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Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10/13/1939
- Birthplace
- Hope, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- 1/9/2023 (aged 83)
- Gender
- Female
- Also known as
- Melinda Rose Dillon, Melinda Ruth Dillon , Melinda Ruth Clardy, Melinda Clardy
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.
12 titles
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Jillian Guiler
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Jenny Rogers
Magnolia
1999
Rose Gator
A Christmas Story
1983
Mother
Reign Over Me
2007
Ginger Timpleman
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Merna
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
Nancy Henderson
The Muppet Movie
1979
Woman with Balloon
Bonanza
1959TV
Cissy Summers
Captain America
1990
Mrs. Rogers
Slap Shot
1977
Suzanne Hanrahan
The Prince of Tides
1991
Savannah Wingo
