Melinda Dillon
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.
A Christmas Story
as MotherThe comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents,...
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After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area...
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On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a...
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as MernaManhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition,...
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Harry and the Hendersons
as Nancy HendersonReturning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the...
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The Muppet Movie
as Woman with BalloonA Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood....
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The Prince of Tides
as Savannah WingoA troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history...
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How to Make an American Quilt
as Mrs. DarlingSoon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is...
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Reign Over Me
as Ginger TimplemanA man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college...
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Captain America
as Mrs. RogersDuring World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new...
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Slap Shot
as Suzanne HanrahanTo build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team...
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F.I.S.T.
as Anna ZarinkasJohnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way...
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Absence of Malice
as Teresa PerroneMegan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected...
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Bound for Glory
as Mary / Memphis SueA biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his...
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A Painted House
as Gran ChandlerA young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle...
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
as Sister AloysiusThe firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker...
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Spontaneous Combustion
as NinaA young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly...
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Fallen Angel
as Sherry PhillipsTwelve year old Jennifer is unhappy with her widowed mom's relationship with a family friend....
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The April Fools
as Leslie HopkinsNewly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early...
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Cowboy Up
as Rose Braxton"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the...
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State of Emergency
as Betty AndersonMedical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of...
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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
as Polly JuddThis is a true story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and their...
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Staying Together
as Eileen McDermottAfter their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for...
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Sioux City
as Leah GoldmanA young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with...
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Adam & Steve
as DottieAdam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly...
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Judgment Day: The John List Story
as EleanorThe pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the...
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
as Carol MothershedTwo men being questioned in a police station on Christmas Eve both confess to the murder of a...
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Shattered Innocence
as Sharon AndersonA high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it...
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but...
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Shattered Spirits
as Joyce MollencampWhen his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind...
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Right of Way
as Ruda DwyerMiniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was...
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Marriage Is Alive and Well
as JeannieA talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of...
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Hal
as Self (archive footage)Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics,...
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Songwriter
as Honey CarderDoc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck....
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Debating Robert Lee
as Mrs. LeeA group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative...
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as SelfA documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
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Nightbreaker
as Paula BrownDr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I....
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The Shadow Box
as AgnesOver the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed...
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Hellinger's Law
as Anne GronouskiA flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant...
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The Cry of Jazz
as FayeFilmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger...
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jenny RogersIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
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Bonanza
as Cissy SummersThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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The Twilight Zone
as uncreditedThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
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Judging Amy
as Violet LoomisJudging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...
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The Defenders
as Jeannie BirchThe Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...
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The Jeffersons
as uncreditedSitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...
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CHiPs
as uncreditedLighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...
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The Lyon's Den
as uncreditedJohn "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer,"...
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Heartland
as uncreditedDr. Nathaniel Grant is a pioneering organ-transplant surgeon who takes risks that other doctors...
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The Critical List
as Dr. Kris LassiterA hospital director in line for a federal cabinet post discovers that his private life may...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gran ChandlerHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Space
as Rachel MottSpace is a television mini-series. It is based on a novel of the same name by James A. Michener...
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