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Dianne Evelyn Wiest is an American actress. She has twice won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for the Woody Allen films Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets over Broadway (1994), and appeared in three other films by Allen; The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Radio Days (1987), and September (1987). She also received an Academy Award nomination for Parenthood (1989), and won a Golden Globe Award for Bullets over Broadway.
Born
Thursday, 28 March 1946
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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My Father's Dragon | Iris the Rhinoceros (voice) / Iris | 2022 |
Mayor of Kingstown | Mariam McLusky / Miriam McLusky | 2021 |
Nightbooks | Lucy | 2021 |
Allen v. Farrow | Self - Academy Award Winner, Bullets Over Broadway | 2021 |
I Care a Lot | Jennifer Peterson | 2021 |
Let Them All Talk | Susan | 2020 |
Untouchable | Self | 2019 |
The Mule | Mary | 2018 |
Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
Five Nights in Maine | Lucinda | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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My Father's Dragon | Iris the Rhinoceros (voice) / Iris | 2022 |
Mayor of Kingstown | Mariam McLusky / Miriam McLusky | 2021 |
Nightbooks | Lucy | 2021 |
Allen v. Farrow | Self - Academy Award Winner, Bullets Over Broadway | 2021 |
I Care a Lot | Jennifer Peterson | 2021 |
Let Them All Talk | Susan | 2020 |
Untouchable | Self | 2019 |
The Mule | Mary | 2018 |
Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
Five Nights in Maine | Lucinda | 2016 |
Sisters | Deana Ellis | 2015 |
Life in Pieces | Joan / Joan Short | 2015 |
The Humbling | Carol | 2014 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
The Blacklist | Ruth Kipling | 2013 |
The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Ms. Bernice Crudstaff | 2012 |
Darling Companion | Penny | 2012 |
Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | 2011 |
The Big Year | Brenda / Brenda Harris | 2011 |
National Memorial Day Concert | 2011 | |
Rabbit Hole | Nat | 2010 |
The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth | Self | 2009 |
Rage | Miss Roth | 2009 |
Synecdoche, New York | Millicent Weems / Ellen Bascomb | 2008 |
Passengers | Toni | 2008 |
The Return of Jezebel James | Talia Tompkins | 2008 |
The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self | 2008 |
In Treatment | Dr. Gina Toll | 2008 |
Dan in Real Life | Nana | 2007 |
Dedication | Carol | 2007 |
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Flori / Dito's Mother | 2006 |
Robots | Mrs. Copperbottom (voice) / Mrs. Copperbottom | 2005 |
Category 6: Day of Destruction | Shirley Abbott / Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy | 2004 |
The Blackwater Lightship | Lily | 2004 |
Thank You, Doctor Rey | Elisabeth Beaumont | 2003 |
I Am Sam | Annie / Annie Cassell | 2002 |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Interim DA Nora Lewin | 2001 |
Echoes from the White House | 2001 | |
Not Afraid, Not Afraid | Paula | 2001 |
The 10th Kingdom | Evil Queen / Christine White | 2000 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Interim DA Nora Lewin | 1999 |
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Sarah McClellan | 1999 |
Practical Magic | Aunt Jet | 1998 |
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
The Horse Whisperer | Diane Booker | 1998 |
Drunks | Rachel | 1997 |
The Associate | Sally Dugan / Sally | 1996 |
The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1996 |
The Birdcage | Louise Keeley | 1996 |
The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1995 |
Bullets Over Broadway | Helen Sinclair | 1994 |
The Scout | Doctor H. Aaron | 1994 |
Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
Cops and Robbersons | Helen Robberson | 1994 |
Little Man Tate | Jane Grierson | 1991 |
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1991 |
Edward Scissorhands | Peg | 1990 |
Law & Order | Nora Lewin / Interim DA Nora Lewin | 1990 |
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1990 |
Avonlea | Lillian Hepworth | 1990 |
Parenthood | Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman / Helen Buckman | 1989 |
Cookie | Lenore | 1989 |
Bright Lights, Big City | Mother | 1988 |
September | Stephanie | 1987 |
The Lost Boys | Lucy / Lucy Emerson | 1987 |
The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1987 |
Radio Days | Aunt Bea / Bea | 1987 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Hannah and Her Sisters | Holly | 1986 |
The Purple Rose of Cairo | Emma | 1985 |
Falling in Love | Isabelle | 1984 |
Footloose | Vi Moore | 1984 |
Independence Day | Nancy Morgan | 1983 |
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Julie Addison | 1982 |
It's My Turn | Gail | 1980 |
The Magical World of Disney | 1954 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
1995 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
1995 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
1990 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
1987 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |