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Melinda Ruth 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 ...
Melinda Dillon. Actress: Magnolia. Melinda Dillon came to prominence with the role of Jillian Guiler, a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
Feb 5, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, who shot to Broadway stardom at 23, withdrew from acting after a mental breakdown, and then, in her late 30s, staged a comeback, receiving best supporting actress Oscar...
Feb 3, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice and portrayed the doting mom in the holiday perennial A...
Feb 4, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, the actress best known for her portrayal of a harried but loving mother in the holiday classic A Christmas Story, died Jan. 9 at 83, according to a death notice.
Feb 4, 2023 · Actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for the movies “A Christmas Story” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” has died, according to a cremation service in Long Beach,...
Feb 4, 2023 · Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Melinda Dillon, who played Mother Parker in “ A Christmas Story,” and appeared in “Magnolia” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” died Jan. 9. She was 83. Her...
Melinda Dillon, best known for playing Ralphie's mom in "A Christmas Story," has died, according to a cremation service in Long Beach. She was 83. READ MORE:...
Melinda Dillon. Actress: Magnolia. Melinda Dillon came to prominence with the role of Jillian Guiler, a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
Feb 6, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, who earned Oscar nominations for her performances in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice, died on Jan. 9 in Los Angeles. She was 83.