{"id":117822,"date":"2023-02-05T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117822"},"modified":"2023-02-05T13:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:42:51","slug":"actress-melinda-dillon-dies-at-83-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117822","title":{"rendered":"Actress Melinda Dillon Dies at 83 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117822\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=117822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117823 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/l-intro-1675473270-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/l-intro-1675473270-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/l-intro-1675473270.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oscar and Tony-nominated actress Melinda Dillon, best known for her role as Mother Parker in A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983), passed away January 9, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. No cause of death was given. She was 83.<\/p>\n<p>Though known primarily for her film roles, Dillon has also performed in stage productions. Her first major role was as Honey in the Broadway production of \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf\u201d, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Play. She also appeared in \u201cYou Know I Can\u2019t Hear You When the Water\u2019s Running\u201d.<br \/>\nDillon is also known for her portrayal of Jillian Guiler, a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg\u2019s CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977). Her performance earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Her additional TV and film credits include BONANZA (1959-1973), THE JEFFERSONS (1975-1985), SLAP SHOT (1977), FALLEN ANGEL (1981), THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1985-1989), HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS (1987), THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1991), NAOMI &amp; WYNONNA: LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE (1995), HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT (1995), MAGNOLIA (1999), JUDGING AMY (1999-2005) and HEARTLAND (2007).<br \/>\nRingside Report sends our condolences to Melinda Dillon\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Oscar and Tony-nominated actress Melinda Dillon, best known for her role as Mother Parker in A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983), passed away January 9, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. No cause of death was given. She was 83. Though known primarily for her film roles, Dillon has also performed in stage productions. 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