
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

Great Performances
1971
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Mayor of Kingstown
2021
as Miriam McLusky

In Treatment
2008
as Dr. Gina Toll

Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Lorraine

Elsbeth
2024
as Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot

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

The Birdcage
1996
as Louise Keeley

Footloose
1984
as Vi Moore

The Lost Boys
1987
as Lucy Emerson

I Am Sam
2001
as Annie Cassell

The Mule
2018
as Mary

I Care a Lot
2021
as Jennifer Peterson

The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Diane Booker

Passengers
2008
as Toni

Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

Practical Magic 2
2026
as Aunt Jet

Parenthood
1989
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

The Scout
1994
as Doctor H. Aaron

Sisters
2015
as Deana Ellis

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

The Associate
1996
as Sally Dugan

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Holly

Little Man Tate
1991
as Jane Grierson

Apartment 7A
2024
as Minnie Castevet

The Big Year
2011
as Brenda Harris

Falling in Love
1984
as Isabelle

The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Emma

Rabbit Hole
2010
as Nat

Radio Days
1987
as Aunt Bea

Bullets Over Broadway
1994
as Helen Sinclair

Let Them All Talk
2020
as Susan

Dan in Real Life
2007
as Nana

The Humbling
2014
as Carol

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

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

Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self

Rage
2009
as Miss Roth

Darling Companion
2012
as Penny

Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Helen Robberson

Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self

September
1987
as Stephanie

Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Mother

Cookie
1989
as Lenore

Drunks
1997
as Rachel

Dedication
2007
as Carol

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

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Shirley Abbott

Independence Day
1983
as Nancy Morgan

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999
as Sarah McClellan

It's My Turn
1980
as Gail

Five Nights in Maine
2016
as Lucinda

The Blackwater Lightship
2004
as Lily

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

Scene Partners
2023
as Meryl Kowalski

Thank You, Doctor Rey
2003
as Elisabeth Beaumont
The Face of Rage
1983
as Rebecca Hammil

The Making of Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Self
Non Compos Mentis

Zalmen, or The Madness of God
1975
as Nina

Rasheeda Speaking
2015
as Ileen

Out of Our Fathers' House
1978
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
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
- The Birdcage (1996) — as Louise Keeley
- Footloose (1984) — as Vi Moore
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