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Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Acting·1948·56 films

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.

Filmography

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)Peg
The Mule
The Mule (2018)Mary
Robots
Robots (2005)Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot (2021)Jennifer Peterson
I Am Sam
I Am Sam (2001)Annie Cassell
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys (1987)Lucy Emerson
Footloose
Footloose (1984)Vi Moore
Practical Magic
Practical Magic (1998)Aunt Jet
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York (2008)Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Sisters
Sisters (2015)Deana Ellis
The Birdcage
The Birdcage (1996)Louise Keeley
Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life (2007)Nana
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer (1998)Diane Booker
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)Holly
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)Emma
Passengers
Passengers (2008)Toni
The Big Year
The Big Year (2011)Brenda Harris
Parenthood
Parenthood (1989)Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)Helen Sinclair
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole (2010)Nat
Radio Days
Radio Days (1987)Aunt Bea
Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A (2024)Minnie Castevet
Falling in Love
Falling in Love (1984)Isabelle
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)Dito's Mother
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate (1991)Jane Grierson
Let Them All Talk
Let Them All Talk (2020)Susan
The Associate
The Associate (1996)Sally Dugan
September
September (1987)Stephanie
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)Self
The Humbling
The Humbling (2014)Carol
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)Mother
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons (1994)Helen Robberson
The Scout
The Scout (1994)Doctor H. Aaron
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon (2022)Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
Dedication
Dedication (2007)Carol
Darling Companion
Darling Companion (2012)Penny
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)Shirley Abbott
Five Nights in Maine
Five Nights in Maine (2016)Lucinda
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
The Making of Edward Scissorhands (1990)Self
It's My Turn
It's My Turn (1980)Gail
Cookie
Cookie (1989)Lenore
Rage
Rage (2009)Miss Roth
Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle (2018)Self
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)Sarah McClellan
The Blackwater Lightship
The Blackwater Lightship (2004)Lily
Drunks
Drunks (1997)Rachel
Independence Day
Independence Day (1983)Nancy Morgan
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Thank You, Doctor Rey (2003)Elisabeth Beaumont
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)Julie Addison
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
Not Afraid, Not Afraid (2001)Paula
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Zalmen, or The Madness of God (1975)Nina
Practical Magic 2
Practical Magic 2 (2026)Aunt Jet
Rasheeda Speaking
Rasheeda Speaking (2015)Ileen
Out of Our Fathers' House
Out of Our Fathers' House (1978)Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
Scene Partners
Scene Partners (2023)Meryl Kowalski