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No cause was provided in anobituaryannouncing the news of her death.
Born in Hope, Arkansas, in 1939, Dillon spent her teenage years living in Chicago.
According tothe Second City, she worked as the improv comedy clubs first-ever coat-check girl.
After studying acting in college, Dillon left the Midwest and moved to New York.
Dillon starred in her first film,The April Fools, in 1969.
She retired from acting in 2007, though holiday reruns ofA Christmas Storyhave kept her on our screens.
Dillon married actor Richard Libertini, whom she met at the Second City; the pair divorced in 1978.
She is survived by their son, Richard Libertini Jr.
