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Date of Birth

13 October 1939, Hope, Arkansas, USA

Birth Name

Melinda Rose Dillon

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse

Richard Libertini

(30 September 1963 - 18 January 1978) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

She has played two Hoosiers (Indiana residents) - in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (which takes place in Muncie, Indiana), and in A Christmas Story (1983) (which takes place in Hohman, Indiana). Hohman is actually the name the main Avenue that passes through the historic district of the city Hammond, Indiana.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Has performed on stage with Chicago's legendary Second City improvisational comedy troupe.

Studied acting with both Lee Strasberg and at the Goodman Theater School.

From same birthplace as former President Bill Clinton.

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