Two-time Oscar nominee Melinda Dillon has passed away at 83… after a legendary career in Hollywood spanning 45 years
Tony-winning actress Melinda Dillon, best known for her starring role in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, has passed away at 83.
The two-time Oscar nominee’s family confirmed in an obituary that she died on January 9, but no cause of death has been revealed at this time.
Over her legendary career in Hollywood, the Magnolia star, who was born in Arkansas earned a nod for Best Supporting Actress twice at the Academy Awards.
Her acting credits in film, television and on Broadway span more than four decades.
In addition to a memorable role as Ralphie’s high-strung mother, A Christmas Story, she famously won a Tony for her Broadway debut in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Passed away: Tony-winning actress Melinda Dillon, best known for her starring role in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, has passed away at 83
An icon: The two-time Oscar nominee’s family confirmed in an obituary that she died on January 9, but no cause of death has been revealed at this time; seen in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind