Biography
Melinda Ruth Dillon was an American actress. She was nominated for a 1963 Tony Award 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 in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Absence of Malice (1981).
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Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1982 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1978 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1963 · nominated
Filmography28 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Magnolia
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Picket Fences
Bonanza
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Jeffersons
Reign Over Me
A Christmas Story
The Muppet Movie
A Painted House
CHiPs
Slap Shot
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Hal
The Prince of Tides
Absence of Malice
Fallen Angel
How to Make an American Quilt
Harry and the Hendersons
The Cry of Jazz
Cowboy Up
The April Fools
Shattered Spirits
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Sioux City
Spontaneous Combustion
Captain America