Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

76 · Born: Mar 28, 1948

Known For

The Birdcage The Birdcage
Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah and Her Sisters
Bullets Over Broadway Bullets Over Broadway
Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands

Personal Details

Born Mar 28, 1948 Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Parents
  • Anne Stewart Wiest
  • Bernard John Wiest

Biography

Dianne Evelyn Wiest (born March 28, 1946) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award.

Career

2026
Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A
2022
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
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2021
I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot as Jennifer Peterson
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Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown as Miriam McLusky
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2020
Let Them All Talk
Let Them All Talk as Susan
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2018
The Mule
The Mule as Mary
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2016
Five Nights in Maine
Five Nights in Maine as Lucinda
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2015
Sisters
Sisters as Deana Ellis
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Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces as Joan Short
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2014
The Humbling
The Humbling as Carol
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2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist as Ruth Kipling
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2012
Darling Companion
Darling Companion as Penny
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2011
The Big Year
The Big Year as Brenda Harris
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2010
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole as Nat
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2008
Passengers
Passengers as Toni
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Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
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In Treatment
In Treatment as Dr. Gina Toll
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2007
Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life as Nana
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Dedication
Dedication as Carol
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2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints as Dito's Mother
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2005
Robots
Robots as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
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2004
The Blackwater Lightship
The Blackwater Lightship as Lily
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Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction as Shirley Abbott
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2003
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lily
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2002
Merci Docteur Rey
Merci Docteur Rey as Elisabeth Beaumont
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2001
I Am Sam
I Am Sam as Annie Cassell
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Not Afraid, Not Afraid
Not Afraid, Not Afraid as Paula
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
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2000
The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom as Evil Queen
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Nora Lewin
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1999
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn as Sarah McClellan
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1998
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer as Diane Booker
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Practical Magic
Practical Magic as Aunt Jet
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1997
Drunks
Drunks as Rachel
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1996
The Birdcage
The Birdcage as Louise Keeley
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The Associate
The Associate as Sally Dugan
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1994
Cops and Robbersons
Cops and Robbersons as Helen Robberson
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The Scout
The Scout as Doctor H. Aaron
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Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway as Helen Sinclair
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1991
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate as Jane Grierson
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1990
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands as Peg
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1989
Cookie
Cookie as Lenore
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Parenthood
Parenthood as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
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1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City as Mother
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1987
September
September as Stephanie
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The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys as Lucy Emerson
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1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters as Holly
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1984
Falling in Love
Falling in Love as Isabelle
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Footloose
Footloose as Vi Moore
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1983
The Face of Rage
The Face of Rage as Rebecca Hammil
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Independence Day
Independence Day as Nancy Morgan
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1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Julie Addison
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1978
Great Performances
Great Performances as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
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2011
American Masters
American Masters
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