7.9
7.9
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Self
Dianne Wiest
Also known as: Dianne Evelyn Wiest
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:University of Maryland, Nurnberg American High School
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Dianne Evelyn Wiest (; 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 of Cairo (1985), Radio Days and September (both 1987), The Lost Boys (1987), Bright Lights, Big City (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), The Birdcage (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Dan in Real Life (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), The Mule (2018), Let Them All Talk (2020) and I Care a Lot (2020). She also appeared in the television series Law & Order (2000–2002), the CBS comedy Life in Pieces (2015–2019), and the Hulu comedy Only Murders in the Building (2025).
Filmography (56 movies)
7.7
7.7
Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Peg
7.6
7.6
I Am Sam
2001
as Annie Cassell
7.5
7.5
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
7.5
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Holly
7.4
7.4
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Emma
7.1
7.1
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Lost Boys
1987
as Lucy Emerson
7.1
7.1
Bullets Over Broadway
1994
as Helen Sinclair
7.0
7.0
Radio Days
1987
as Aunt Bea
7.0
7.0
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
7.0
7.0
The Birdcage
1996
as Louise Keeley
6.9
6.9
The Horse Whisperer
1998
as Diane Booker
6.9
6.9
The Mule
2018
as Mary
6.8
6.8
Practical Magic
1998
as Aunt Jet
6.7
6.7
Footloose
1984
as Vi Moore
6.7
6.7
Parenthood
1989
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
6.7
6.7
Falling in Love
1984
as Isabelle
6.7
6.7
Rabbit Hole
2010
as Nat
6.6
6.6
Little Man Tate
1991
as Jane Grierson
6.6
6.6
I Care a Lot
2021
as Jennifer Peterson
6.6
6.6
Dan in Real Life
2007
as Nana
6.5
6.5
Robots
2005
as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
6.5
6.5
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006
as Dito's Mother
6.3
6.3
Dedication
2007
as Carol
6.3
6.3
Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004
as Shirley Abbott
6.2
6.2
The Associate
1996
as Sally Dugan
6.2
6.2
September
1987
as Stephanie
6.1
6.1
Apartment 7A
2024
as Minnie Castevet
6.1
6.1
Passengers
2008
as Toni
6.1
6.1
Practical Magic 2
2026
as Aunt Jet
6.0
6.0
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
as Julie Addison
6.0
6.0
The Big Year
2011
as Brenda Harris
6.0
6.0
Sisters
2015
as Deana Ellis
5.9
5.9
The Blackwater Lightship
2004
as Lily
5.8
5.8
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999
as Sarah McClellan
5.7
5.7
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Mother
5.7
5.7
It's My Turn
1980
as Gail
5.6
5.6
Let Them All Talk
2020
as Susan
5.5
5.5
Independence Day
1983
as Nancy Morgan
5.2
5.2
Cookie
1989
as Lenore
5.2
5.2
The Scout
1994
as Doctor H. Aaron
5.1
5.1
Five Nights in Maine
2016
as Lucinda
5.1
5.1
The Humbling
2014
as Carol
5.1
5.1
Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Helen Robberson
5.0
5.0
Darling Companion
2012
as Penny
5.0
5.0
Thank You, Doctor Rey
2004
as Elisabeth Beaumont
3.5
3.5
Rage
2009
as Miss Roth
2.9
2.9
Drunks
1997
as Rachel
1.0
1.0
The Face of Rage
1983
as Rebecca Hammil
Closing Night
2026
as Diane
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
2001
as Paula
Rasheeda Speaking
2015
as Ileen
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
1975
as Nina
Scene Partners
2023
as Meryl Kowalski
Out of Our Fathers' House
1978
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
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