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Name: Melinda Dillon
Full/Alt. name: Melinda Ruth Dillon
Date of Birth: Friday October 13 1939
Born: Hope, Arkansas (USA)
Partial Biography: A respected actress who brought both an endearing vulnerability and surprising intensity to many of her roles, Dillon began her career at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and subsequently became an original…Full Melinda Dillon Biography…

Reign Over Me (2007) 15 (Contains strong language)Played "Ginger Timpleman"
Adam & Steve (2006) (for sexual content, language, drug use and some crude humor)Played "Dottie"
Absence of Malice (1981) (2003) Played "Teresa"
Magnolia (2000) 18 (for strong language, drug use, sexuality and some violence)Played "Rose Gator"
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) Played "Mrs Darling"
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) Played "Nancy Henderson"
Christmas Story, A (1983) PGPlayed "Mother"
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (for some intense sci-fi action, mild language and thematic elements)Played "Jillian Guiler"
Bound For Glory (1976) Played "Mary Guthrie"
Slap Shot Played "Suzanne"