Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

1948-03-28 Kansas City, Missouri, USA 57 Credits

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.

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Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024

as Minnie Castevet

6.2
Acting

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

Scene Partners

Scene Partners

2023

as Meryl Kowalski

Acting

Winter, 1985. 75-year-old Meryl ditches ice-cold Milwaukee for sunny Los Angeles, hell-bent on becoming a movie star. She’s got big dreams, a little m...

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

2022

as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

7.1
Acting

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elme...

I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

2021

as Jennifer Peterson

6.6
Acting

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

2020

as Susan

5.6
Acting

A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds...

The Mule

The Mule

2018

as Mary

6.9
Acting

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive....

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

2018

as Self

6.8
Acting

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New Yorker...

Five Nights in Maine

Five Nights in Maine

2016

as Lucinda

5.1
Acting

A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who i...

Sisters

Sisters

2015

as Deana Ellis

6.0
Acting

Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.

Rasheeda Speaking

Rasheeda Speaking

2015

as Ileen

Acting

This tense workplace thriller examines the realities of so-called “post-racial” America. Co-workers are driven apart by the machinations of their boss...

The Humbling

The Humbling

2014

as Carol

5.1
Acting

Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace w...

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff

7.0
Acting

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all ...

Darling Companion

Darling Companion

2012

as Penny

5.0
Acting

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

as Self

6.8
Acting

An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing...

The Big Year

The Big Year

2011

as Brenda Harris

6.0
Acting

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare b...

Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2010

as Nat

6.7
Acting

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

Rage

Rage

2009

as Miss Roth

3.4
Acting

A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New York fashion house and secretly posts them on the inte...

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008

as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems

7.6
Acting

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as ...

Passengers

Passengers

2008

as Toni

6.1
Acting

After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections ...

Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

2007

as Nana

6.6
Acting

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious...

Dedication

Dedication

2007

as Carol

6.3
Acting

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after ...

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

2006

as Dito's Mother

6.5
Acting

Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls...

Robots

Robots

2005

as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)

6.5
Acting

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now...

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction

2004

as Shirley Abbott

6.3
Acting

Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.

Thank You, Doctor Rey

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2004

as Elisabeth Beaumont

5.7
Acting

A gay young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to be his...

The Blackwater Lightship

The Blackwater Lightship

2004

as Lily

6.3
Acting

A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

as Annie Cassell

7.6
Acting

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. ...

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

2001

as Paula

Acting

After being abandoned by her husband after 28 years, an overbearing, self-centered psychologist embarks on a quest to revisit her past loves, accompan...

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999

as Sarah McClellan

5.8
Acting

In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the...

Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998

as Aunt Jet

6.8
Acting

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, d...

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

1998

as Diane Booker

6.9
Acting

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Drunks

Drunks

1997

as Rachel

3.0
Acting

At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first ...

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as Sally Dugan

6.3
Acting

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior inve...

The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996

as Louise Keeley

7.0
Acting

Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic commu...

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994

as Helen Sinclair

7.1
Acting

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a...

The Scout

The Scout

1994

as Doctor H. Aaron

5.2
Acting

When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potent...

Cops & Robbersons

Cops & Robbersons

1994

as Helen Robberson

5.1
Acting

When the police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they set up a stakeout in the Robbersons' home. Hard-nosed, tough...

Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

1991

as Jane Grierson

6.6
Acting

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the ...

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

1990

as Self

7.9
Acting

Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990

as Peg

7.7
Acting

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Cookie

Cookie

1989

as Lenore

5.2
Acting

Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, ...

Parenthood

Parenthood

1989

as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman

6.7
Acting

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, ...

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

as Mother

5.7
Acting

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

September

September

1987

as Stephanie

6.2
Acting

After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's ...

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987

as Lucy Emerson

7.1
Acting

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Radio Days

Radio Days

1987

as Aunt Bea

7.1
Acting

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944,...

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as Holly

7.5
Acting

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

as Emma

7.4
Acting

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. ...

Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984

as Isabelle

6.7
Acting

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize e...

Footloose

Footloose

1984

as Vi Moore

6.7
Acting

When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he...

The Face of Rage

1983

as Rebecca Hammil

1.0
Acting

Filmed in quasi-documentary fashion, the made-for-TV The Face of Rage is set in a rehabilitation facility. Here a group of rapists are required to con...

Independence Day

Independence Day

1983

as Nancy Morgan

5.5
Acting

Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but...

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

as Julie Addison

6.0
Acting

An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.

It's My Turn

It's My Turn

1980

as Gail

5.6
Acting

A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pr...

Out of Our Fathers' House

Out of Our Fathers' House

1978

as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

Acting

Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer "Mother" Mary Jones...

Zalmen, or The Madness of God

Zalmen, or The Madness of God

1975

as Nina

Acting

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angr...

Mother Courage

N/A

Acting

Estranged sisters whose reunion sets off an emotionally volatile chain of events