Acting
Melinda Dillon
- Titles
- 42movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2004, with a break from 1960 to 1975, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 13top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Close Encounters of the Third Kind84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.8
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.4
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.9, average 4.9
- Violence3.3, average 4.2
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.7
- Warfare0.5, average 1.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Biographical Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Family Drama 3
- Character Study 3
- Social Justice 2
- Emotional Impact 2
- Government Conspiracy 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
- Melancholy 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Medical Ethics 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Martin SheenActorShattered Spirits, Nightbreaker, Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Ronny CoxActorBound for Glory, Fallen Angel
John HarkinsActorAbsence of Malice, Right of Way
Paul NewmanActorAbsence of Malice, The Shadow Box
David CarradineActorBound for Glory, The Effects of Magic
Bob BalabanActorClose Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice- RRobert F. ShugrueEditorFallen Angel, Shattered Innocence
- MMichael D. MarguliesCinematographerFallen Angel, Shattered Innocence
Bobby RothDirectorNaomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge, Judgment Day: The John List Story
Bill ContiComposerF.I.S.T., Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story- RRichard BellisComposerFallen Angel, Shattered Innocence
- CCharles CorrellCinematographerThe Critical List, Hellinger's Law
Movies and TV shows
532000s
7 titles · average score 60
as Ginger Timpleman
TV show · as Janet Jacobs
as Dottie
as Mrs. Lee
TV show
as Gran Chandler
as Rose Braxton
1990s
16 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Jenny Rogers
TV show · as Violet Loomis
as Rose Gator
as Sister Aloysius
as Polly Judd
as Leah Goldman
as Betty Anderson
as Carol Mothershed
TV show · as Mrs. Klausner
as Savannah Wingo
1980s
16 titles · average score 65
as Paula Brown
as Eileen McDermott
as Sharon Anderson
as Nancy Henderson
as Joyce Mollencamp
TV show · as (segment "A Little Peace and Quiet")
as Honey Carder
as Mother
as Ruda Dwyer
as Sherry Phillips
as Teresa Perrone
1970s
9 titles · average score 70
as Woman with Balloon
TV show · as Dr. Kris Lassiter
as Anna Zarinkas
as Jillian Guiler
TV show
as Suzanne Hanrahan
as Dora Herren
as Mary / Memphis Sue
TV show
1960s
2 titles · average score 58
as Leslie Hopkins
TV show · as Jeannie Birch
1950s
3 titles · average score 73
as Faye
TV show · as Cissy Summers
TV show · as Gran Chandler