Dianne Wiest
Acting
- Born:
- 1948-03-28
- Place of birth:
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography
Closing Night
Practical Magic 2
Apartment 7A
Elsbeth
Scene Partners
My Father's Dragon
Mayor of Kingstown
Only Murders in the Building
I Care a Lot
Let Them All Talk
The Mule
Always at The Carlyle
Five Nights in Maine
Sisters
Rasheeda Speaking
Life in Pieces
The Humbling
The Blacklist
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Darling Companion
Woody Allen: A Documentary
The Big Year
Rabbit Hole
Rage
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Synecdoche, New York
Passengers
The Return of Jezebel James
In Treatment
Dan in Real Life
Dedication
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Robots
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction
The Blackwater Lightship
Thank You, Doctor Rey
I Am Sam
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
The 10th Kingdom
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Practical Magic
The Horse Whisperer
Drunks
The Associate
The Birdcage
Bullets Over Broadway
The Scout
Cops & Robbersons
Little Man Tate
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
Law & Order
Cookie
Parenthood
Bright Lights, Big City
September
The Lost Boys
Radio Days
Hannah and Her Sisters
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Falling in Love
Footloose
The Face of Rage
Independence Day
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
It's My Turn
Out of Our Fathers' House
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Great Performances
The Oscars
Hallmark Hall of Fame
This Old Love of Mine
Non Compos Mentis