TV CAST

Melinda Dillon

Acting1939-10-13Hope, Arkansas, USA

Biography

Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2023) was a twice Oscar nominated American actress. She was best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and the holiday classic A Christmas Story.

TV Credits(13)

Representative TV credits first: longer-running roles appear before newer one-off appearances.

Space

Rachel Mott

19855 eps

Heartland

Janet Jacobs

20073 eps

The Critical List

Dr. Kris Lassiter

19782 eps

The Lyon's Den

20031 eps

Judging Amy

Violet Loomis

19991 eps

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Jenny Rogers

19991 eps

Picket Fences

Mrs. Klausner

19921 eps

The Twilight Zone

(segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")

19851 eps

CHiPs

19771 eps

The Jeffersons

19751 eps

The Defenders

Jeannie Birch

19611 eps

Bonanza

Cissy Summers

19591 eps

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Gran Chandler

19511 eps