Melinda Dillons, American actress known for her role in dating of the third kindHe died on January 9 at the age of 83, according to information released this Friday by US media.
Steven Spielberg’s cult film, in which he plays Jillian Guiler, opposite Richard Dreyfus, earned him an Oscar nomination in 1977. Sydney Pollack’s film lack of malice in 1981, alongside Paul Newman and Sally Field, earned her a second Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role.
Two Oscar nominations
Crossed over in some series, such as Bonanza in 1969, Space AND the fifth dimension in 1985, or New York – Special unit In 2005, Melinda Dillon led her career mainly 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 from 2007, in the Heartland hospital series. Before that she appeared in films like Open Heart with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, and especially in the Paul Thomas Anderson film, Magnolia.
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