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Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
ENCWed, Feb 10, 2:15 PMParenthoodBuy
IFCTue, Feb 16, 10:15 AMHannah and Her SistersBuy
IFCTue, Feb 16, 3:55 PMHannah and Her SistersBuy
FXFri, Feb 19, 10:30 AMRobotsBuy
ENCMon, Feb 22, 5:50 PMParenthoodBuy
FXTue, Feb 23, 10:00 AMRobotsBuy

Dianne Wiest Biography

Dianne Wiest
  • Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/28/1948, Aries
  • Profession: Actor
Dianne Wiest Fast Facts:
  • Was raised in Germany and all over the U.S. due to her father being in the Army.
  • Studied at New York's School of American Ballet.
  • During the 1979 production of The Art of Dining, a flaming dessert ignited her costume. She spent three weeks in the hospital with burns.
  • After watching the first-day rushes of Bullets Over Broadway, she was so disheartened with her "awful" performance that she asked director Woody Allen to fire her. He refused and she went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work.
  • Was the first actor to win two Oscars — for her work in 1985's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway — in films directed by same person (Allen).
    Dianne Wiest Relationships:
  • Don Wiest - Brother
  • Emily Wiest - Daughter
  • Greg Wiest - Brother
  • Lily Wiest - Daughter
  • Melissa Winstone Wiest - Mother

  • Dianne Wiest Awards:
  • 1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1994 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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