Biography
She made her Broadway debut with an emotionally charged performance as Honey in the original Broadway production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1962.
The petite blonde Dillon made her feature debut as an eccentric neighbor of Catherine Deneuve in "The April Fools" (1969). After a seven year absence, she returned to films in the dual roles of Woody Guthrie's abandoned wife and as his singing partner in Hal Ashby's "Bound for Glory" …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Cast on the short-lived TNT series "Heartland" |
2007 | Acted in the post 9/11 drama "Reign Over Me" |
2006 | Co-starred with Chris Kattan in Craig Chester's directing debut "Adam & Steve" |
1999 | Played the long suffering wife of a game show host in "Magnolia" |
1995 | Landed supporting roles in "How to Make an American Quilt" and "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everyhting, Julie Newmar" |
1993 | Cast as Robert Blake's wife in the based-on-fact TV-movie "Judgment Day: The John List Story" (CBS) |
1992 | Played recurring role on CBS drama series "Middle Ages" |
1991 | Appeared as Nick Nolte's suicidal sister in "The Prince of Tides" |
1987 | Co-starred in "Harry and the Hendersons" |
1983 | Played the mother in Bob Clark's minor masterpiece "A Christmas Story" |
1982 | Earned second Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for "Absence of Malice" |
1978 | TV miniseries debut "The Critical List" (NBC) |
1978 | Received Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" |
1976 | First film in seven years, "Bound for Glory" |
1971 | TV debut as regular cast member in the syndicated series "Story Theater" |
1969 | Screen acting debut in "The April Fools" |
1962 | Broadway debut as Honey, in original Broadway production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" |
1958 | Became member of original company of the Second City improvisational troupe |
Awards
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Magnolia |
1981 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Absence of Malice |
1977 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
1976 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |