{"id":29786,"date":"2026-07-10T18:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=dianne-wiest"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:50:46","slug":"dianne-wiest","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=dianne-wiest","title":{"rendered":"Dianne Wiest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dianne Evelyn Wiest\u00a0(\/wi\u02d0st\/;\u00a0born March 28, 1948)\u00a0is an American actress. She has won two\u00a0Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress\u00a0for 1986&#8217;s\u00a0Hannah and Her Sisters\u00a0and 1994&#8217;s\u00a0Bullets Over Broadway\u00a0(both directed by\u00a0Woody Allen), one\u00a0Golden Globe Award\u00a0for\u00a0Bullets Over Broadway, the 1997\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series\u00a0for\u00a0Road to Avonlea, and the 2008\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series\u00a0for\u00a0In Treatment. In addition, she was nominated for an\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0for 1989&#8217;s\u00a0Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>Other film appearances by Wiest include\u00a0Footloose\u00a0(1984), Woody Allen&#8217;s\u00a0The Purple Rose of Cairo\u00a0(1985),\u00a0Radio Days\u00a0(1987), and\u00a0September\u00a0(1987),\u00a0The Lost Boys\u00a0(1987),\u00a0Bright Lights, Big City\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Edward Scissorhands (1990),\u00a0Little Man Tate\u00a0(1991),\u00a0The Birdcage (1996),\u00a0Practical Magic\u00a0(1998),\u00a0Dan in Real Life (2007),\u00a0Synecdoche, New York\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Rabbit Hole\u00a0(2010),\u00a0The Mule\u00a0(2018),\u00a0Let Them All Talk (2020), and\u00a0I Care a Lot\u00a0(2020). She also appeared in the television series\u00a0Law &#038; Order (2000\u20132002) and the\u00a0CBS\u00a0comedy\u00a0Life in Pieces(2015\u20132019).<\/p>\n<p>Description above from the Wikipedia article Dianne Wiest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dianne Evelyn Wiest\u00a0(\/wi\u02d0st\/;\u00a0born March 28, 1948)\u00a0is an American actress. 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