Melinda Hill
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Melinda Hill Net Worth

Melinda Hill is an accomplished comedian, writer, actress, and producer who has achieved success in many areas of the entertainment industry. She has created, written, produced, and starred in multiple series, including Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill (2012) and All Growz Up with Melinda Hill (2013). She has also voiced characters on Adventure Time with Finn & Jake (2010) and co-created The Program (2014) with Maria Bamford. Her stand-up has been featured on various TV shows, and her weekly live show, "What's Up, Tiger Lily", was named "best stand up show" in LA Weekly & LAist. Additionally, she is a regular contributor for Huffington Post Comedy, XOJane, and Hellogiggles, and her essays have been featured in LA Innuendo & Opium Magazine.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Writer, Actress, Producer
Birth Day October 13, 1939
Birth Place  Kansas, United States
Age 84 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Occupation Actress
Years active 1962–2007
Spouse(s) Richard Libertini (1963–1978; divorced); 1 child

💰 Net worth

Melinda Hill, a versatile talent in the entertainment industry, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. Known for her exceptional skills as a writer, actress, and producer, Melinda has made a name for herself in the United States. Through her creative endeavors, she has captivated audiences and showcased her immense talent across various platforms. With her impressive body of work and dedication, Melinda Hill continues to leave an indelible mark on the entertainment world, solidifying her position as a respected figure in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1962

Dillon was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, her first major role. Dillon got her start as an improvisational Comedian and stage Actress as Honey in the original 1962 Broadway production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. She then appeared in You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running and Paul Sill's Story Theatre.

1963

Dillon married character actor Richard Libertini on September 30, 1963, and had one child with him, Richard. They divorced in 1978.

1969

Dillon's first film was The April Fools in 1969. She also worked in television, notably in a guest-starring role in 1969 on an episode of the hit TV series Bonanza titled "A Lawman's Lot Is Not a Happy One" (Season 11). She co-starred with David Carradine in the 1976 Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory and was nominated in the Best Female Acting Debut category of the Golden Globe for her role as "Memphis Sue".

1981

The following year she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the role of a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. That same year, she made an uncredited cameo in The Muppet Movie and had a role in the comedy Slap Shot with Paul Newman. Four years later, Dillon was again nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as a suicidal Teacher in Absence of Malice in 1981, working again with Paul Newman.

1983

As a Comedian, Dillon is perhaps best known for her role as the mother of Ralphie and Randy in Bob Clark's 1983 movie A Christmas Story. The film was based on a series of short stories and novels written by Jean Shepherd about young Ralphie Parker (played by Peter Billingsley) and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun from Santa Claus.

1990

Four years later, Dillon co-starred with John Lithgow in the Bigfoot comedy Harry and the Hendersons. She continued to be active in stage and film throughout the 1990s, taking roles in the Barbra Streisand drama The Prince of Tides, the low-budget Lou Diamond Phillips thriller Sioux City, and the drama How to Make an American Quilt.

1999

In 1999 she appeared in Magnolia, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, as Rose Gator, the estranged wife of terminally ill television game-show host Jimmy Gator (Philip Baker Hall). In 2005, she guest-starred in the episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Blood".

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