Melinda Dillon Net Worth - Pulptastic
Ava White
Published Apr 10, 2026
Melinda Dillon Net Worth
Melinda Dillon is an American actress with a net worth of $3 million. She was born in Hope, Arkansas in October 1939 and was married to Richard Libertini from 1963 to 1978. Dillon earned a Tony Award nomination in 1963 for her performance in the original production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway. She starred as Mary in the 1976 film Bound for Glory and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress.
In 1977, Dillon starred as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and received nominations for an Academy Award and a Saturn Award. She also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Teresa in Absence of Malice in 1981. Dillon was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress for her role as Nancy Henderson in the 1987 movie Harry and the Hendersons.
Dillon’s other notable film appearances include F.I.S.T., A Christmas Story, and The Prince of Tides. She was also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as Rose Gator in the 1999 film Magnolia, and a CableACE Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for State of Emergency.
