Melinda Dillon

Melinda Ruth Dillon is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the mother of Ralphie and Randy in Bob Clark’s 1983 movie A Christmas Story. Dillon married character actor Richard Libertini in 1963 and had one child with him.

About Melinda Dillon in brief

Summary Melinda DillonMelinda Ruth Dillon is an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Teresa in Absence of Malice. Dillon is perhaps best known for her role as the mother of Ralphie and Randy in Bob Clark’s 1983 movie A Christmas Story.

Her other film appearances include Bound for Glory, F. I. S. T. , A Christmas story, Harry and the Hendersons, The Prince of Tides, and Magnolia. Dillon married character actor Richard Libertini in 1963 and had one child with him.