Melinda Dillon
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American actress (1939–2023)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1939
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A Christmas story
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- Melinda Ruth Clardy , ( 1939-10-13 ) October 13, 1939, Hope, Arkansas , U.S.
- Died
- January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) (aged 83), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1959–2007
- Known for
- Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Teresa Perrone in Absence of Malice (1981) Mrs. Parker in A Christmas Story (1983)
- Spouse
- Richard Libertini ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1978 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Melinda
- Family name
- Dillon
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hope
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Richard Libertini
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Image
- Melinda Dillon, 1976.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- end of work period
- 2007-00-00
- Commons category
- Melinda Dillon
- date of birth
- 1939-10-13
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- name in native language
- Melinda Dillon
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-01-09
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Encyclopedic overview
Melinda Ruth Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) 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).
She is well-known for her role as Mrs. Parker in the holiday classic A Christmas Story (1983). Her other film roles include Bound for Glory (1976), Slap Shot (1977), F.I.S.T. (1978), The Muppet Movie (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Captain America (1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Magnolia (1999), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, and Reign Over Me (2007).
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