RIP Melinda Dillon

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RIP Melinda Dillon

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:45 am

Actress best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (for which she received an Oscar nomination) and A Christmas Story as the family's mother. She actually died nearly a month ago, but her death was not revealed until today.

Age 83

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Re: RIP Melinda Dillon

#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:17 pm

I loved her in Christmas Story, but I thought her turn in Law and Order SVU was amazing. I hoped she'd get a return episode, but she never did.
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