Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Nora Lewin

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • as Ruth Kipling

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 • as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

Life in Pieces

Life in Pieces

2015 • as Joan Short

Filmography

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