Cast

Melinda Dillon

1939 – 2023

Active years (films on this site)

1976–1977

Genres

DramaBiographyMusicalSci-Fi

Schools and movements

New HollywoodBlockbuster Auteurs

Directors worked with

Hal Ashby1 filmSteven Spielberg1 film

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 and honours

National / local

• Theatre World Award 1963

2 films on this site

1. Bound for Glory 1976 · Hal Ashby · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 7.6 · Cast