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Melinda Dillon

Actress

Born - 13 October 1939, Hope, Arkansas, USA
Died - 9 January 2023

Tall, copper-haired, flat-faced American actress, in seriously emotive top supporting roles and occasional leads over a 50-year-period, during which she was twice nominated for 'best supporting actress' Oscars: The Cry of Jazz (1959), The April Fools (1969), Bound for Glory (1976), Slap Shot (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), F.I.S.T. (1978), The Muppet Movie (1979), Absence of Malice (1981), A Christmas Story (1983), Songwriter (1984), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Staying Together (1989), The Prince of Tides (1991), Sioux City (1994), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Magnolia (1999), Cowboy Up (2001), Debating Robert Lee (2004), Adam & Steve (2005) and Reign Over Me (2007), her last. She was divorced from actor Richard Libertini after 15 years, and did not remarry.