Melinda Dillon, known for her roles in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and 'A Christmas Story,' has passed away at the age of 83.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Melinda Dillon, best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and A Christmas Story has passed away. according to a statement from her family. They revealed she passed away on January 9 at age 83. No further details of her death have been shared at this time.
Before gracing screens everywhere, Dillon was a talented actress on Broadway, exploding onto the scene with her Tony-nominated performance as Honey in the original 1963 production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? She'd get some brief roles on hit television series like Bonanza and The Jeffersons before breaking through on the big screen with Bound for Glory, the 1976 biopic about singer Woody Guthrie which also starred David Carradine and Ronny Cox.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Dillon earned the first of her two Oscar nominations for her role in Close Encounters as Jillian, the mother of a son abducted by aliens who becomes obsessed and, like Richard Dreyfuss's character Roy, is inexplicably drawn to Devils Tower in search of answers. Bound for Glory director Hal Ashby gave her an in with Spielberg, recommending her for the role which she would immediately make iconic.
Her influence extended beyond those major roles, however, as she also notably appeared in Harry and the Hendersons, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, The Prince of Tides, The Twilight Zone, F.I.S.T., and Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. She enjoyed a fruitful career working with beloved filmmakers from Anderson and Spielberg to Barbra Streisand, earning plaudits for her varied performances along the way.
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