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One of three children (she has two brothers, Greg and Don), Dianne Wiest was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA on 28 March 1948. Her original ambition was to be a ballerina, but she was bitten by acting bug after some stage work, most notably playing Desdemona to James Earl Jones' Othello on Broadway... See full bio »

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2013 The Corrections (TV movie) (filming)
Enid
 
2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (completed)
Ms. Crudstaff
 
2012 Darling Companion
Penny Alexander
 
2011 The Big Year
Brenda Harris
 
2010 Rabbit Hole
Nat
 
2008-2009 In Treatment (TV series)
Dr. Gina Toll
– Gina: Week Seven (2009) … Dr. Gina Toll
– Gina: Week Six (2009) … Dr. Gina Toll
– Gina: Week Five (2009) … Dr. Gina Toll
– Gina: Week Four (2009) … Dr. Gina Toll
– Gina: Week Three (2009) … Dr. Gina Toll
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2009/I Rage
Miss Roth
 
2008 Passengers
Toni
 
2008 Synecdoche, New York
Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
 
2008 The Return of Jezebel James (TV series)
Talia Tompkins
– Needles and Schlag (2008) … Talia Tompkins
– Frankenstein Baby (2008) … Talia Tompkins
 
2007 Dan in Real Life
Nana
 
2007 Dedication
Carol
 
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Flori
 
2005 Robots
Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
 
2004 Category 6: Day of Destruction (TV movie)
Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
 
2004 The Blackwater Lightship (TV movie)
Lily
 
2002 Merci Docteur Rey
Elisabeth Beaumont
 
2001-2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
D.A. Nora Lewin
– Chameleon (2002) … D.A. Nora Lewin
– Ridicule (2001) … D.A. Nora Lewin
 
2000-2002 Law & Order (TV series)
D.A. Nora Lewin
– Patriot (2002) … D.A. Nora Lewin
– Oxymoron (2002) … D.A. Nora Lewin
– Attorney Client (2002) … D.A. Nora Lewin
– Foul Play (2002) … D.A. Nora Lewin
– Dazzled (2002) … D.A. Nora Lewin
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2001 I Am Sam
Annie Cassell
 
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
– One (2001) … Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
 
2001 Not Afraid, Not Afraid
Paula
 
2000 The 10th Kingdom (TV mini-series)
Evil Queen
– Episode #1.9 (2000) … Evil Queen
– Episode #1.7 (2000) … Evil Queen
– Episode #1.8 (2000) … Evil Queen
– Episode #1.5 (2000) … Evil Queen
– Episode #1.6 (2000) … Evil Queen
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1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (TV movie)
Sarah McClellan
 
1998 Practical Magic
Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens
 
1998 The Horse Whisperer
Diane Booker
 
1996 The Associate
Sally Dugan
 
1996 The Birdcage
Louise Keeley
 
1996 Avonlea (TV series)
Lillian Hepworth
– Woman of Importance (1996) … Lillian Hepworth
 
1995 Drunks
Rachel
 
1994 The Scout
Doctor H. Aaron
 
1994 Bullets Over Broadway
Helen Sinclair
 
1994 Cops and Robbersons
Helen Robberson
 
1991 Little Man Tate
Jane Grierson
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands
Peg
 
1989 Parenthood
Helen Buckman
 
1989 Cookie
Lenore
 
1988 Bright Lights, Big City
Mother
 
1987 September
Stephanie
 
1987 The Lost Boys
Lucy
 
1987 Bigfoot (TV movie)
 
1987 Radio Days
Bea
 
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters
Holly
 
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo
Emma
 
1984 Falling in Love
Isabelle
 
1984 Footloose
Vi Moore
 
1983 The Face of Rage (TV movie)
Rebecca Hammil
 
1983 Independence Day
Nancy Morgan
 
1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Julie Addison
 
1982 The Wall (TV movie)
Symka Mazor
 
1980 It's My Turn
Gail (as Diane Wiest)
 
1978 Great Performances (TV series)
Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
– Out of Our Father's House (1978) … Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
 
1975 Zalmen: or, The Madness of God (TV movie)
Nina
 
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1986 Hannah and Her Sisters (performer: "I'm Old Fashioned" 1942)
 
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2011 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) … Herself
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
 
2009 National Memorial Day Concert (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 National Memorial Day Concert (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 Echoes from the White House (TV documentary)
 
2000 The 10th Kingdom: The Making of an Epic (video documentary short)
Evil Queen
 
1998 Visions of Grace: Robert Redford and 'The Horse Whisperer' (TV special)
Herself
 
1996 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 May 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Sound Mixing
 
1990 In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1987 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 December 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2003 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2005, October) Starring as professor Laurie Jamieson in the Wendy Wasserstein play Third at the Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzie E. NewHouse Theater, New York, New York. See more »

Alternate Names:

Diane Wiest

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

"I'd like to play a real cold, mean mass murderer. Some cruel, hard-bitten women, like the roles Glenn Close gets, just to show that I am capable of not being vulnerable and not being fragile on screen." (on being typecast as fragile or neurotic characters) See more »

Trivia:

Last name is pronounced 'Wee-st'. See more »

Trademark:

Soft Spoken Voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aries