The 1983 film “A Christmas Story” has become a classic staple for many families, with Dillon playing Ralphie’s mother and receiving praise from both audiences and critics for her performance. She co-starred with Richard Dreyfuss in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 sci-fi drama “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” as a woman who makes contact with extraterrestrial life and becomes an integral part of the story’s ongoing conflict.

The 1983 film “A Christmas Story” has become a classic staple for many families, with Dillon playing Ralphie’s mother and receiving praise from both audiences and critics for her performance. She co-starred with Richard Dreyfuss in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 sci-fi drama “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” as a woman who makes contact with extraterrestrial life and becomes an integral part of the story’s ongoing conflict.