in Muncie, Indiana), and in A Christmas Story (which takes place in Hohman, Indiana). Hohman is actually the name the main Avenue that passes through the historic district of the city Hammond, Indiana. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra