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| 3 | Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress, best known for her UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-nominated performances in ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' (1977) and ''Film/AbsenceOfMalice'' (1981) and her roles in such other films as ''Film/AChristmasStory'' (1983) and ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'' (1999). |
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| 5 | She was married to actor Creator/RichardLibertini from 1963 to 1978 and they have one child. |
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| 8 | !!Melinda Dillon on TV Tropes: |
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| 11 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 12 | * ''Film/BoundForGlory'' (1976) as Mary |
| 13 | * ''Film/SlapShot'' (1977) as Suzanne |
| 14 | * ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' (1977) as Jillian Guiler |
| 15 | * ''Film/{{FIST}}'' (1978) as Anna Zarinkas |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' (1979) as Woman with Balloon ({{uncredited|role}}) |
| 17 | * ''Film/AbsenceOfMalice'' (1981) as Teresa |
| 18 | * ''Film/AChristmasStory'' (1983) as Mother Parker |
| 19 | * ''Film/HarryAndTheHendersons'' (1987) as Nancy Henderson |
| 20 | * ''Film/SpontaneousCombustion'' (1990) as Nina |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Captain America|1990}}'' (1990) as Mrs. Rogers |
| 22 | * ''Film/ThePrinceOfTides'' (1991) as Savannah Wingo |
| 23 | * ''Film/SiouxCity'' (1994) as Leah Goldman |
| 24 | * ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar'' (1995) as Merna |
| 25 | * ''Film/HowToMakeAnAmericanQuilt'' (1995) as Mrs. Darling |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'' (1999) as Rose Gator |
| 27 | * ''Film/ReignOverMe'' (2007) as Ginger Timpleman |
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| 30 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 31 | * ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' (1 episode, 1969) as Cissy Summers |
| 32 | * ''Series/TheJeffersons'' (1 episode, 1975) as Daphne |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{CHiPs}}'' (1 episode, 1979) as Woman |
| 34 | * ''Theatre/TheShadowBox'' (TV movie, 1980) as Agnes |
| 35 | * ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1985}}'' (1 episode, 1985) as Penny |
| 36 | * ''Series/PicketFences'' (1 episode, 1996) as Mrs. Klausner |
| 37 | * ''Series/TraceyTakesOn'' (1 episode, 1997) as Desiree |
| 38 | * ''Series/JudgingAmy'' (1 episode, 2001) as Violet Loomis |
| 39 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2005) as Jenny Rogers |
| 40 | * ''Series/{{Heartland}}'' (3 episodes, 2007) as Janet Jacobs |
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| 43 | [[folder:Theatre roles]] |
| 44 | * ''Theatre/WhosAfraidOfVirginiaWoolf'' (1962) as Honey |
| 45 | [[/folder]] |
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