American actress Melinda Dillon, seen in particular in the Dating of the Third Kind in 1977 or in Magnolia in 1999 died on January 9.
Melinda Dillons, American actress known for her role in Dating of the Third Kinddied on January 9 at the age of 83, according to information relayed by the American media on Friday.
Steven Spielberg’s cult film, in which she plays Jillian Guiler, alongside Richard Dreyfus earned her an Oscar nomination in 1977. Sydney Pollack’s film Lack of malice in 1981, alongside Paul Newman and Sally Field, earned her a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
Two Oscar nominations
Crossed in some series, like Bonanza in 1969, Space And The Fifth Dimension in 1985, or New York – Special Unit in 2005, Melinda Dillon mainly led her career in the cinema.
She notably played in 1983 in Christmas Storyan American Christmas classic, but also in a Captain America from 1990, in Bigfoot and the Hendersons in 1987 or Nuclear target in 1989.
His last film appearances date back to 2007, in the hospital series Heartland. Before that she appeared in films like Open Heart with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, and especially in the film by Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia.
