The film world mourns the loss of Melinda Dillon. The actress’ career began in the theater. For example, in the 1960s she acted in the Broadway play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and even received a Tony Award nomination. The American was then seen in successful films. She was even nominated twice for an Oscar. But now the film world has to say goodbye to Melinda: the “Merry Christmas” actress has died.
As Daily Mail reports, among other things, Melinda died at the age of 83. As confirmed by the family, January 9 is the date of death of the Hollywood star. Nothing is known about the exact cause of death. Melinda is survived by a son she has with her ex-husband, actor Richard Libertini.
Melinda celebrated great success with Steven Spielberg’s (76) films “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” from 1978 and “The Sensational Reporter” from 1981. Also, the film drama “This Country Is My Country” by director Hal Ashby, in which the 83-year-old played, won two Oscars in 1976.
