Melinda Dillon

Active - 1959 - 2018  |   Birth - Oct 13, 1939  |   Death - Jan 9, 2023  |   Genres - Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action-Adventure, Biography | Subgenres - Biographical Film, Romantic Comedy, Buddy Film, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Country Music

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Melinda Ruth Dillon is 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 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 in Absence of Malice (1981). Her other film appearances include Bound for Glory (1976), F.I.S.T. (1978), A Christmas Story (1983), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), The Prince of Tides (1991) and Magnolia (1999).

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