Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1948-03-28 (77 years)
- Place of BirthKansas City, Missouri, USA
- Also Known AsDiane Wiestدایان ویست
Dianne Wiest
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
Apartment 7A
As: Minnie Castevet
- 2023
Scene Partners
As: Meryl Kowalski
- 2022
My Father's Dragon
As: Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
- 2021
Mayor of Kingstown
As: Miriam McLusky
- 2021
I Care a Lot
As: Jennifer Peterson
- 2020
Let Them All Talk
As: Susan
- 2018
The Mule
As: Mary
- 2016
Five Nights in Maine
As: Lucinda
2015Sisters
As: Deana Ellis
2015Rasheeda Speaking
As: Ileen
2015Life in Pieces
As: Joan Short
2014The Humbling
As: Carol
2013The Blacklist
As: Ruth Kipling
2012The Odd Life of Timothy Green
As: Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
2012Darling Companion
As: Penny
2011The Big Year
As: Brenda Harris
2010Rabbit Hole
As: Nat
2009Rage
As: Miss Roth
2008Synecdoche, New York
As: Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
2008Passengers
As: Toni
2008In Treatment
As: Dr. Gina Toll
2007Dan in Real Life
As: Nana
2007Dedication
As: Carol
2006A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
As: Dito's Mother
- 2005
Robots
As: Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
2004Category 6: Day of Destruction
As: Shirley Abbott
2004Category 6: Day of Destruction
As: Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
2004Thank You, Doctor Rey
As: Elisabeth Beaumont
2004The Blackwater Lightship
As: Lily
- 2001
I Am Sam
As: Annie Cassell
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
2001Not Afraid, Not Afraid
As: Paula
2000The 10th Kingdom
As: Evil Queen
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
1999The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
As: Sarah McClellan
1998Practical Magic
As: Aunt Jet
1998The Horse Whisperer
As: Diane Booker
1997Drunks
As: Rachel
1996The Associate
As: Sally Dugan
1996The Birdcage
As: Louise Keeley
1994Bullets Over Broadway
As: Helen Sinclair
1994The Scout
As: Doctor H. Aaron
1994Cops & Robbersons
As: Helen Robberson
1991Little Man Tate
As: Jane Grierson
- 1990
Edward Scissorhands
As: Peg
1990Law & Order
As: Nora Lewin
1989Cookie
As: Lenore
1989Parenthood
As: Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
1988Bright Lights, Big City
As: Mother
1987September
As: Stephanie
1987The Lost Boys
As: Lucy Emerson
1987Radio Days
As: Aunt Bea
1986Hannah and Her Sisters
As: Holly
1985The Purple Rose of Cairo
As: Emma
1984Falling in Love
As: Isabelle
1984Footloose
As: Vi Moore
1983Independence Day
As: Nancy Morgan
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
As: Julie Addison
1980It's My Turn
As: Gail
1978Out of Our Fathers' House
As: Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
1975Zalmen, or The Madness of God
As: Nina
1971Great Performances
As: Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Lily