Melinda Dillon: movies and TV shows
Melinda Dillon has 55 credits in the archive: 42 films and 13 TV series, from 1951 to 2019. Highest rated: The Lyon's Den (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2019 · busiest year: 1977 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hal | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 79 |
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Ginger Timpleman | Film | 7.2 | 67 |
| 2007 | Heartland | Janet Jacobs | TV | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2005 | Adam & Steve | Dottie | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Mrs. Lee | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | TV | 8.8 | 63 | |
| 2003 | A Painted House | Gran Chandler | Film | 7.1 | 63 |
| 2002 | Cowboy Up | Rose Braxton | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' | Self | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jenny Rogers | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Violet Loomis | TV | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Rose Gator | Film | 7.7 | 59 |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | Mom | Film | 4.5 | 58 |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Mrs. Parker (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1996 | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Sister Aloysius | Film | 5.4 | 56 |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Merna | Film | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Mrs. Darling | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1995 | Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | Polly Judd | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1994 | Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Carol Mothershed | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Betty Anderson | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1994 | Sioux City | Leah Goldman | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1993 | Judgment Day: The John List Story | Eleanor | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Mrs. Klausner | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides | Savannah Wingo | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1990 | Captain America | Mrs. Rogers | Film | 4.5 | 50 |
| 1990 | Spontaneous Combustion | Nina | Film | 4.7 | 50 |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Paula Brown | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1989 | Staying Together | Eileen McDermott | Film | 5.2 | 49 |
| 1988 | Shattered Innocence | Sharon Anderson | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | Nancy Henderson | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1986 | Shattered Spirits | Joyce Mollencamp | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet") | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1985 | Space | Rachel Mott | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1984 | Songwriter | Honey Carder | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Mother | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1983 | Right of Way | Ruda Dwyer | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Teresa Perrone | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1981 | Fallen Angel | Sherry Phillips | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law | Anne Gronouski | Film | 8.8 | 41 |
| 1980 | The Shadow Box | Agnes | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1980 | Marriage Is Alive and Well | Jeannie | Film | 4.7 | 40 |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Woman with Balloon | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1978 | The Critical List | Dr. Kris Lassiter | TV | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Anna Zarinkas | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | TV | 6.8 | 37 | |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Jillian Guiler | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Suzanne Hanrahan | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1977 | Enigma | Dora Herren | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Mary / Memphis Sue | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 35 | |
| 1969 | The April Fools | Leslie Hopkins | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Jeannie Birch | TV | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Cissy Summers | TV | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1959 | The Cry of Jazz | Faye | Film | 6.1 | 19 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Gran Chandler | TV | 8.8 | 11 |