The holidays are here! See how much the cast of "A Christmas Story" has transformed over the years and learn what they're up to now.

REST IN PEACE: Actress Melinda Dillon, known for roles in films like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A Christmas Story,” died Jan. 9 at the age of 83, her family confirmed in an obituary. Melinda Dillon was born in Hope, Arkansas, on October 13,1939 as Melinda Ruth Clardy, but raised in Cullman, Alabama. She spent four years in Germany and attended Hyde Park High School and the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) in Chicago. She is b

Melinda Dillon in F.I.S.T. (1978)

Melinda Dillon

Contact your favorite celebrity here - find up to date information, contact addresses, pictures, links and scanned autographs

Melinda Dillon's mother in the '83 movie was a hearkening back to Ma Bear; the subdued wife to her husband's bad temper. For that time in her life, this seemed to be all 'mom' was supposed to do was raise her kids. Was the consoling wife to the belligernt husband calm or intimidated?

Richard Masur in Fallen Angel (1981)

Melinda Ruth Clardy is an American actress who used to go by the name Melinda Dillon. Melinda Dillon was born in the city of Hope in Arkansas, but she grew up in Cullman, which is one of Alabama’s biggest cities. Melinda Dillon’s mom and dad were named Essie Norine and Floyd Clardy. On October 13, […]