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Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TNTSun, Nov 8, 6:00 AMLaw & OrderBuy
TNTSun, Nov 8, 7:00 AMLaw & OrderBuy
ENCSun, Nov 8, 5:50 PMParenthoodBuy
BRAVOSun, Nov 8, 8:00 PMLaw & Order: Criminal IntentBuy
BRAVOMon, Nov 9, 12:00 AMLaw & Order: Criminal IntentBuy
TNTMon, Nov 9, 4:00 AMLaw & OrderBuy
TNTMon, Nov 9, 5:00 AMLaw & OrderBuy
ENCMon, Nov 9, 8:30 AMDan in Real LifeBuy
ENCMon, Nov 9, 3:05 PMDan in Real LifeBuy
ENCTue, Nov 10, 3:30 AMDan in Real LifeBuy
ENCWed, Nov 11, 1:30 PMCops and RobbersonsBuy
LIFESat, Nov 14, 11:00 AMPractical MagicBuy
STARZWed, Nov 18, 2:00 AMPassengersBuy
ENCWed, Nov 18, 12:15 PMThe BirdcageBuy
STARZWed, Nov 18, 5:05 PMPassengersBuy
ENCThu, Nov 19, 2:15 PMDan in Real LifeBuy
ENCFri, Nov 20, 3:00 AMDan in Real LifeBuy
ENCFri, Nov 20, 10:30 AMDan in Real LifeBuy

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:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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