
Dianne Wiest
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1948-03-28 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Diane Wiest · دایان ویست
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (16)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

Law & Order
1990
as Nora Lewin

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Blacklist
2013
as Ruth Kipling

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Nora Lewin

Mayor of Kingstown
2021
as Miriam McLusky

Great Performances
1971
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Elsbeth
2024
as Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot

In Treatment
2008
as Dr. Gina Toll

Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Lorraine

Life in Pieces
2015
as Joan Short

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The 10th Kingdom
2000
as Evil Queen

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lily

The Return of Jezebel James
2008

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
Movies (59)

Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Peg

Robots
2005
as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)

Practical Magic
1998
as Aunt Jet

I Am Sam
2001
as Annie Cassell

The Mule
2018
as Mary

The Birdcage
1996
as Louise Keeley

The Lost Boys
1987
as Lucy Emerson

Footloose
1984
as Vi Moore

I Care a Lot
2021
as Jennifer Peterson

Passengers
2008
as Toni

The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Diane Booker

Parenthood
1989
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

Sisters
2015
as Deana Ellis

The Scout
1994
as Doctor H. Aaron

Apartment 7A
2024
as Minnie Castevet

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Holly

Little Man Tate
1991
as Jane Grierson

Falling in Love
1984
as Isabelle

Practical Magic 2
2026
as Aunt Jet

The Associate
1996
as Sally Dugan

Radio Days
1987
as Aunt Bea

Dan in Real Life
2007
as Nana

Rabbit Hole
2010
as Nat

The Big Year
2011
as Brenda Harris

Let Them All Talk
2020
as Susan

Bullets Over Broadway
1994
as Helen Sinclair

The Humbling
2014
as Carol

The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Emma

Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Helen Robberson

Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self

Rage
2009
as Miss Roth

Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
as Dito's Mother

Darling Companion
2012
as Penny

September
1987
as Stephanie

My Father's Dragon
2022
as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

Drunks
1997
as Rachel

Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Mother

Dedication
2007
as Carol

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999
as Sarah McClellan

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Julie Addison

It's My Turn
1980
as Gail

Cookie
1989
as Lenore

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Shirley Abbott

The Making of Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Self

Thank You, Doctor Rey
2003
as Elisabeth Beaumont

Independence Day
1983
as Nancy Morgan

The Blackwater Lightship
2004
as Lily
The Face of Rage
1983
as Rebecca Hammil

Not Afraid, Not Afraid
2001
as Paula
Mother Courage
as Diane

Five Nights in Maine
2016
as Lucinda

Scene Partners
2023
as Meryl Kowalski
Non Compos Mentis

Zalmen, or The Madness of God
1975
as Nina

Out of Our Fathers' House
1978
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Rasheeda Speaking
2015
as Ileen
About Dianne Wiest
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… With 75 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Dianne Wiest has appeared in 59 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Edward Scissorhands (1990) — as Peg
- Robots (2005) — as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
- Practical Magic (1998) — as Aunt Jet
- I Am Sam (2001) — as Annie Cassell
- The Mule (2018) — as Mary
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