Melinda Dillon

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American actress human

Melinda Dillon was an American actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and for playing the mother in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story."

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Label Occurrences
Melinda Dillon canonical 8

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2000s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
causeOfDeath undisclosed ⓘ
child Nicholas Libertini ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1939-10-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2023-01-09 ⓘ
familyName Dillon ⓘ
genre film acting ⓘ
stage acting ⓘ
television acting ⓘ
givenName Melinda ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Melinda Dillon self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Absence of Malice ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ
notableWork A Christmas Story: The Musical ⓘ
surface form: A Christmas Story

Absence of Malice ⓘ
Bound for Glory ⓘ
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ
surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

F.I.S.T. ⓘ
Harry and the Hendersons ⓘ
Magnolia ⓘ
Slap Shot ⓘ
The Prince of Tides (1991 film) ⓘ
surface form: The Prince of Tides
occupation actress ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hope, Arkansas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
portrayed Anna Zarinka in F.I.S.T. ⓘ
Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ
Kate in Slap Shot ⓘ
Bound for Glory ⓘ
surface form: Memphis Sue in Bound for Glory

Mrs. Parker in A Christmas Story ⓘ
Nancy Henderson in Harry and the Hendersons ⓘ
Magnolia ⓘ
surface form: Rose Gator in Magnolia

Savannah Wingo in The Prince of Tides ⓘ
Teresa Perrone in Absence of Malice ⓘ
spouse Richard Libertini ⓘ
workedWith Barbra Streisand ⓘ
Jason Robards ⓘ
John Lithgow ⓘ
Paul Newman ⓘ
Steven Spielberg ⓘ
Tom Cruise ⓘ

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) → castMember → Melinda Dillon ⓘ
subject surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Prince of Tides (1991 film) → starring → Melinda Dillon ⓘ
Jillian Guiler → portrayedBy → Melinda Dillon ⓘ
Melinda Dillon → name → Melinda Dillon self-link ⓘ
Richard Libertini → spouse → Melinda Dillon ⓘ
Harry and the Hendersons → starring → Melinda Dillon ⓘ
Bound for Glory → starring → Melinda Dillon ⓘ
Dillon → hasNotableBearer → Melinda Dillon ⓘ