Melinda Dillon
Melinda Ruth Dillon (born October 13, 1939 in Hope , Arkansas ) is an American actress .
The character actress Melinda Dillon had her greatest theatrical success at the beginning of her career. She starred in the US premiere on Broadway in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee and received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in 1963 . Since 1969 she has been seen in films again and again. She received two Academy Award nominations for her film work . Her first in 1978 for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and her second in 1981 for Die Sensationsreporterin .
Although she has made regular films since her film debut to this day, her film selection was most successful in the five years between the Oscar- nominated This Land Is My Country and The Sensational Reporter .
She was married to actor Richard Libertini from 1963 to 1978 , with whom she has a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: A Frog in Manhattan ( The April Fools ) - Director: Stuart Rosenberg (with Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve )
- 1976: This Land is My Land - Director: Hal Ashby (with David Carradine )
- 1977: Schlappschuß (with Paul Newman )
- 1977: Close encounter of the third kind
- 1978: FIST - A man goes his way
- 1979: Muppet Movie
- 1981: The Sensational Reporter - Director: Sydney Pollack (with Paul Newman and Sally Field )
- 1981: Hellinger 's Law - Director: Leo Penn
- 1983: Merry Christmas ( A Christmas Story ) - Director: Bob Clark with Darren McGavin
- 1983: At the end of the road (Right of Way)
- 1984: The Songwriter - Directed by Alan Rudolph (with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson )
- 1985: Twilight Zone (TV series)
- 1987: Bigfoot and the Hendersons ( Harry and the Hendersons )
- 1989: Operation Nightbreaker ( Nightbreaker )
- 1990: Captain America
- 1990: Fire Syndrome ( Spontaneous Combustion )
- 1991: Lord of the Tides ( The Prince of Tides )
- 1995: To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar ( To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar )
- 1995: An American Quilt ( How to Make an American Quilt )
- 1999: Magnolia
- 2001: Ring of Fire ( Cowboy Up )
- 2005: Adam & Steve
- 2007: The Love Within Me ( Reign Over Me )
- 2012: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World)
Web links
- Melinda Dillon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Melinda Dillon in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Melinda Dillon in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dillon, Melinda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dillon, Melinda Ruth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hope , Arkansas , United States |