Mia Dillon (born July 9, 1955) is an American actress.
Early life Dillon was born July 9, 1955, in Colorado Springs, Colorado; her family moved to the Philadelphia area when she was a child. Growing up, she desired to become an actress from when she was 10 years old, and she studied acting at Penn State. She commuted to New York, auditioning for "low- or no-pay 'showcases'", while she supported herself with jobs that included being a waitress, taking ticket orders for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and working as an office temp. Eventually she was cast as an understudy in the 1976 Off-Broadway production The Shortchanged Review, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Career Dillon made her Broadway debut as an understudy for the roles of Jill Mason and the Nurse in Peter Shaffer's Equus in 1977. She was nominated for the 1980 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Once a Catholic, and the 1982 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Crimes of the Heart. Her other theater credits include Agnes of God, The Corn is Green, Hay Fever, Come Back, Little Sheba, Three Sisters, and Our Town. In 1985 Dillon performed in a staged reading of the novel Breaker Boys at Pennsylvania's Showcase Theatre.
On television, Dillon was featured in Mary and Rhoda and has appeared in guest roles in episodes of three different series in the Law & Order franchise. Her screen credits include The Money Pit, A Shock to the System, Gods and Generals, and Duane Hopwood. Dillon was also featured in the Disney Channel TV movie Lots of Luck, alongside Annette Funicello and Martin Mull.
Personal life Dillon married actor Keir Dullea in 1999.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1979Night-FlowersCasey1986The Money PitMarika1990A Shock to the SystemGraham's Secretary2003Gods and GeneralsJane Beale2005Duane HopwoodFemale Judge2007First BornParty Guest #22009All Me, All the TimeSharon2010All Good ThingsKatie's Aunt2013Isn't It DeliciousMolly2016Ordinary WorldJoan2017April FlowersMs. Moore2020Never Rarely Sometimes AlwaysWomen's Centre Director2023Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.Mary Hutchins2025 Sit with Me While I DieGwenShort film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1980The Molders of TroySister TV movie1980The Jilting of Granny WeatherallHapsy TV movie1985Lots of LuckJessie Foley TV movie1990Fine ThingsTracy TV movie1992, 1997,2001, 2009Law & OrderVarious roles4 episodes1999CosbyMrs. HarrisEpisode: "The Party's Over"2000Mary and RhodaMother TV movie2001Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. JansenEpisode: "Sacrifice"2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentBarb WindemereEpisode: "Faith"2003Our TownMrs. Soames TV movie2004The JuryDr. Sullivan3 episodes2016BrainDeadNora Ritter2 episodes2025Elsbeth Sister FrancesEpisode: "And Then There Were Nuns"
References
External links
Mia Dillon at the Internet Off-Broadway Database