Dianne Wiest

Acting

Dianne Wiest

Born March 28, 1948 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA (age 78)

Dianne Evelyn Wiest (/wiːst/; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway (both directed by Woody Allen), one Golden Globe Award for Bullets Over Broadway, the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Road to Avonlea, and the 2008 Prime…

Known For

Practical Magic 2Practical Magic 2 · 2026
Practical Magic 2
★ 6.32026
MovieRomanceFantasy
The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.
Edward ScissorhandsEdward Scissorhands · 1990
Edward Scissorhands
★ 7.71990
MovieFantasyDrama
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Practical MagicPractical Magic · 1998
Practical Magic
★ 6.81998
MovieRomanceFantasy
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
The Lost BoysThe Lost Boys · 1987
The Lost Boys
★ 7.11987
MovieHorrorComedy
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
RobotsRobots · 2005
Robots
★ 6.52005
MovieAnimationComedy
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, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
I Care a LotI Care a Lot · 2021
I Care a Lot
★ 6.62021
MovieCrimeThriller
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
The MuleThe Mule · 2018
The Mule
★ 6.92018
MovieCrimeDrama
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. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.
Rabbit HoleRabbit Hole · 2010
Rabbit Hole
★ 6.62010
MovieDrama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

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Life in PiecesLife in Pieces · 2015
Life in Pieces
★ 7.22015
SeriesComedy
Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.

Joan Short

The Return of Jezebel JamesThe Return of Jezebel James · 2008
The Return of Jezebel James
★ 5.52008
SeriesDramaComedy
The Return of Jezebel James is an American situation comedy television series, starring Parker Posey as a successful children's book editor who, unable to have children herself, asks her estranged younger sister to carry her baby. The series was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino of Gilmore Girls fame, who also directed the pilot, and executive produced the show with her husband, Daniel Palladino. The show was produced by Regency Television and Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions. The show premiered on the Fox television network on March 14, 2008 as a mid-season replacement. After airing only three episodes, it was cancelled due to what FOX called unacceptably low ratings. The remaining four unaired episodes were released on Apple iTunes on May 6, 2008.