Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MGM/Courtesy Everett Melinda Dillon as Mrs. Parker, Darren McGavin as Old Man Parker, Ian Petrella as Randy, and Peter Billingsley ...

Actress Melinda Dillon who starred in the UFO film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and who played Mother Parker in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story," has died at the age of 83. Dillon's ...

LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — 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 ...

Melinda Dillon as Mrs. Parker, Darren McGavin as Old Man Parker, Ian Petrella as Randy, and Peter Billingsley as Ralphie in 'A Christmas Story' Break out the fudge and the provocative lamp: It's time ...