Dianne Wiest

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

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: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Mayor of Kingstown

    Mayor of Kingstown

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

  • Edward Scissorhands

    Edward Scissorhands

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • I Am Sam

    I Am Sam

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • The Mule

    The Mule

  • The 10th Kingdom

    The 10th Kingdom

  • Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

  • The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

  • The Horse Whisperer

    The Horse Whisperer

  • Footloose

    Footloose

  • Cops & Robbersons

    Cops & Robbersons

  • Radio Days

    Radio Days

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • I Care a Lot

    I Care a Lot

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • September

    September

  • Apartment 7A

    Apartment 7A

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • The Scout

    The Scout

  • Rasheeda Speaking

    Rasheeda Speaking

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • Scene Partners

    Scene Partners

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

  • Little Man Tate

    Little Man Tate

  • Mother Courage

    Mother Courage

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • Bright Lights, Big City

    Bright Lights, Big City

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

  • Let Them All Talk

    Let Them All Talk

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • The Big Year

    The Big Year

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

    I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

  • Practical Magic 2

    Practical Magic 2

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Law and Order: Justice

    Law and Order: Justice

  • Five Nights in Maine

    Five Nights in Maine

  • Out of Our Fathers' House

    Out of Our Fathers' House

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • It's My Turn

    It's My Turn

  • Rabbit Hole

    Rabbit Hole

  • The Blackwater Lightship

    The Blackwater Lightship

  • Zalmen, or The Madness of God

    Zalmen, or The Madness of God

  • Not Afraid, Not Afraid

    Not Afraid, Not Afraid

  • The Return of Jezebel James

    The Return of Jezebel James

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Category 6: Day of Destruction

  • The Humbling

    The Humbling

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Category 6: Day of Destruction

  • The Making of Edward Scissorhands

    The Making of Edward Scissorhands