Dianne Wiest

Biography

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.

Known For

Peg

Edward Scissorhands

Diane Booker

The Horse Whisperer

Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

Parenthood

Lucy Emerson

The Lost Boys

Vi Moore

Footloose

Annie Cassell

I Am Sam

Louise Keeley

The Birdcage

Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

Synecdoche, New York

Holly

Hannah and Her Sisters

Sally Dugan

The Associate

Jane Grierson

Little Man Tate

Aunt Jet

Practical Magic

Helen Sinclair

Bullets Over Broadway

Stephanie

September

Aunt Bea

Radio Days

Nana

Dan in Real Life

Dito's Mother

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Shirley Abbott

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Helen Robberson

Cops & Robbersons

Nat

Rabbit Hole

Miss Roth

Rage

Doctor H. Aaron

The Scout

Toni

Passengers

Elisabeth Beaumont

Merci Docteur Rey

Rebecca Hammil

The Face of Rage

Mother

Bright Lights, Big City

Self

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Isabelle

Falling in Love

Ms. Bernice Crudstaff

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Lily

The Blackwater Lightship

Brenda Harris

The Big Year

Sarah McClellan

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

Lenore

Cookie

Penny

Darling Companion

Julie Addison

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

Rachel

Drunks

Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

My Father's Dragon

Nancy Morgan

Independence Day

Gail

It's My Turn

Minnie Castevet

Apartment 7A

Meryl Kowalski

Scene Partners

Emma

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Carol

The Humbling

Self

Always at The Carlyle

Lucinda

Five Nights in Maine

Deana Ellis

Sisters

Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)

Robots

Carol

Dedication

Mary

The Mule

Jennifer Peterson

I Care a Lot

Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Out of Our Fathers' House

Susan

Let Them All Talk

Nina

Zalmen, or The Madness of God

Self

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

Ileen

Rasheeda Speaking

Paula

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-03-28

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Diane Wiest