
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).
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44Credits14 TV · 30 films
1951–2024Years activefirst to latest
9.2 Highest ratedCategory 6: Day of Destruction
7.2 Average ratingacross 44 titles
Top TV shows 14best Dianne Wiest shows
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Category 6: Day of DestructionShirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy · 2 eps · 2004 - 2
Hallmark Hall of FameLily · 1 ep · 1951 - 3
Only Murders in the BuildingLorraine · 6 eps · 2021 - 4
The 10th KingdomChristine Lewis · 2000–2000 · Drama - 5
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitInterim D.A. Nora Lewin · 2 eps · 1999 - 6
Mayor of KingstownMiriam McLusky · 20 eps · 2021 - 7
The BlacklistRuth Kipling · 1 ep · 2013 - 8
Life in PiecesDr. Joan Short · 2015–2019 · Comedy - 9
Law & Order: Criminal IntentNora Lewin · 1 ep · 2001 - 10
Law & OrderNora Lewin · 48 eps · 1990 - 11
In TreatmentDr. Gina Toll · 2008–2021 · Drama - 12
ElsbethReverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot · 1 ep · 2024 - 13
Great PerformancesElizabeth Gertrude Stern · 1 ep · 1971 - 14
The Return of Jezebel James1 ep · 2008
Top movies 30best Dianne Wiest movies
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Zalmen, or The Madness of GodNina · 1975 - 2
Not Afraid, Not AfraidPaula · 2001 - 3
Edward ScissorhandsPeg · 1990 - 4
I Am SamAnnie Cassell · 2001 - 5
Synecdoche, New YorkEllen Bascomb / Millicent Weems · 2008 - 6
Hannah and Her SistersHolly · 1986 - 7
The Purple Rose of CairoEmma · 1985 - 8
I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanJulie Addison · 1982 - 9
The Lost BoysLucy Emerson · 1987 - 10
Bullets Over BroadwayHelen Sinclair · 1994 - 11
My Father's DragonIris the Rhinoceros (voice) · 2022 - 12
The BirdcageLouise Keeley · 1996 - 13
Radio DaysAunt Bea · 1987 - 14
The Odd Life of Timothy GreenMs. Bernice Crudstaff · 2012 - 15
The Horse WhispererDiane Booker · 1998 - 16
The MuleMary · 2018 - 17
Practical MagicAunt Jet · 1998 - 18
FootlooseVi Moore · 1984 - 19
ParenthoodHelen Buckman Lampkin Bowman · 1989 - 20
Falling in LoveIsabelle · 1984 - 21
Rabbit HoleNat · 2010 - 22
Little Man TateJane Grierson · 1991 - 23
I Care a LotJennifer Peterson · 2021 - 24
Dan in Real LifeNana · 2007 - 25
A Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsDito's Mother · 2006 - 26
RobotsMrs. Copperbottom (voice) · 2005 - 27
DedicationCarol · 2007 - 28
Category 6: Day of DestructionShirley Abbott · 2004 - 29
The AssociateSally Dugan · 1996 - 30
The Simple Life of Noah DearbornSarah McClellan · 1999