Dianne Wiest

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

March 28, 1948 (78 yrs)

place of birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

also known as

Diane Wiest · دایان ویست · Dianne Evelyn Wiest

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Dianne Evelyn Wiest (/wiːst/; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway (both directed by Woody Allen), one Golden Globe Award for Bullets Over Broadway, the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Road to Avonlea, and the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for In Treatment. In addition, she was nominated for an Academy Award for 1989's Parenthood.

Other film appearances by Wiest include Footloose (1984), Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Radio Days (1987), and September (1987), The Lost Boys (1987), Bright Lights, Big City (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), The Birdcage (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Dan in Real Life (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), The Mule (2018), Let Them All Talk (2020), and I Care a Lot (2020). She also appeared in the television series Law & Order (2000–2002) and the CBS comedy Life in Pieces(2015–2019).

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Known For

Filmography

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Edward Scissorhands
7.7

Edward Scissorhands

1990as Peg
Robots
6.5

Robots

2005as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
The Mule
6.9

The Mule

2018as Mary
The Lost Boys
7.1

The Lost Boys

1987as Lucy Emerson
Practical Magic
6.8

Practical Magic

1998as Aunt Jet
I Am Sam
7.6

I Am Sam

2001as Annie Cassell
The Birdcage
7.1

The Birdcage

1996as Louise Keeley
I Care a Lot
6.6

I Care a Lot

2021as Jennifer Peterson
Footloose
6.7

Footloose

1984as Vi Moore
The Horse Whisperer
6.9

The Horse Whisperer

1998as Diane Booker
Sisters
6.0

Sisters

2015as Deana Ellis
Passengers
6.1

Passengers

2008as Toni
Synecdoche, New York
7.5

Synecdoche, New York

2008as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986as Holly
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
7.0

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
Dan in Real Life
6.6

Dan in Real Life

2007as Nana
The Big Year
6.0

The Big Year

2011as Brenda Harris
Radio Days
7.0

Radio Days

1987as Aunt Bea
Little Man Tate
6.6

Little Man Tate

1991as Jane Grierson
Apartment 7A
6.1

Apartment 7A

2024as Minnie Castevet
Parenthood
6.7

Parenthood

1989as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Rabbit Hole
6.6

Rabbit Hole

2010as Nat
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.4

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985as Emma
Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic 2

2026as Aunt Jet
The Scout
5.3

The Scout

1994as Doctor H. Aaron
Falling in Love
6.7

Falling in Love

1984as Isabelle
My Father's Dragon
7.1

My Father's Dragon

2022as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.1

Bullets Over Broadway

1994as Helen Sinclair
The Associate
6.3

The Associate

1996as Sally Dugan
Woody Allen: A Documentary
6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011as Self
Let Them All Talk
5.6

Let Them All Talk

2020as Susan
The Humbling
5.1

The Humbling

2014as Carol
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
6.5

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

2006as Dito's Mother
Drunks
3.2

Drunks

1997as Rachel
Rage
3.5

Rage

2009as Miss Roth
September
6.2

September

1987as Stephanie
Darling Companion
5.0

Darling Companion

2012as Penny
Bright Lights, Big City
5.7

Bright Lights, Big City

1988as Mother
Cops & Robbersons
5.2

Cops & Robbersons

1994as Helen Robberson
Always at The Carlyle
6.7

Always at The Carlyle

2018as Self
Independence Day
5.9

Independence Day

1983as Nancy Morgan
Dedication
6.4

Dedication

2007as Carol
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
7.3

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982as Julie Addison
Cookie
5.6

Cookie

1989as Lenore
It's My Turn
5.8

It's My Turn

1980as Gail
Category 6: Day of Destruction
6.3

Category 6: Day of Destruction

2004as Shirley Abbott
Five Nights in Maine
5.1

Five Nights in Maine

2016as Lucinda
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
8.0

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

1990as Self
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
6.2

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999as Sarah McClellan
Thank You, Doctor Rey
5.5

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2003as Elisabeth Beaumont