1939 - 2023

Melinda Dillon  American Actress

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Melinda Dillon was previously married to Richard Libertini.

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American Actress Melinda Dillon was born Melinda Ruth Clardy on 13th October, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas, USA and passed away on 9th Jan 2023 aged 83. She is most remembered for her roles as Jillian Guiler in the 1977 science-fiction film ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’, and Teresa in the 1981 drama neo noir thriller film ‘Absence of Malice’. Her zodiac sign is Libra.

Melinda Dillon was in 4 on-screen matchups, including Dennis Howard in Shattered Innocence (1988), Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983), Greg Mullavey in The Twilight Zone (1985) and Tom Bosley in Bonanza (1959).

Melinda Dillon is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American television actors and American stage actors.

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Relationship Statistics

Type	Total	Longest	Average	Shortest
Married	1	15 years	-	-
Total	1	15 years	-	-

Details

First Name	Melinda
Middle Name	Ruth
Last Name	Dillon
Full Name at Birth	Melinda Ruth Clardy
Alternative Name	Melinda Rose Dillon, Melinda Ruth Dillon, Melinda Dillon, Melinda
Birthday	13th October, 1939
Birthplace	Hope, Arkansas, USA
Died	9th January, 2023
Height	5' 8" (173 cm)
Build	Slim
Eye Color	Hazel
Hair Color	Grey
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Sexuality	Straight
Religion	Methodist
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
High School	Hyde Park High School
University	Art Institute of Chicago
Occupation Text	Actress
Occupation	Actress
Claim to Fame	her roles as Jillian Guiler in the 1977 science-fiction film ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’, and Teresa in the 1981 drama neo noir thriller film ‘Absence of Malice’
Year(s) Active	1963–present, 1963–2007, 1962–2007, 1959–2007

Melinda Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Teresa Perrone in Absence of Malice (1981). She is well known for her role as Mother Parker in the holiday classic A Christmas Story (1983). Her other film roles include Bound for Glory (1976), F.I.S.T. (1978), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), The Prince of Tides (1991), and Magnolia (1999), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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