Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

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.

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Filmography

2026

Movie
Practical Magic 2
as Aunt Jet
Movie - Released: 9/16/2026

2024

Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A
as Minnie Castevet
Movie - Released: 9/20/2024

2023

Scene Partners
Scene Partners
as Meryl Kowalski
Movie - Released: 12/15/2023

2022

My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon
as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/4/2022

2021

I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot
as Jennifer Peterson
Movie - Released: 2/19/2021
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown
as Miriam McLusky
TV - Released: 11/14/2021

2020

Let Them All Talk
Let Them All Talk
as Susan
Movie - Released: 12/10/2020

2018

Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/11/2018
The Mule
The Mule
as Mary
Movie - Released: 12/14/2018

2016

Five Nights in Maine
Five Nights in Maine
as Lucinda
Movie - Released: 8/5/2016

2015

Sisters
Sisters
as Deana Ellis
Movie - Released: 12/18/2015
Rasheeda Speaking
Rasheeda Speaking
as Ileen
Movie - Released: 10/1/2015
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces
as Joan Short
TV - Released: 9/21/2015

2014

The Humbling
The Humbling
as Carol
Movie - Released: 12/31/2014

2013

The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Ruth Kipling
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
Movie - Released: 8/15/2012
Darling Companion
Darling Companion
as Penny
Movie - Released: 4/20/2012

2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/20/2011
The Big Year
The Big Year
as Brenda Harris
Movie - Released: 10/13/2011

2010

Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
as Nat
Movie - Released: 12/16/2010

2009

Rage
Rage
as Miss Roth
Movie - Released: 9/24/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009

2008

Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York
as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Movie - Released: 10/24/2008
Passengers
Passengers
as Toni
Movie - Released: 9/26/2008
The Return of Jezebel James
The Return of Jezebel James
TV - Released: 3/14/2008
In Treatment
In Treatment
as Dr. Gina Toll
TV - Released: 1/28/2008

2007

Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life
as Nana
Movie - Released: 10/26/2007
Dedication
Dedication
as Carol
Movie - Released: 8/24/2007

2006

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
as Dito's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/29/2006

2005

Robots
Robots
as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/10/2005

2004

Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Shirley Abbott
Movie - Released: 11/14/2004
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Thank You, Doctor Rey
as Elisabeth Beaumont
Movie - Released: 8/20/2004
The Blackwater Lightship
The Blackwater Lightship
as Lily
Movie - Released: 2/4/2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
TV - Released: 11/14/2004

2001

I Am Sam
I Am Sam
as Annie Cassell
Movie - Released: 12/28/2001
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
as Paula
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom
as Evil Queen
TV - Released: 2/27/2000

1999

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Sarah McClellan
Movie - Released: 5/9/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer
as Diane Booker
Movie - Released: 2/1/1998
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
as Aunt Jet
Movie - Released: 10/16/1998

1997

Drunks
Drunks
as Rachel
Movie - Released: 3/14/1997

1996

The Birdcage
The Birdcage
as Louise Keeley
Movie - Released: 3/8/1996
The Associate
The Associate
as Sally Dugan
Movie - Released: 10/25/1996

1994

Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
as Helen Sinclair
Movie - Released: 10/14/1994
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons
as Helen Robberson
Movie - Released: 4/15/1994
The Scout
The Scout
as Doctor H. Aaron
Movie - Released: 9/30/1994

1991

Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate
as Jane Grierson
Movie - Released: 9/6/1991

1990

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
as Peg
Movie - Released: 12/7/1990
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/14/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Nora Lewin
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Parenthood
Parenthood
as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Movie - Released: 7/31/1989
Cookie
Cookie
as Lenore
Movie - Released: 8/2/1989

1988

Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
as Mother
Movie - Released: 4/1/1988

1987

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
as Lucy Emerson
Movie - Released: 7/31/1987
September
September
as Stephanie
Movie - Released: 12/18/1987
Radio Days
Radio Days
as Aunt Bea
Movie - Released: 1/30/1987

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Holly
Movie - Released: 2/7/1986

1985

The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Emma
Movie - Released: 3/1/1985

1984

Footloose
Footloose
as Vi Moore
Movie - Released: 2/17/1984
Falling in Love
Falling in Love
as Isabelle
Movie - Released: 11/21/1984

1983

Movie
The Face of Rage
as Rebecca Hammil
Movie - Released: 3/20/1983
Independence Day
Independence Day
as Nancy Morgan
Movie - Released: 1/21/1983

1982

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Julie Addison
Movie - Released: 3/5/1982

1980

It's My Turn
It's My Turn
as Gail
Movie - Released: 10/24/1980

1978

Out of Our Fathers' House
Out of Our Fathers' House
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
Movie - Released: 8/2/1978

1975

Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Zalmen, or The Madness of God
as Nina
Movie - Released: 1/13/1975

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lily
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

Movie