Dianne Wiest

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 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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

The Return of Jezebel James

The Return of Jezebel James

2.5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.933
Mayor of Kingstown

Mayor of Kingstown

7.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.6
Life in Pieces

Life in Pieces

7.1
In Treatment

In Treatment

7.644
The 10th Kingdom

The 10th Kingdom

7.6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.1
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction

9.2
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.5

Movies

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

7.7
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

6.893
Parenthood

Parenthood

6.689
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

7.086
Footloose

Footloose

6.677
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

7.557
The Birdcage

The Birdcage

7
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

7.558
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

7.504
The Associate

The Associate

6.3
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

6.568
Practical Magic

Practical Magic

6.786
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

7.1
September

September

6.2
Radio Days

Radio Days

7.052
Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

6.568
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

6.5
Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction

6.331
Cops & Robbersons

Cops & Robbersons

5.131
Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

6.7
Rage

Rage

3.448
The Scout

The Scout

5.165
Passengers

Passengers

6.12
Thank You, Doctor Rey

Thank You, Doctor Rey

5.7
The Face of Rage

The Face of Rage

1
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

5.738
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

6.835
Falling in Love

Falling in Love

6.69
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

6.999
The Blackwater Lightship

The Blackwater Lightship

6.3
The Big Year

The Big Year

6.01
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

5.8
Cookie

Cookie

5.15
Darling Companion

Darling Companion

4.969
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

6
Drunks

Drunks

3
My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

7.131
Independence Day

Independence Day

5.5
It's My Turn

It's My Turn

5.643
Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

6.148
Scene Partners

Scene Partners

0
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

7.399
The Humbling

The Humbling

5.1
Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

6.81
Five Nights in Maine

Five Nights in Maine

5.1
Sisters

Sisters

5.964
Robots

Robots

6.47
Dedication

Dedication

6.307
The Mule

The Mule

6.86
I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

6.579
Out of Our Fathers' House

Out of Our Fathers' House

0
Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

5.611
Zalmen, or The Madness of God

Zalmen, or The Madness of God

0
The Making of Edward Scissorhands

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

7.9
Rasheeda Speaking

Rasheeda Speaking

0
Not Afraid, Not Afraid

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

0
Mother Courage

Mother Courage

0
Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic 2

0