Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 28, 1948
Place of Birth:
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Dianne 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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Apartment 7A | Minnie Castevet |
| 2023 | Scene Partners | Meryl Kowalski |
| 2022 | My Father's Dragon | Iris the Rhinoceros (voice) |
| 2021 | I Care a Lot | Jennifer Peterson |
| 2020 | Let Them All Talk | Susan |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle | Self |
| 2018 | The Mule | Mary |
| 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | Lucinda |
| 2015 | Sisters | Deana Ellis |
| 2015 | Rasheeda Speaking | Ileen |
| 2014 | The Humbling | Carol |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Ms. Bernice Crudstaff |
| 2012 | Darling Companion | Penny |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Brenda Harris |
| 2010 | Rabbit Hole | Nat |
| 2009 | Rage | Miss Roth |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems |
| 2008 | Passengers | Toni |
| 2007 | Dan in Real Life | Nana |
| 2007 | Dedication | Carol |
| 2006 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Dito's Mother |
| 2005 | Robots | Mrs. Copperbottom (voice) |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Shirley Abbott |
| 2004 | Thank You, Doctor Rey | Elisabeth Beaumont |
| 2004 | The Blackwater Lightship | Lily |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Annie Cassell |
| 2001 | Not Afraid, Not Afraid | Paula |
| 1999 | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Sarah McClellan |
| 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | Diane Booker |
| 1998 | Practical Magic | Aunt Jet |
| 1997 | Drunks | Rachel |
| 1996 | The Birdcage | Louise Keeley |
| 1996 | The Associate | Sally Dugan |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Helen Sinclair |
| 1994 | Cops & Robbersons | Helen Robberson |
| 1994 | The Scout | Doctor H. Aaron |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Jane Grierson |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Peg |
| 1990 | The Making of Edward Scissorhands | Self |
| 1989 | Parenthood | Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman |
| 1989 | Cookie | Lenore |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Mother |
| 1987 | The Lost Boys | Lucy Emerson |
| 1987 | September | Stephanie |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Aunt Bea |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Holly |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Emma |
| 1984 | Footloose | Vi Moore |
| 1984 | Falling in Love | Isabelle |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage | Rebecca Hammil |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Nancy Morgan |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Julie Addison |
| 1980 | It's My Turn | Gail |
| 1978 | Out of Our Fathers' House | Elizabeth Gertrude Stern |
| 1975 | Zalmen, or The Madness of God | Nina |
| Mother Courage |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mayor of Kingstown | Miriam McLusky |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Joan Short |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Ruth Kipling |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | |
| 2008 | In Treatment | Dr. Gina Toll |
| 2004 | Category 6: Day of Destruction | Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Interim D.A. Nora Lewin |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Evil Queen |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Interim D.A. Nora Lewin |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Nora Lewin |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Elizabeth Gertrude Stern |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lily |