Melinda Dillon
Birthday: 1939-10-13
Place of Birth: Hope, 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.
Movies
Magnolia
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famo...
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in ...
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A Christmas Story
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teacher...
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Reign Over Me
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college room...
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The Prince of Tides
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and f...
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How to Make an American Quilt
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheatin...
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Two men being questioned in a police station on Christmas Eve both confess to the murder of a cop. W...
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Harry and the Hendersons
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. ...
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Staying Together
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for yea...
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F.I.S.T.
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in...
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Captain America
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new super...
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Bound for Glory
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Te...
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A Painted House
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle agains...
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Adam & Steve
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two de...
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from ...
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Absence of Malice
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected rack...
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Songwriter
Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's ...
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The April Fools
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with t...
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Cowboy Up
"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the wor...
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Fallen Angel
Twelve year old Jennifer is unhappy with her widowed mom's relationship with a family friend. Feelin...
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with P...
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Judgment Day: The John List Story
The pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the pol...
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State of Emergency
Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. O...
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Nightbreaker
Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells...
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Right of Way
Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was born...
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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
This is a true story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and their struggle to...
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Shattered Innocence
A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends...
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Spontaneous Combustion
A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his...
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Debating Robert Lee
A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teache...
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Sioux City
A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cu...
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The Effects of Magic
A magician, aided by his talking magic bunny, joins forces with his previously estranged magician fa...
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Slap Shot
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs...
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'...
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Hellinger's Law
A flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant (act...
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The Shadow Box
Over the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed with th...
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Shattered Spirits
When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while...
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securi...
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The Muppet Movie
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent a...
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Marriage Is Alive and Well
A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past cl...
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Hal
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Ha...
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The Cry of Jazz
Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward...
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Enigma
The exploits of secret agent Andrew Icarus who works for a world wide crime-fighting organization....
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