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Aliases: Diane Wiest , دایان ویست
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
Biography
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 of Cairo (1985), Radio Days (1987), and September (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) and the CBS comedy Life in Pieces(2015–2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dianne Wiest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order
(1990) Nora LewinLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Interim D.A. Nora LewinLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Interim D.A. Nora LewinThe Blacklist
(2013) Ruth KiplingMayor of Kingstown
(2021) Miriam McLuskyIn Treatment
(2008) Dr. Gina TollHallmark Hall of Fame
(1951) LilyEdward Scissorhands
(1990) PegActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Meryl Kowalski | |
| 2022 | Iris the Rhinoceros (voice) | |
| 2021 | Miriam McLusky | |
| Jennifer Peterson | ||
| 2020 | Susan | |
| 2018 | Mary | |
| 2016 | Lucinda | |
| 2015 | Deana Ellis | |
| Ileen | ||
| Joan Short | ||
| 2014 | Carol | |
| 2013 | Ruth Kipling | |
| 2012 | Ms. Bernice Crudstaff | |
| Penny | ||
| 2011 | Self | |
| Brenda Harris | ||
| 2010 | Nat | |
| 2009 | Miss Roth | |
| 2008 | Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems | |
| Toni | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Gina Toll | ||
| 2007 | Nana | |
| Carol | ||
| 2006 | Dito's Mother | |
| 2005 | Mrs. Copperbottom (voice) | |
| 2004 | Shirley Abbott | |
| Lily | ||
| 2002 | Elisabeth Beaumont | |
| 2001 | Annie Cassell | |
| Interim D.A. Nora Lewin | ||
| Paula | ||
| 2000 | Evil Queen | |
| 1999 | Interim D.A. Nora Lewin | |
| Sarah McClellan | ||
| 1998 | Aunt Jet | |
| Diane Booker | ||
| 1997 | Rachel | |
| 1996 | Sally Dugan | |
| Louise Keeley | ||
| 1994 | Helen Sinclair | |
| Doctor H. Aaron | ||
| Helen Robberson | ||
| 1991 | Jane Grierson | |
| 1990 | Self | |
| Peg | ||
| Nora Lewin | ||
| 1989 | Lenore | |
| Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman | ||
| 1988 | Mother | |
| 1987 | Stephanie | |
| Lucy Emerson | ||
| Aunt Bea | ||
| 1986 | Holly | |
| 1985 | Emma | |
| 1984 | Isabelle | |
| Vi Moore | ||
| 1983 | Rebecca Hammil | |
| Nancy Morgan | ||
| 1982 | Julie Addison | |
| 1980 | Gail | |
| 1978 | Elizabeth Gertrude Stern | |
| 1975 | Nina | |
| 1971 | Elizabeth Gertrude Stern | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1951 | Lily | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |