Dianne Wiest

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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.

Filmography

1. 2026Practical Magic 2as Aunt Jet
2. 2024Apartment 7Aas Minnie Castevet
3. 2024Elsbethas Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot · 1 episode
4. 2022My Father's Dragonas Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
5. 2021Mayor of Kingstownas Miriam McLusky · 20 episodes
6. 2021Only Murders in the Buildingas Lorraine · 6 episodes
7. 2021I Care a Lotas Jennifer Peterson
8. 2020Let Them All Talkas Susan
9. 2018The Muleas Mary
10. 2018Always at The Carlyleas Self
11. 2016Five Nights in Maineas Lucinda
12. 2015Sistersas Deana Ellis
13. 2015Life in Piecesas Joan Short · 79 episodes
14. 2014The Humblingas Carol
15. 2013The Blacklistas Ruth Kipling · 1 episode
16. 2012The Odd Life of Timothy Greenas Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
17. 2012Darling Companionas Penny
18. 2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
19. 2011The Big Yearas Brenda Harris
20. 2010Rabbit Holeas Nat
21. 2009Rageas Miss Roth
22. 2008Synecdoche, New Yorkas Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
23. 2008Passengersas Toni
24. 2008In Treatmentas Dr. Gina Toll · 16 episodes
25. 2007Dan in Real Lifeas Nana
26. 2007Dedicationas Carol
27. 2006A Guide to Recognizing Your Saintsas Dito's Mother
28. 2005Robotsas Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
29. 2004Category 6: Day of Destructionas Shirley Abbott
30. 2004The Blackwater Lightshipas Lily
31. 2001I Am Samas Annie Cassell
32. 2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Nora Lewin · 1 episode
33. 2000The 10th Kingdomas Evil Queen · 5 episodes
34. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Interim D.A. Nora Lewin · 2 episodes
35. 1999The Simple Life of Noah Dearbornas Sarah McClellan
36. 1998Practical Magicas Aunt Jet
37. 1998The Horse Whispereras Diane Booker
38. 1996The Associateas Sally Dugan
39. 1996The Birdcageas Louise Keeley
40. 1994Bullets Over Broadwayas Helen Sinclair
41. 1994The Scoutas Doctor H. Aaron
42. 1994Cops & Robbersonsas Helen Robberson
43. 1991Little Man Tateas Jane Grierson
44. 1990The Making of Edward Scissorhandsas Self
45. 1990Edward Scissorhandsas Peg
46. 1990Law & Orderas Nora Lewin · 48 episodes
47. 1989Cookieas Lenore
48. 1989Parenthoodas Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
49. 1988Bright Lights, Big Cityas Mother
50. 1987Septemberas Stephanie
51. 1987The Lost Boysas Lucy
52. 1987Radio Daysas Aunt Bea
53. 1986Hannah and Her Sistersas Holly
54. 1985The Purple Rose of Cairoas Emma
55. 1984Falling in Loveas Isabelle
56. 1984Footlooseas Vi Moore
57. 1983Independence Dayas Nancy Morgan
58. 1980It's My Turnas Gail
59. 1971Great Performancesas Elizabeth Gertrude Stern · 1 episode
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 2 episodes