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Dianne Wiest

Dianne Evelyn Wiest (; 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 and September (both 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), the CBS comedy Life in Pieces (2015–2019), and the Hulu comedy Only Murders in the Building (2025).

Infobox

Born
Dianne Evelyn Wiest (1948-03-28) March 28, 1948 (age 77)Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Maryland
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1970–present
Children
2
Awards
Full list

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1980
It's My Turn
Role(s)
Gail
Notes
Credited as Diane Wiest
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Role(s)
Julie Addison
1983
Face of Rage
Role(s)
Rebecca Hammil
Independence Day
Role(s)
Nancy Morgan
1984
Falling in Love
Role(s)
Isabelle
Footloose
Role(s)
Vi Moore
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Role(s)
Emma
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Role(s)
Holly
1987
Radio Days
Role(s)
Bea
September
Role(s)
Stephanie
The Lost Boys
Role(s)
Lucy Emerson
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Role(s)
Mrs. Conway
1989
Parenthood
Role(s)
Helen Buckman
Cookie
Role(s)
Lenore Voltecki
1990
Edward Scissorhands
Role(s)
Peg Boggs
1991
Little Man Tate
Role(s)
Jane Grierson
1994
Bullets Over Broadway
Role(s)
Helen Sinclair
Cops & Robbersons
Role(s)
Helen Robberson
The Scout
Role(s)
Doctor H. Aaron
1995
Drunks
Role(s)
Rachel
1996
The Associate
Role(s)
Sally Dugan
The Birdcage
Role(s)
Louise Keeley
1998
Practical Magic
Role(s)
Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens
The Horse Whisperer
Role(s)
Diane Booker
2001
I Am Sam
Role(s)
Annie Cassell
2002
Merci Docteur Rey
Role(s)
Elisabeth Beaumont
2005
Robots
Role(s)
Lydia Copperbottom
Notes
Voice
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Role(s)
Flori Montiel
2007
Dedication
Role(s)
Carol
Dan in Real Life
Role(s)
Nana Burns
2008
Passengers
Role(s)
Toni
Synecdoche, New York
Role(s)
Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
2009
Rage
Role(s)
Miss Roth
2010
Rabbit Hole
Role(s)
Nat
2011
The Big Year
Role(s)
Brenda Harris
2012
Darling Companion
Role(s)
Penny Alexander
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Role(s)
Ms. Crudstaff
2014
The Humbling
Role(s)
Carol Stapleford
2015
Five Nights in Maine
Role(s)
Lucinda
Sisters
Role(s)
Deana Ellis
2018
The Mule
Role(s)
Mary Stone
2020
I Care a Lot
Role(s)
Jennifer Peterson
Let Them All Talk
Role(s)
Susan
2022
My Father's Dragon
Role(s)
Iris the Rhinoceros
Notes
Voice
2024
Apartment 7A
Role(s)
Minnie Castevet
2026
Practical Magic 2
Role(s)
Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens
Notes
Post-production
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1980
It's My Turn
Gail
Credited as Diane Wiest
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Julie Addison
1983
Face of Rage
Rebecca Hammil
Independence Day
Nancy Morgan
1984
Falling in Love
Isabelle
Footloose
Vi Moore
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Emma
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Holly
1987
Radio Days
Bea
September
Stephanie
The Lost Boys
Lucy Emerson
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Mrs. Conway
1989
Parenthood
Helen Buckman
Cookie
Lenore Voltecki
1990
Edward Scissorhands
Peg Boggs
1991
Little Man Tate
Jane Grierson
1994
Bullets Over Broadway
Helen Sinclair
Cops & Robbersons
Helen Robberson
The Scout
Doctor H. Aaron
1995
Drunks
Rachel
1996
The Associate
Sally Dugan
The Birdcage
Louise Keeley
1998
Practical Magic
Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens
The Horse Whisperer
Diane Booker
2001
I Am Sam
Annie Cassell
2002
Merci Docteur Rey
Elisabeth Beaumont
2005
Robots
Lydia Copperbottom
Voice
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Flori Montiel
2007
Dedication
Carol
Dan in Real Life
Nana Burns
2008
Passengers
Toni
Synecdoche, New York
Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
2009
Rage
Miss Roth
2010
Rabbit Hole
Nat
2011
The Big Year
Brenda Harris
2012
Darling Companion
Penny Alexander
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Ms. Crudstaff
2014
The Humbling
Carol Stapleford
2015
Five Nights in Maine
Lucinda
Sisters
Deana Ellis
2018
The Mule
Mary Stone
2020
I Care a Lot
Jennifer Peterson
Let Them All Talk
Susan
2022
My Father's Dragon
Iris the Rhinoceros
Voice
2024
Apartment 7A
Minnie Castevet
2026
Practical Magic 2
Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens
Post-production
· Filmography › Television
1975
Zalmen: or, The Madness of God
Role(s)
Nina
Notes
Television film
1978
Great Performances: Out of Our Father's House
Role(s)
Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
1997
Road to Avonlea
Role(s)
Lillian Hepworth
Notes
1 episode
1999
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Role(s)
Sarah McClellan
Notes
Television film
2000
The 10th Kingdom
Role(s)
The Evil Queen/Christine White
Notes
Miniseries, 5 episodes
2000–02
Role(s)
Law & Order
Notes
D.A. Nora Lewin
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Role(s)
1 episode
2001–02
Role(s)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Notes
2 episodes
2004
The Blackwater Lightship
Role(s)
Lily Devereux Breen
Notes
Television film
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Role(s)
Secretary of Energy Shirley Abbott
Notes
2 episodes
2008–09
Role(s)
In Treatment
Notes
Dr. Gina Toll
2008
The Return of Jezebel James
Role(s)
Talia Tompkins
Notes
2 episodes
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Role(s)
Herself
2014
The Blacklist
Role(s)
Ruth Kipling
Notes
1 episode
2015–19
Role(s)
Life in Pieces
Notes
Joan Short
2021–23
Role(s)
Mayor of Kingstown
Notes
Mariam McLusky
2025
Only Murders in the Building
Role(s)
Lorraine Coluca
Notes
Recurring (season 5), 5 episodes
Elsbeth
Role(s)
Sister Constance
Notes
Season 3 episode 7 "And then there were Nuns"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1975
Zalmen: or, The Madness of God
Nina
Television film
1978
Great Performances: Out of Our Father's House
Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
1997
Road to Avonlea
Lillian Hepworth
1 episode
1999
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Sarah McClellan
Television film
2000
The 10th Kingdom
The Evil Queen/Christine White
Miniseries, 5 episodes
2000–02
Law & Order
Nora Lewin
Lead role, 46 episodes
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
1 episode
2001–02
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2 episodes
2004
The Blackwater Lightship
Lily Devereux Breen
Television film
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Secretary of Energy Shirley Abbott
2 episodes
2008–09
In Treatment
Dr. Gina Toll
Main role, 17 episodes
2008
The Return of Jezebel James
Talia Tompkins
2 episodes
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Herself
2014
The Blacklist
Ruth Kipling
1 episode
2015–19
Life in Pieces
Joan Short
Main role, 79 episodes
2021–23
Mayor of Kingstown
Mariam McLusky
Main role, 19 episodes
2025
Only Murders in the Building
Lorraine Coluca
Recurring (season 5), 5 episodes
Elsbeth
Sister Constance
Season 3 episode 7 "And then there were Nuns"
Key · Filmography › Television
†
Denotes films that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Stage
1970
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Role(s)
Understudy: Penelope Ryan, Mildred
Notes
Edison Theatre
1971
Solitaire / Double Solitaire
Role(s)
Daughter
Notes
John Golden Theatre
1977
Agamemnon
Role(s)
Cassandra
Notes
Delacorte Theatre
1979
The Art of Dining
Role(s)
Elizabeth Barrow Colt
Notes
Joseph Papp Public Theatre
1981
Frankenstein
Role(s)
Elizabeth Lavenza
Notes
Palace Theatre
Hedda Gabler
Role(s)
Hedda Gabler
Notes
Yale Repertory Theatre
1982
Othello
Role(s)
Desdemona
Notes
Winter Garden Theatre
Beyond Therapy
Role(s)
Prudence
Notes
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Three Sisters
Role(s)
Masha
Notes
Manhattan Theatre Club
1983
Ivanov
Role(s)
Anna Petrovna
Notes
Williamstown Theatre Festival
1984
Serenading Louie
Role(s)
Gaby
Notes
Second Stage
After the Fall
Role(s)
Maggie
Notes
Playhouse 91
A Kind of Alaska
Role(s)
Deborah
Notes
Manhattan Theatre Club
1987
Hunting Cockroaches
Role(s)
Anka
Notes
Manhattan Theatre Club
1988
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Role(s)
La Marquise de Merteuil
Notes
Williamstown Theatre Festival
1993
In the Summer House
Role(s)
Gertrude Eastman Cuevas
Notes
Vivian Beaumont Theater
1997
One Flea Spare
Role(s)
Mrs. Darcy Snelgrave
Notes
The Public Theater
2003
Salome
Role(s)
Herodias
Notes
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2005
Memory House
Role(s)
Maggie
Notes
Playwrights Horizons
Third
Role(s)
Laurie Jameson
Notes
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
2008–2009
Role(s)
All My Sons
Notes
Kate Keller
2008
The Seagull
Role(s)
Arkadina
Notes
CSC Theatre
2010
The Forest
Role(s)
Raisa Pavlovna Gurmyzhskaya
2011
The Cherry Orchard
Role(s)
Madame Ranevskaya
2015
Rasheeda Speaking
Role(s)
Ileen
Notes
The New Group
2016–2019
Role(s)
Happy Days
Notes
Winnie
Theatre for a New Audience
Mark Taper Forum
2023
Scene Partners
Role(s)
Meryl Kowalski
Notes
Vineyard Theatre
Year
Title
Role
Venue
1970
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Understudy: Penelope Ryan, Mildred
Edison Theatre
1971
Solitaire / Double Solitaire
Daughter
John Golden Theatre
1977
Agamemnon
Cassandra
Delacorte Theatre
1979
The Art of Dining
Elizabeth Barrow Colt
Joseph Papp Public Theatre
1981
Frankenstein
Elizabeth Lavenza
Palace Theatre
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
Yale Repertory Theatre
1982
Othello
Desdemona
Winter Garden Theatre
Beyond Therapy
Prudence
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Three Sisters
Masha
Manhattan Theatre Club
1983
Ivanov
Anna Petrovna
Williamstown Theatre Festival
1984
Serenading Louie
Gaby
Second Stage
After the Fall
Maggie
Playhouse 91
A Kind of Alaska
Deborah
Manhattan Theatre Club
1987
Hunting Cockroaches
Anka
Manhattan Theatre Club
1988
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
La Marquise de Merteuil
Williamstown Theatre Festival
1993
In the Summer House
Gertrude Eastman Cuevas
Vivian Beaumont Theater
1997
One Flea Spare
Mrs. Darcy Snelgrave
The Public Theater
2003
Salome
Herodias
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2005
Memory House
Maggie
Playwrights Horizons
Third
Laurie Jameson
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
2008–2009
All My Sons
Kate Keller
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
2008
The Seagull
Arkadina
CSC Theatre
2010
The Forest
Raisa Pavlovna Gurmyzhskaya
2011
The Cherry Orchard
Madame Ranevskaya
2015
Rasheeda Speaking
Ileen
The New Group
2016–2019
Happy Days
Winnie
Yale Repertory Theatre
Theatre for a New Audience
Mark Taper Forum
2023
Scene Partners
Meryl Kowalski
Vineyard Theatre

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