Melinda Dillon

Born: 1939-10-13

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.


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as Rose Gator
Released: 1999-12-10

An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning...

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Captain America

as Mrs. Rogers
Released: 1990-12-14

During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new...

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Slap Shot

as Suzanne Hanrahan
Released: 1977-02-25

To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team...

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as Jillian Guiler
Released: 1977-12-14

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area...

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The Muppet Movie

as Woman with Balloon
Released: 1979-06-22

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he...

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Harry and the Hendersons

as Nancy Henderson
Released: 1987-06-05

Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the...

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Reign Over Me

as Ginger Timpleman
Released: 2007-03-22

A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college...

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

as Merna
Released: 1995-09-07

A cross country trip to Hollywood is cut short by an unreliable engine & an unpleasant encounter...

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Adam & Steve

as Dottie
Released: 2005-04-24

Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly...

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Hal

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-03-28

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics,...

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Spontaneous Combustion

as Nina
Released: 1990-02-23

A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly...

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Absence of Malice

as Teresa Perrone
Released: 1981-11-19

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected...

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Sioux City

as Leah Goldman
Released: 1994-04-01

A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with...

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The Prince of Tides

as Savannah Wingo
Released: 1991-12-25

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls...

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F.I.S.T.

as Anna Zarinkas
Released: 1978-04-26

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way...

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Fallen Angel

as Sherry Phillips
Released: 1981-02-24

Twelve year old Jennifer is unhappy with her widowed mom's relationship with a family friend....

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How to Make an American Quilt

as Mrs. Darling
Released: 1995-10-06

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is...

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Songwriter

as Honey Carder
Released: 1984-10-14

Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck....

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Shattered Spirits

as Joyce Mollencamp
Released: 1986-01-06

When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind...

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Staying Together

as Eileen McDermott
Released: 1989-01-01

After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for...

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A Christmas Story

as Mrs. Parker
Released: 1983-11-18

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents,...

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Bound for Glory

as Mary / Memphis Sue
Released: 1976-12-05

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his...

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Nightbreaker

as Paula Brown
Released: 1989-03-08

Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I....

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Cowboy Up

as Rose Braxton
Released: 2002-09-03

"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the...

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The April Fools

as Leslie Hopkins
Released: 1969-05-28

Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early...

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Shattered Innocence

as Sharon Anderson
Released: 1988-03-09

A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it...

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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

as Sister Aloysius
Released: 1996-09-27

The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker...

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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

as Polly Judd
Released: 1995-05-14

This is a true story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and their...

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Judgment Day: The John List Story

as Eleanor
Released: 1993-02-23

The pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the...

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A Painted House

as Gran Chandler
Released: 2003-04-27

A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle...

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Right of Way

as Ruda Dwyer
Released: 1983-11-21

Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was...

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Hellinger's Law

as Anne Gronouski
Released: 1981-03-10

A flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant...

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Debating Robert Lee

as Mrs. Lee
Released: 2004-09-17

A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative...

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The Shadow Box

as Agnes
Released: 1980-09-30

Over the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed...

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Marriage Is Alive and Well

as Jeannie
Released: 1980-01-25

A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of...

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

as Self
Released: 2001-05-08

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Released: 1997-12-01

Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but...

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State of Emergency

as Betty Anderson
Released: 1994-02-21

Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of...

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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

as Carol Mothershed
Released: 1994-01-17

Two men being questioned in a police station on Christmas Eve both confess to the murder of a...

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The Cry of Jazz

as Faye
Released: 1959-03-22

Filmed 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 Rogers
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Bonanza

as Cissy Summers
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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Judging Amy

as Violet Loomis
First aired: 1999-09-19

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through...

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The Defenders

as Jeannie Birch
First aired: 1961-09-16

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...

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The Lyon's Den

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-28

John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer,"...

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The Jeffersons

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-18

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Gran Chandler
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Heartland

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-06-18

Dr. Nathaniel Grant is a pioneering organ-transplant surgeon who takes risks that other doctors...

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CHiPs

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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The Critical List

as Dr. Kris Lassiter
First aired: 1978-09-11

A hospital director in line for a federal cabinet post discovers that his private life may...

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Space

as Rachel Mott
First aired: 1985-04-14

Space is a television mini-series. It is based on a novel of the same name by James A. Michener...

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