Diane Wiest

Q: How many Academy Awards has Diane Wiest won?

Diane Wiest has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in 'Hannah and Her Sisters' and 'Bullets Over Broadway.'

Q: When did Diane Wiest start her acting career?

Diane Wiest began her acting career in the 1970s, initially performing in theater productions before transitioning to film.

Q: What is Diane Wiest's estimated net worth?

Diane Wiest's estimated net worth is approximately $8 million, reflecting her successful career in acting.

Q: Has Diane Wiest appeared in television shows?

Yes, Diane Wiest has appeared in several television shows, including her notable role in 'In Treatment,' which earned her critical acclaim.

Q: What is Diane Wiest's acting style known for?

Diane Wiest's acting style is characterized by her ability to portray complex and nuanced characters, often with a unique emotional depth.

Q: What was Diane Wiest's first major film role?

Diane Wiest's first major film role was in the 1980 film 'The Little Things,' which helped launch her career in cinema.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Diane Wiest's performances?

A defining characteristic of Diane Wiest's performances is her distinctive voice, which adds a unique quality to her characters.

Known for

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

IMDb 7.9 / 10

1990 / Drama, Fantasy / 105 min

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

The Mule (2018)

IMDb 7 / 10

2018 / Crime, Drama / 111mins

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

Name

Diane Wiest

Height

5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Born

28 March 1946, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Spouses

George M. C. Dyer (1995–1998)

Children

2, Emily and Patrick

Parents

Charlotte and Bernard Wiest

Estimated Net Worth

$8 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Practical Magic 2 The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.	Aunt Jet	Not rated
2024	Movie Apartment 7A A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a...	Minnie Castevet	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2024	TV Elsbeth After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to...	Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2023	Movie Scene Partners 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...	Meryl Kowalski	Not rated
2022	Movie My Father's Dragon Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island...	Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2021	TV Mayor of Kingstown In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the...	Miriam McLusky	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2021	TV Only Murders in the Building Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.	Lorraine	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2021	Movie I Care a Lot A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with...	Jennifer Peterson	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2020	Movie Let Them All Talk A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew...	Susan	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2018	Movie The Mule Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered...	Mary	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2018	Movie Always at The Carlyle The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a favorite haunt...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2016	Movie Five Nights in Maine A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers...	Lucinda	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2015	Movie Sisters Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.	Deana Ellis	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Rasheeda Speaking This tense workplace thriller examines the realities of so-called “post-racial” America. Co-workers are driven apart by the machinations of their...	Ileen	Not rated
2015	TV Life in Pieces Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by...	Joan Short	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie The Humbling Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that...	Carol	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2013	TV The Blacklist Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He...	Ruth Kipling	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2012	Movie The Odd Life of Timothy Green A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child...	Ms. Bernice Crudstaff	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	Movie Darling Companion Beth develops a deep bond with a dog she rescues. But when her self-absorbed husband loses the dog, the search...	Penny	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2011	Movie Woody Allen: A Documentary An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2011	Movie The Big Year Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an...	Brenda Harris	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie Rabbit Hole Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.	Nat	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2009	Movie Rage A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New York fashion house and...	Miss Roth	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie Synecdoche, New York A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size...	Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2008	Movie Passengers After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When...	Toni	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2008	TV The Return of Jezebel James The Return of Jezebel James is an American situation comedy television series, starring Parker Posey as a successful children's book...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2008	TV In Treatment The intimate confines of psychotherapy sessions are seen from the perspective of a therapist and individual patients.	Dr. Gina Toll	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2007	Movie Dan in Real Life Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and...	Nana	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2007	Movie Dedication A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team...	Carol	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2006	Movie A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his...	Dito's Mother	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2005	Movie Robots Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet...	Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	TV Category 6: Day of Destruction Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a...	Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy	TMDB 9.2 / 10
2004	Movie Category 6: Day of Destruction Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a...	Shirley Abbott	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2004	Movie The Blackwater Lightship A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.	Lily	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2003	Movie Thank You, Doctor Rey A gay young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but...	Elisabeth Beaumont	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2001	Movie I Am Sam Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving...	Annie Cassell	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2001	TV Law & Order: Criminal Intent The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following...	Nora Lewin	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2001	Movie Not Afraid, Not Afraid After being abandoned by her husband after 28 years, an overbearing, self-centered psychologist embarks on a quest to revisit her...	Paula	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2000	TV The 10th Kingdom Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter living in Manhattan, find themselves in a parallel universe where Snow White, Cinderella...	Evil Queen	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1999	TV Law & Order: Special Victims Unit In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...	Interim D.A. Nora Lewin	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1999	Movie The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his...	Sarah McClellan	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1998	Movie Practical Magic Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy...	Aunt Jet	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1998	Movie The Horse Whisperer The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally...	Diane Booker	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1997	Movie Drunks At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that...	Rachel	TMDB 3.2 / 10
1996	Movie The Associate Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does...	Sally Dugan	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1996	Movie The Birdcage A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their...	Louise Keeley	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1994	Movie Bullets Over Broadway After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the...	Helen Sinclair	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1994	Movie The Scout When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico,...	Doctor H. Aaron	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1994	Movie Cops & Robbersons When the police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they set up a...	Helen Robberson	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1991	Movie Little Man Tate Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a...	Jane Grierson	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1990	Movie The Making of Edward Scissorhands Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1990	Movie Edward Scissorhands A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.	Peg	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1990	TV Law & Order In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects...	Nora Lewin	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1989	Movie Cookie Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being...	Lenore	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1989	Movie Parenthood The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that...	Helen Buckman Lampkin Bowman	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1988	Movie Bright Lights, Big City A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of...	Mother	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1987	Movie September After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to...	Stephanie	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1987	Movie The Lost Boys When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up...	Lucy Emerson	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1987	Movie Radio Days The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City...	Aunt Bea	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	Movie Hannah and Her Sisters Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with...	Holly	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1985	Movie The Purple Rose of Cairo Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her...	Emma	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1984	Movie Falling in Love During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their...	Isabelle	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1984	Movie Footloose When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for...	Vi Moore	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1983	Movie The Face of Rage Filmed in quasi-documentary fashion, the made-for-TV The Face of Rage is set in a rehabilitation facility. Here a group of...	Rebecca Hammil	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1983	Movie Independence Day Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress...	Nancy Morgan	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1982	Movie I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.	Julie Addison	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1980	Movie It's My Turn A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son,...	Gail	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1978	Movie Out of Our Fathers' House Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer...	Elizabeth Gertrude Stern	Not rated
1975	Movie Zalmen, or The Madness of God This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting...	Nina	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Elizabeth Gertrude Stern	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1951	TV Hallmark Hall of Fame Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,...	Lily	TMDB 8.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Mother Courage A celebrated actress's life begins to unravel on the eve of her greatest performance. When her sister April arrives in...	Diane	Not rated
TBA	Movie Non Compos Mentis Two privileged brothers confront their mother’s decline into dementia: one, a polished New York defense attorney; the other, a hard-edged...	Unknown character	Not rated