Dianne Wiest

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-03-28 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Dianne Wiest

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dianne Wiest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Mayor of Kingstown

    Mayor of Kingstown

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Edward Scissorhands

    Edward Scissorhands

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Radio Days

    Radio Days

  • September

    September

  • Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • The Scout

    The Scout

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • I Care a Lot

    I Care a Lot

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

  • The Mule

    The Mule

  • The 10th Kingdom

    The 10th Kingdom

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

  • Rasheeda Speaking

    Rasheeda Speaking

  • I Am Sam

    I Am Sam

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

  • Footloose

    Footloose

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Scene Partners

    Scene Partners

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • It's My Turn

    It's My Turn

  • Rage

    Rage

  • The Big Year

    The Big Year

  • Mother Courage

    Mother Courage

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Apartment 7A

    Apartment 7A

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  • The Horse Whisperer

    The Horse Whisperer

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • Little Man Tate

    Little Man Tate

  • Rabbit Hole

    Rabbit Hole

  • The Humbling

    The Humbling

  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  • Let Them All Talk

    Let Them All Talk

  • Bright Lights, Big City

    Bright Lights, Big City

  • Practical Magic 2

    Practical Magic 2

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Category 6: Day of Destruction

  • The Return of Jezebel James

    The Return of Jezebel James

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • Cops & Robbersons

    Cops & Robbersons

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

    I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Category 6: Day of Destruction

  • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

  • The Making of Edward Scissorhands

    The Making of Edward Scissorhands

  • Five Nights in Maine

    Five Nights in Maine

  • The Blackwater Lightship

    The Blackwater Lightship

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

  • Out of Our Fathers' House

    Out of Our Fathers' House

  • Zalmen, or The Madness of God

    Zalmen, or The Madness of God

  • Not Afraid, Not Afraid

    Not Afraid, Not Afraid