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Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Acting Kansas City, Missouri, USA Born March 28, 1948

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.

30
Films
6.7
Avg Score

Filmography (30)

Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024 Horror, Thriller 1h 44min
59
as Minnie Castevet
I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

2021 Thriller, Comedy 1h 59min
64
as Jennifer Peterson
Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

2020 Comedy, Drama 1h 53min
61
as Susan
The Mule

The Mule

2018 Crime, Drama 1h 56min
70
as Mary
Sisters

Sisters

2015 Comedy 1h 58min
60
as Deana Ellis
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012 Comedy, Drama 1h 45min
66
as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
The Big Year

The Big Year

2011 Comedy 1h 42min
62
as Brenda Harris
Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2010 Drama 1h 31min
70
as Nat
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008 Drama 2h 4min
75
as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Passengers

Passengers

2008 Mystery, Thriller 1h 33min
58
as Toni
Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

2007 Comedy, Drama 1h 38min
68
as Nana
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

2006 Crime, Drama 1h 44min
69
as Dito's Mother
Robots

Robots

2005 Science Fiction, Comedy 1h 30min
64
as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001 Drama 2h 12min
76
as Annie Cassell
Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998 Comedy, Fantasy 1h 44min
63
as Aunt Jet
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

1998 Adventure, Drama 2h 49min
67
as Diane Booker
The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996 Comedy 1h 59min
72
as Louise Keeley
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994 Comedy, Crime 1h 38min
74
as Helen Sinclair
The Scout

The Scout

1994 Comedy 1h 41min
54
as Doctor H. Aaron
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

1991 Drama, Family 1h 39min
66
as Jane Grierson
Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990 Drama, Fantasy 1h 45min
78
as Peg
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989 Comedy, Drama 2h 4min
71
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988 Drama, Romance 1h 47min
57
as Mother
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987 Horror, Thriller 1h 37min
72
as Lucy Emerson
Radio Days

Radio Days

1987 Comedy, Drama 1h 29min
74
as Aunt Bea
September

September

1987 Drama 1h 23min
65
as Stephanie
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 Comedy, Drama 1h 47min
78
as Holly
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 Comedy, Fantasy 1h 22min
76
as Emma
Footloose

Footloose

1984 Drama, Romance 1h 47min
66
as Vi Moore
Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984 Drama, Romance 1h 46min
65
as Isabelle

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