Melinda Dillon, known for ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘A Christmas Story,’ has died.
The actress’s passing was confirmed by her family, who noted that her date of death was Jan. 9. No further details were given.
Born in Hope, Ark., Dillon’s first taste of show business came in Chicago, where she got a job working the coat check desk at the famed comedy club The Second City. She eventually became part of the improv troupe, before heading to New York and the bright lights of Broadway. Dillon earned a Tony nomination 1963 for her portrayal of Honey in the original production of Edward Albee‘sAfter further theater work, she’d shift into film and television roles., earning a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Memphis Sue. A year later she’d be cast as Jillian Guiler, a mother whose son is abducted by aliens, in. The Steven Spielberg sci-fi classic earned Dillon as Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Academy Awards.
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