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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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Melinda Dillon
Born
13 October 1939
Died
9 January 2023
Place
Hope, Arkansas, USA
Acting

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.

As actor

Hal

Hal

2019 · Self (archive footage)
Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

2007 · Ginger Timpleman
Adam & Steve

Adam & Steve

2005 · Dottie
Debating Robert Lee

Debating Robert Lee

2004 · Mrs. Lee
A Painted House

A Painted House

2003 · Gran Chandler
Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

2002 · Rose Braxton
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001 · Self
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999 · Rose Gator
The Effects of Magic

The Effects of Magic

1998 · Mom
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997 · Mrs. Parker (archive footage)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996 · Sister Aloysius
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 · Mrs. Darling
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

1995 · Polly Judd
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995 · Merna
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil

1994 · Carol Mothershed
State of Emergency

State of Emergency

1994 · Betty Anderson
Sioux City

Sioux City

1994 · Leah Goldman
Judgment Day: The John List Story

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993 · Eleanor
The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991 · Savannah Wingo
Captain America

Captain America

1990 · Mrs. Rogers
Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion

1990 · Nina
Staying Together

Staying Together

1989 · Eileen McDermott
Nightbreaker

Nightbreaker

1989 · Paula Brown
Shattered Innocence

Shattered Innocence

1988 · Sharon Anderson
Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

1987 · Nancy Henderson
Shattered Spirits

Shattered Spirits

1986 · Joyce Mollencamp
Songwriter

Songwriter

1984 · Honey Carder
A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

1983 · Mother
Right of Way

Right of Way

1983 · Ruda Dwyer
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

1981 · Teresa Perrone