Actor

Melinda Dillon

31 credited titles on WatchWise

Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2023) was a twice Oscar nominated American actress. She was best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and the holiday classic A Christmas Story.

Associated lifetime gross

$22M

Combined reported budget

$17M

Gross / budget

1.3x

Bankability Index

15 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Comedy

$14M · 2 films · 50% hit

Drama

$8.6M · 2 films · 50% hit

Bankability assessment

15/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

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Based on 4 of 31 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.

Acted in (31)

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Titles are ones WatchWise has catalogued so far — not necessarily a complete filmography.