Dianne Wiest

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Mayor of Kingstown

    Mayor of Kingstown

  • In Treatment

    In Treatment

  • Edward Scissorhands

    Edward Scissorhands

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Practical Magic

    Practical Magic

  • Robots

    Robots

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

  • I Am Sam

    I Am Sam

  • Bullets Over Broadway

    Bullets Over Broadway

  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • Cops & Robbersons

    Cops & Robbersons

  • The Humbling

    The Humbling

  • The Horse Whisperer

    The Horse Whisperer

  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love

  • Apartment 7A

    Apartment 7A

  • Little Man Tate

    Little Man Tate

  • The Mule

    The Mule

  • September

    September

  • The 10th Kingdom

    The 10th Kingdom

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Footloose

    Footloose

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • Bright Lights, Big City

    Bright Lights, Big City

  • Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

  • Let Them All Talk

    Let Them All Talk

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • The Scout

    The Scout

  • Practical Magic 2

    Practical Magic 2

  • The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

  • I Care a Lot

    I Care a Lot

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • Not Afraid, Not Afraid

    Not Afraid, Not Afraid

  • Radio Days

    Radio Days

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  • It's My Turn

    It's My Turn

  • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

  • Five Nights in Maine

    Five Nights in Maine

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Big Year

    The Big Year

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Zalmen, or The Madness of God

    Zalmen, or The Madness of God

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • Darling Companion

    Darling Companion

  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

  • The Blackwater Lightship

    The Blackwater Lightship

  • Rabbit Hole

    Rabbit Hole

  • The Return of Jezebel James

    The Return of Jezebel James

  • 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

  • Rasheeda Speaking

    Rasheeda Speaking

  • Mother Courage

    Mother Courage

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction

    Category 6: Day of Destruction

  • Out of Our Fathers' House

    Out of Our Fathers' House

  • The Making of Edward Scissorhands

    The Making of Edward Scissorhands

  • Scene Partners

    Scene Partners