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  1. Melinda Ruth Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the ...

  2. Melinda Dillon (1939-2023) was an American actress who starred in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice, and Magnolia. She was nominated for two Oscars and won four awards for her work in film and television.

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  3. Feb 5, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, who shot to Broadway stardom at 23, withdrew from acting after a mental breakdown, and then, in her late 30s, staged a comeback, receiving best supporting actress Oscar...

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  4. Feb 3, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice and portrayed the doting mom in the holiday perennial A...

  5. Feb 4, 2023 · Dillon starred in A Christmas Story, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and more. She retired from acting in 2007 and passed away on Jan. 9, 2023.

  6. Feb 4, 2023 · Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Melinda Dillon, who played Mother Parker in “ A Christmas Story,” and appeared in “Magnolia” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” died Jan. 9. She was 83....

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  8. Feb 4, 2023 · Actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for the movies “A Christmas Story” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” has died, according to a cremation service in Long...

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