Dianne Wiest

Born: 1948-03-28

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

as Minnie Castevet
Released: 2024-09-20

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected...

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Edward Scissorhands

as Peg
Released: 1990-12-07

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

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as Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
Released: 2005-03-10

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place,...

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I Am Sam

as Annie Cassell
Released: 2001-12-28

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they...

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as Aunt Jet
Released: 1998-10-16

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves....

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The Lost Boys

as Lucy Emerson
Released: 1987-07-31

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other...

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I Care a Lot

as Jennifer Peterson
Released: 2021-02-19

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But...

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as Mary
Released: 2018-12-14

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when...

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The Birdcage

as Louise Keeley
Released: 1996-03-08

Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's...

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Sisters

as Deana Ellis
Released: 2015-12-18

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

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The Associate

as Sally Dugan
Released: 1996-10-25

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment...

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as Vi Moore
Released: 1984-02-17

When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in...

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The Purple Rose of Cairo

as Emma
Released: 1985-03-01

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only...

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Passengers

as Toni
Released: 2008-09-26

After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the...

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Dan in Real Life

as Nana
Released: 2007-10-26

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a...

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The Horse Whisperer

as Diane Booker
Released: 1998-02-01

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help...

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Falling in Love

as Isabelle
Released: 1984-11-21

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment...

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Synecdoche, New York

as Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Released: 2008-10-24

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create...

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The Big Year

as Brenda Harris
Released: 2011-10-13

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of...

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Little Man Tate

as Jane Grierson
Released: 1991-09-06

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a...

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Bright Lights, Big City

as Mother
Released: 1988-04-01

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out...

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as Ms. Bernice Crudstaff
Released: 2012-08-15

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant....

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Bullets Over Broadway

as Helen Sinclair
Released: 1994-10-14

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti,...

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My Father's Dragon

as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
Released: 2022-11-04

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild...

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Parenthood

as Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman
Released: 1989-07-31

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They...

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Hannah and Her Sisters

as Holly
Released: 1986-02-07

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her...

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Let Them All Talk

as Susan
Released: 2020-12-10

A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds....

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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

as Dito's Mother
Released: 2006-09-29

Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to...

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Rabbit Hole

as Nat
Released: 2010-12-16

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

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The Scout

as Doctor H. Aaron
Released: 1994-09-30

When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo...

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Darling Companion

as Penny
Released: 2012-04-20

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

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Always at The Carlyle

as Self
Released: 2018-05-11

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well...

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Cops & Robbersons

as Helen Robberson
Released: 1994-04-15

Hard-as-nails cop Jake Stone moves in with the Robbersons so he can watch a hitman who has moved...

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The Humbling

as Carol
Released: 2014-12-31

Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger...

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Radio Days

as Aunt Bea
Released: 1987-01-30

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New...

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Category 6: Day of Destruction

as Shirley Abbott
Released: 2004-11-14

Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the...

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September

as Stephanie
Released: 1987-12-18

After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend,...

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Woody Allen: A Documentary

as Self
Released: 2011-11-20

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative...

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Dedication

as Carol
Released: 2007-08-24

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book...

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The Blackwater Lightship

as Lily
Released: 2004-02-04

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

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The Making of Edward Scissorhands

as Self
Released: 1990-12-14

Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands

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Cookie

as Lenore
Released: 1989-08-02

Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished...

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Independence Day

as Nancy Morgan
Released: 1983-01-21

Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a...

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Rage

as Miss Roth
Released: 2009-09-24

A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New...

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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

as Sarah McClellan
Released: 1999-05-09

In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and...

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Five Nights in Maine

as Lucinda
Released: 2016-08-05

A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine...

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It's My Turn

as Gail
Released: 1980-10-24

A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love...

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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

as Julie Addison
Released: 1982-03-05

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

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Drunks

as Rachel
Released: 1997-03-14

At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His...

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Thank You, Doctor Rey

as Elisabeth Beaumont
Released: 2004-08-20

A gay young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual...

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Not Afraid, Not Afraid

as Paula
Released: 2001-01-01

After being abandoned by her husband after 28 years, an overbearing, self-centered psychologist...

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Scene Partners

as Meryl Kowalski
Released: 2023-12-15

Winter, 1985. 75-year-old Meryl ditches ice-cold Milwaukee for sunny Los Angeles, hell-bent on...

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Zalmen, or The Madness of God

as Nina
Released: 1975-01-13

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi...

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Rasheeda Speaking

as Ileen
Released: 2015-10-01

This tense workplace thriller examines the realities of so-called “post-racial” America....

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Out of Our Fathers' House

as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
Released: 1978-08-02

Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Blacklist

as Ruth Kipling
First aired: 2013-09-23

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI...

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Law & Order

as Nora Lewin
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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In Treatment

as Dr. Gina Toll
First aired: 2008-01-28

Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around...

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Great Performances

as Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Interim D.A. Nora Lewin
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Mayor of Kingstown

as Miriam McLusky
First aired: 2021-11-14

In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the...

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Life in Pieces

as Joan Short
First aired: 2015-09-21

Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The 10th Kingdom

as Evil Queen
First aired: 2000-02-27

Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter living in Manhattan, find themselves in a parallel...

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The Return of Jezebel James

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-03-14

The Return of Jezebel James is an American situation comedy television series, starring Parker...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lily
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Category 6: Day of Destruction

as Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
First aired: 2004-11-14

Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the...

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