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Dianne Wiest
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Dianne Wiest

March 28, 1948 (age 78)
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Female
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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…

Movies

59 credits
Robots
★ 6.5
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Robots
2005 as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
Edward Scissorhands Movie
★ 7.7
Drama, Fantasy
1990 Drama, Fantasy
The Lost Boys
★ 7.1
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The Lost Boys
1987 as Lucy Emerson
I Am Sam Movie
★ 7.6
Drama
2001 Drama
The Birdcage
★ 7.1
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The Birdcage
1996 as Louise Keeley
The Mule
★ 6.9
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The Mule
2018 as Mary
Footloose
★ 6.7
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Footloose
1984 as Vi Moore
Practical Magic
★ 6.8
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Practical Magic
1998 as Aunt Jet
I Care a Lot
★ 6.6
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I Care a Lot
2021 as Jennifer Peterson
Sisters
★ 6.0
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Sisters
2015 as Deana Ellis
Practical Magic 2
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Practical Magic 2
2026 as Aunt Jet
The Big Year
★ 6.0
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The Big Year
2011 as Brenda Harris
Synecdoche, New York
★ 7.5
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Synecdoche, New York
2008 as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent…
Passengers
★ 6.1
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Passengers
2008 as Toni
Parenthood
★ 6.7
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Parenthood
1989 as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
The Horse Whisperer
★ 6.9
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The Horse Whisperer
1998 as Diane Booker
Rabbit Hole
★ 6.7
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Rabbit Hole
2010 as Nat
Apartment 7A
★ 6.1
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Apartment 7A
2024 as Minnie Castevet
The Scout
★ 5.3
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The Scout
1994 as Doctor H. Aaron
Falling in Love
★ 6.7
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Falling in Love
1984 as Isabelle
Hannah and Her Sisters
★ 7.5
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 as Holly
Little Man Tate
★ 6.6
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Little Man Tate
1991 as Jane Grierson
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
★ 7.0
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
Dan in Real Life Movie
★ 6.6
Comedy, Drama
2007 Comedy, Drama
The Purple Rose of Cairo
★ 7.4
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 as Emma
Let Them All Talk
★ 5.6
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Let Them All Talk
2020 as Susan
My Father's Dragon
★ 7.1
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My Father's Dragon
2022 as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
★ 6.5
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 as Dito's Mother
Bullets Over Broadway
★ 7.1
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Bullets Over Broadway
1994 as Helen Sinclair
The Humbling Movie
★ 5.1
PRO
Comedy, Drama
2014 Comedy, Drama

TV Shows

16 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
Law & Order TV
★ 7.3
PRO
Crime, Drama
1990 Crime, Drama
The Blacklist TV
★ 7.6
PRO
Crime, Drama
2013 Crime, Drama
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV
★ 5.0
Comedy, Talk
Mayor of Kingstown TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
2021 Crime, Drama
Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV
★ 7.6
Drama
Only Murders in the Building TV
★ 8.5
Comedy, Crime
2021 Comedy, Crime
Great Performances TV
★ 6.1
Comedy, Documentary
1971 Comedy, Documentary
In Treatment TV
★ 7.6
Drama
2008 Drama
Elsbeth TV
★ 6.9
Comedy, Crime
2024 Comedy, Crime
Life in Pieces TV
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Life in Pieces
2015 as Joan Short
The Oscars TV
★ 7.0
1953
The 10th Kingdom TV
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The 10th Kingdom
2000 as Evil Queen
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 as Lily
The Return of Jezebel James TV
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The Return of Jezebel James
2008
Category 6: Day of Destruction TV
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Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004 as Shirley Abbott, Secretary of…
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