Melinda Dillon

1939–2023 · Acting

67.8avg grm

5titles

#640best rank

1honors

best title · #640 on siteA Christmas Story1983 · as Mother Parker76.6

Honors

1963Theatre World Award

Bio

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2000s2 titles

Reign Over Me2007 · as Ginger Timpleman67.7 H

Heartland2007 · as Janet Jacobs · series64.2

1980s1 title

A Christmas Story1983 · as Mother Parker76.6

1970s2 titles

Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · as Jillian Guiler75.7 B

Bound for Glory1976 · as Mary - Woody's Wife54.9

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Melinda Dillon

born1939

died2023

known forActing

titles on site5

best title rank#640 · A Christmas Story (1983)

avg GRM67.8

honors1 · Theatre World Award, 1963

Filmography

ranked on this site

2000s

2 titles

67.7Reign Over Me2007 · as Ginger Timpleman H

64.2Heartland2007 · as Janet Jacobs · series

1980s

1 title

76.6A Christmas Story1983 · as Mother Parker

1970s

2 titles

75.7Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · as Jillian Guiler B

54.9Bound for Glory1976 · as Mary - Woody's Wife

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