Melinda Dillon
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Birth Name: Melinda Rose Dillon
Born: 13 October 1939 Died: 9 January 2023
Country of origin: United States
Height: 5' 8"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Richard Libertini
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Actresses who deserves the Oscar (Since 70s)
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Gone, but not forgotten
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Directed by Steven Spielberg
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Actors with Most Oscar Nominations But Zero Wins
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Melinda Dillon was an American actress, perhaps best known for roles in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "A Christmas Story".
Dillon was born in Hope, Arkansas, The daughter of E. Norine Barnett and W.S. Dillon, an army officer, Dillon went to school in Chicago attending Hyde Park High School.
Though best known for her supporting performances in films, Dillon get her start as an improvisational comedian and stage actress, Her first major role as honey in the original 1962 Broadway production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best
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2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Rating: | 1832 Watched |
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3. A Christmas Story (1983)
Rating: | 845 Watched |
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4. Reign Over Me (2007)
Rating: | 690 Watched |
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5. The Muppet Movie (1979)
Rating: | 606 Watched |
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1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Rating: | 1151 Watched |
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2. The Twilight Zone (1985)
Rating: | 326 Watched |
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3. Bonanza (1959)
Rating: | 194 Watched |
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5. Picket Fences (1992)
Rating: | 95 Watched |
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