Who played the lead female role in Steven Spielberg's movie 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind', and was nominated best supporting actress for it?
Melinda Dillon
Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Passage: Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut.  It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO).
Title: Encounters of the Spooky Kind
Passage: Encounters of the Spooky Kind () is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role.  The film was produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company.  It was released as "Spooky Encounters" in the US.  It is sometimes listed as "Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind", more blatantly mimicking the title of the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977).  The film was the progenitor of the jiangshi film genre and one of Hong Kong's first kung fu horror comedies.
Title: Melinda Dillon
Passage: Melinda Ruth Dillon (born October 13, 1939) is an American actress.  She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and Teresa in "Absence of Malice" (1981).  Her other film appearances include "Bound for Glory" (1976), "F.I.S.T." (1978), "A Christmas Story" (1983), "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987), "The Prince of Tides" (1991) and "Magnolia" (1999).
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Melinda Dillon