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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-03-28 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Diane Wiest

دایان ویست

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

Acting

The Horse Whisperer

1998

The Horse Whisperer

as

Diane Booker

The Lost Boys

1987

The Lost Boys

as

Lucy Emerson

Parenthood

1989

Parenthood

as

Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

Footloose

1984

Footloose

as

Vi Moore

I Am Sam

2001

I Am Sam

as

Annie Cassell

The Birdcage

1996

The Birdcage

as

Louise Keeley

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Synecdoche, New York

as

Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

The Associate

1996

The Associate

as

Sally Dugan

Little Man Tate

1991

Little Man Tate

as

Jane Grierson

Practical Magic

1998

Practical Magic

as

Aunt Jet

Bullets Over Broadway

1994

Bullets Over Broadway

as

Helen Sinclair

September

1987

September

as

Stephanie

Radio Days

1987

Radio Days

as

Aunt Bea

Category 6: Day of Destruction

2004

Category 6: Day of Destruction

as

Shirley Abbott

Cops & Robbersons

1994

Cops & Robbersons

as

Helen Robberson

Rabbit Hole

2010

Rabbit Hole

as

Nat

Rage

2009

Rage

as

Miss Roth

The Scout

1994

The Scout

as

Doctor H. Aaron

Passengers

2008

Passengers

as

Toni

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2004

Thank You, Doctor Rey

as

Elisabeth Beaumont

The Face of Rage

1983

The Face of Rage

as

Rebecca Hammil

Falling in Love

1984

Falling in Love

as

Isabelle

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as

Ms. Bernice Crudstaff

The Big Year

2011

The Big Year

as

Brenda Harris

Cookie

1989

Cookie

as

Lenore

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

as

Julie Addison

Drunks

1997

Drunks

as

Rachel

My Father's Dragon

2022

My Father's Dragon

as

Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

Independence Day

1983

Independence Day

as

Nancy Morgan

It's My Turn

1980

It's My Turn

as

Gail

Apartment 7A

2024

Apartment 7A

as

Minnie Castevet

Scene Partners

2023

Scene Partners

as

Meryl Kowalski

The Humbling

2014

The Humbling

as

Carol

Sisters

2015

Sisters

as

Deana Ellis

Dedication

2007

Dedication

as

Carol

Robots

2005

Robots

as

Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)

The Mule

2018

The Mule

as

Mary

I Care a Lot

2021

I Care a Lot

as

Jennifer Peterson

Out of Our Fathers' House

1978

Out of Our Fathers' House

as

Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

Mayor of Kingstown

Mayor of Kingstown

as

Miriam McLusky

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as

Interim D.A. Nora Lewin

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Ruth Kipling

Life in Pieces

Life in Pieces

as

Joan Short

In Treatment

In Treatment

as

Dr. Gina Toll

The 10th Kingdom

The 10th Kingdom

as

Evil Queen

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Nora Lewin

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction

as

Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Production

Crew

Directing