Actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee who's best known for playing Ralphie's mom in the movie "A Christmas Story," has died. She was 83.Actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for the movies "A Christmas Story" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," has died, according to a cremation service in Long Beach, California. She was 83.
She played the mother in "A Christmas Story," a nostalgic look back at a boy longing for a toy rifle. It was released in 1983 and went on to find an annual holiday audience on video and TV. She also appeared in "Slap Shot," "Harry and the Hendersons," and "Bound for Glory" and episodes of TV series "Judging Amy" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
Not really a 'just in' when she died in January and other outlets reported it a few days ago.
This isn't JUST IN. You have posted it at least three times since the news broke yesterday afternoon.
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My all time favorite movie. I only watch it twice a year on Christmas day. The 1st and the last airing on TBS. I'm legitimately sad this morning. 😔
Yeah, and she hated fans that would be nice to her and ask her questions.
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