Melinda Dillon, two-time Oscar nominee and star of the beloved movie A Christmas Storypassed away at the age of 83.
Her death was announced through a obituary states that she died on January 9, however no cause of death was provided.
Long before she played Mother Parker in the 1983 film A Christmas StoryDillon was nominated for a Tony Award for the first film produced in 1962 Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway, as well as two Academy Awards—the first for Steven Spielberg Close encounters of the third type and the second for the 1981 film No Malice.
The actress also received a Golden Globe nomination for playing Mary, wife of Woody Guthrie in the singer’s 1976 biopic. Binding for glory.
She also has notable parts in the movies Harry and the Hendersons, Tide Prince, Dear Wong Foo, Thanks for everything! Julie NewmarAnd magnolia flower.
Dillon is married to actor Richard Libertini, whom she met at Second City in Chicago, where she had her first acting debut, but the couple divorced in 1978. She was survived. thanks to their son, Richard Libertini Jr.
Praises from celebrities who have worked with her or have admired her work.
