Melinda Dillon Overview:

Actress, Melinda Dillon, was born Melinda Rose Dillon on Oct 13, 1939 in Hope, AR. As of December 2025, Melinda Dillon was 86 years old.

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Although Dillon was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1977Best Supporting ActressClose Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)Jillian GuilerNominated
1981Best Supporting ActressAbsence of Malice (1981)TeresaNominated
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Melinda Dillon Facts
Was nominated for Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Has performed on stage with Chicago's legendary Second City improvisational comedy troupe.

Daughter of W. S. (an army officer) and E. Norine (Barnett) Dillon.

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