How old was Melinda Dillon in her first movie: The Cry of Jazz?
Melinda Dillon was 18 in The Cry of Jazz when she played the character 'Faye'.
That was over 65 years ago in 1959.
This was her first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be her first actual acting role).
Today she is 84, and has starred in 39 movies in total, 38 of those since The Cry of Jazz was released.
How old do you think she looks in the movie?
In The Cry of Jazz, I think Melinda Dillon looks:
Did you know?
- Director Edward Bland has worked with Melinda Dillon just once in her career.
- Melinda Dillon's first movie was as 'Faye' in The Cry of Jazz, released in 1959 when she was 18
- The Cry of Jazz scores 5.6 out of 10 on TMDB.
