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   • Screen Actors Guild Awards

     Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

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     • 2000 · Magnolia (film)

   • Academy Award

     Actress in a Supporting Role

     Nominated

     • 1982 · Absence of Malice
     • 1978 · Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Melinda_DillonMelinda Dillon - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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   Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. 1988 Nominee Saturn Award. Best Actress. Harry and the Hendersons. 1978 Nominee Saturn Award. Best Actress. Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

   • Birth Date: October 13, 1939

   • Death Date: January 9, 2023

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   Melinda Dillon came to prominence with the role of Jillian Guiler, a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Dillon's performance in the film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Hope, Arkansas, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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   Feb 3, 2023 · Right out of the gate, Dillon earned a Tony nomination and Theatre World award in 1963 for her debut performance on Broadway as the childlike wife Honey in the original production of Edward...

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   Melinda Dillon came to prominence with the role of Jillian Guiler, a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Dillon's performance in the film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

   • Birth Date: October 13, 1939

   • Death Date: January 9, 2023

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   Jan 9, 2023 · Melinda Dillon was an American actress who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Teresa Perrone in Absence of Malice (1981).

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   How old is Melinda Dillon?

   • Melinda Dillon is a popular two times Oscar-nominated American actress. She is famous for her role as Jillian Guiler in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ in 1977, and Teresa in ‘Absence of Malice’ in 1981. She was born on October 13, 1939, in Hope, Arkansas, USA. Her birth name is Melinda Ruth Dillon and she is currently 82 years old.

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   When did Melinda Dillon quit acting?

   • She was a Broadway star at 23 and then quit acting, but later re-emerged in films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A Christmas Story.” Melinda Dillon, left, with Cary Guffey in the 1977 Steven Spielberg film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Ms. Dillon received an Oscar nomination for her performance.

   Melinda Dillon, 2-Time Oscar Nominee, Is Dead at 83

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   What happened to Melinda Dillon?

   • 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 Christmas Story, died Jan. 9, her family announced. She was 83.

   Melinda Dillon Dead: 'Close Encounters,' 'Christmas Story' Star Was 83

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   Who is Melinda Ruth Dillon?

   • Melinda Ruth Dillon was born on Oct. 13, 1939, in Hope, Arkansas. Her mother divorced and remarried an Army veteran, and she lived on several military bases, including one in Nuremberg, Germany, before graduating from high school in Chicago.

   Melinda Dillon Dead: 'Close Encounters,' 'Christmas Story' Star Was 83

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9. www.nytimes.com › melinda-dillon-deadMelinda Dillon, 2-Time Oscar Nominee, Is Dead at 83

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   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...